Coral Sea

IHO sea area 64 · 141° to 170° E, -30° to -7° N

in force
5
last 12 months
5
since 1998
1,707
categories
10

In force now · 5

  1. HYDROPAC 2171/26 · Surveys2026-07-29
    Survey operations are underway by vessel Investigator in the Coral Sea near Australia until further notice, with a one-mile berth requested.
  2. AUSCOAST 257/26 · Surveys2026-07-29
    Vessel Investigator is conducting a scientific survey towing equipment in an area bounded by coordinates from 21-52S 150-47E to 24-22S 152-51E; 1 nautical mile clearance requested.
  3. HYDROPAC 2168/26 · Surveys2026-07-28
    Survey operations are underway in the Coral Sea near Vanuatu by the vessel PMG Emerald, requesting a three-mile berth, until further notice.
  4. NAVAREA X 87/26 · Surveys2026-07-28
    Survey vessel PMG Emerald is conducting operations in an area bounded by 15-26.25 S to 20-57.00 S and 167-08.20 E to 169-17.00 E, requesting 2.5 nautical miles clearance.
  5. HYDROPAC 2089/26 · Other2026-07-21
    A fish aggregating device is temporarily anchored at 26-36.55S 153-30.16E in the Coral Sea, Australia, as of 21 July 05:06 UTC.

Longest in force

  1. HYDROPAC 2089/26 · Other2026-07-21
    A fish aggregating device is temporarily anchored at 26-36.55S 153-30.16E in the Coral Sea, Australia, as of 21 July 05:06 UTC.
  2. NAVAREA X 87/26 · Surveys2026-07-28
    Survey vessel PMG Emerald is conducting operations in an area bounded by 15-26.25 S to 20-57.00 S and 167-08.20 E to 169-17.00 E, requesting 2.5 nautical miles clearance.
  3. HYDROPAC 2168/26 · Surveys2026-07-28
    Survey operations are underway in the Coral Sea near Vanuatu by the vessel PMG Emerald, requesting a three-mile berth, until further notice.
  4. AUSCOAST 257/26 · Surveys2026-07-29
    Vessel Investigator is conducting a scientific survey towing equipment in an area bounded by coordinates from 21-52S 150-47E to 24-22S 152-51E; 1 nautical mile clearance requested.
  5. HYDROPAC 2171/26 · Surveys2026-07-29
    Survey operations are underway by vessel Investigator in the Coral Sea near Australia until further notice, with a one-mile berth requested.

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By category · since 1997

Nav aids95856%
Exercises24014%
Derelicts18011%
Other16510%
Debris402%
Wrecks402%
Surveys342%
Cable ops241%
Containers181%
Missiles80%

Archive · 1,702 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 892/18 · Nav aids2018-03-07 → 2018-03-07
    Point cartwright light 26-40.8S 153-08.3E unlit
  2. HYDROPAC 883/18 · Nav aids2018-03-07 → 2018-03-07
    Gladstone dgps station 24-02.3S 151-21.5E inoperative
  3. HYDROPAC 861/18 · Nav aids2018-03-05 → 2018-03-16
    Creal reef light 20-31.9S 150-22.7E unlit
  4. HYDROPAC 857/18 · Containers2018-03-05 → 2018-03-08
    Partially submerged white container adrift in 27-16.7S 153-29.3E at 050645Z mar
  5. HYDROPAC 825/18 · Containers2018-03-03 → 2018-03-05
    Container adrift in 26-18.45S 153-23.45E at 022330Z mar
  6. HYDROPAC 755/18 · Nav aids2018-02-24 → 2018-02-25
    Mackay dgps station 21-06.2S 149-12.7E inoperative
  7. HYDROPAC 687/18 · Nav aids2018-02-20 → 2018-02-24
    Mackay dgps station 21-06.2S 149-12.7E inoperative
  8. HYDROPAC 662/18 · Debris2018-02-18 → 2018-02-21
    Metal object adrift in 19-41.3S 148-14.7E at 180715Z feb
  9. HYDROPAC 514/18 · Debris2018-02-07 → 2018-02-10
    Ten meter long log adrift in vicinity 10-29.8S 142-21.1E at 070048Z feb
  10. HYDROPAC 496/18 · Debris2018-02-06 → 2018-02-07
    Ten meter long log adrift in vicinity 10-30.7S 142-14.7E at 060048Z feb
  11. HYDROPAC 477/18 · Containers2018-02-04 → 2018-02-07
    Submerged container adrift in vicinity of trackline between 22-02.00S 168-39.00E and 21-37.31S 168-06.48E
  12. HYDROPAC 476/18 · Derelicts2018-02-04 → 2018-02-07
    Derelict ten meter vessel, white hull, adrift in 22-05.0S 150-18.7E at 031810Z feb
  13. HYDROPAC 393/18 · Nav aids2018-01-29 → 2018-02-22
    Ingham dgps station 18-33.3S 146-18.3E inoperative
  14. HYDROPAC 378/18 · Nav aids2018-01-28 → 2018-01-28
    Mackay dgps station 21-06.2S 149-12.7E inoperative
  15. HYDROPAC 358/18 · Nav aids2018-01-26 → 2018-03-18
    Cape cleveland light 19-11.0S 147-00.9E unlit
  16. HYDROPAC 327/18 · Containers2018-01-24 → 2018-01-27
    Partially submerged white container adrift in 27-16.3S 160-01.7E at 242057Z jan
  17. HYDROPAC 307/18 · Containers2018-01-23 → 2018-01-24
    Partially submerged white container adrift in 27-12.6S 160-11.3E at 230605Z jan
  18. HYDROPAC 289/18 · Containers2018-01-22 → 2018-01-23
    Partially submerged white container adrift in 27-14.2S 160-12.8E at 220655Z jan
  19. HYDROPAC 278/18 · Exercises2018-01-21 → 2018-01-31
    Gunnery exercises 222100Z to 310700Z jan in area within ten miles of 22-07S 167-27E
  20. HYDROPAC 273/18 · Derelicts2018-01-20 → 2018-01-23
    Derelict ten meter M/V relentes partially submerged and adrift in vicinity 23-34.74S 151-55.86E at 202000Z jan

Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.