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 2769/17 · Nav aids2017-08-16 → 2017-08-23
    Bailey islet light 21-01.8S 149-33.0E range temporarily reduced to eight miles
  2. HYDROPAC 2638/17 · Nav aids2017-08-04 → 2017-08-04
    Gladstone dgps station 24-02.3S 151-21.5E inoperative
  3. HYDROPAC 2557/17 · Other2017-07-27 → 2017-07-28
    Reef vts station (19-30S 148-45E) ship traffic information system unreliable
  4. HYDROPAC 2539/17 · Other2017-07-25 → 2017-07-26
    Lihou reef light 17-07.8S 152-08.5E ulit
  5. HYDROPAC 2535/17 · Derelicts2017-07-25 → 2017-07-28
    Derelict 15 meter S/V partially submerged and adrift in 24-26S 153-22E at 250300Z jul
  6. HYDROPAC 2496/17 · Nav aids2017-07-21 → 2017-07-25
    East diamond islet light 17-26.4S 151-04.5E unreliable
  7. HYDROPAC 2381/17 · Nav aids2017-07-10 → 2017-07-10
    Mackay dgps station 21-06.2S 149-12.7E inoperative
  8. HYDROPAC 2328/17 · Other2017-07-05 → 2017-07-05
    Reef vts station (19-30S 148-45E) unreliable
  9. HYDROPAC 2327/17 · Nav aids2017-07-05 → 2017-07-05
    Mackay dgps station 21-06.2S 149-12.7E unreliable
  10. HYDROPAC 2284/17 · Other2017-06-30 → 2018-09-07
    Fishing net abandoned in 10-57.58S 142-42.37E at 300240Z jun
  11. HYDROPAC 2256/17 · Nav aids2017-06-27 → 2017-06-30
    Brisbane dgps station 27-04S 153-03E inoperative
  12. HYDROPAC 2180/17 · Nav aids2017-06-22 → 2017-06-23
    Cape cleveland light 19-11.0S 147-00.9E unreliable
  13. HYDROPAC 2121/17 · Other2017-06-17 → 2017-08-16
    Bailey island light 21-01.8S 149-33.0E temporarily reduced to eight miles
  14. HYDROPAC 2085/17 · Nav aids2017-06-15 → 2017-06-15
    RACON at lady elliott island light 24-06.9S 152-42.7E inoperative
  15. HYDROPAC 2059/17 · Nav aids2017-06-13 → 2017-06-14
    Gladstone dgps station 24-02.3S 151-21.5E inoperative
  16. HYDROPAC 2057/17 · Nav aids2017-06-13 → 2017-06-14
    Archer point light 15-35.6S 145-19.7E unreliable
  17. HYDROPAC 2052/17 · Nav aids2017-06-12 → 2017-06-14
    Creal reef light 20-31.9S 150-22.7E unlit
  18. HYDROPAC 1987/17 · Derelicts2017-06-06 → 2017-06-09
    Derelict 11 meter M/V evita partially submerged and adrift in 19-43.4S 147-50.3E at 060344Z jun
  19. HYDROPAC 1967/17 · Nav aids2017-06-04 → 2017-07-07
    Corbett reef light 13-54.1S 144-14.3E unlit and RACON imperative
  20. HYDROPAC 1877/17 · Exercises2017-05-29 → 2017-05-31
    Gunnery exercises 302000Z to 310700Z may in area within 20 miles of 23-00S 165-58E

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