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 1373/14 · Exercises2014-05-12 → 2014-05-15
    Gunnery exercises 150200Z to 150600Z may within 20 miles of 23-00S 165-58E
  2. HYDROPAC 1294/14 · Nav aids2014-05-04 → 2014-06-21
    Torres Strait
  3. HYDROPAC 1286/14 · Derelicts2014-05-03 → 2014-05-06
    16 meter vessel partially submerged and adrift in 26-58.76S 154-38.51E at 031715Z may
  4. HYDROPAC 1118/14 · Nav aids2014-04-18 → 2018-02-01
    Australia-northeast Coast
  5. HYDROPAC 1055/14 · Nav aids2014-04-15 → 2014-04-16
    Torres Strait
  6. HYDROPAC 1041/14 · Nav aids2014-04-14 → 2014-04-15
    Coral Sea
  7. HYDROPAC 1040/14 · Nav aids2014-04-14 → 2014-04-18
    Coral Sea
  8. HYDROPAC 1037/14 · Other2014-04-13 → 2014-04-14
    Tsunami warning
  9. HYDROPAC 1035/14 · Nav aids2014-04-12 → 2014-04-18
    Australia-northeast Coast
  10. HYDROPAC 1027/14 · Nav aids2014-04-11 → 2014-04-14
    Australia-northeast Coast
  11. HYDROPAC 991/14 · Nav aids2014-04-08 → 2014-04-08
    Torres Strait
  12. HYDROPAC 840/14 · Nav aids2014-03-25 → 2014-03-26
    Australia-east Coast
  13. HYDROPAC 695/14 · Exercises2014-03-11 → 2014-03-14
    Gunnery exercises 131900Z to 140400Z mar within 20 miles of 23-00S 165-58E
  14. HYDROPAC 671/14 · Nav aids2014-03-09 → 2014-03-10
    Australia-east Coast
  15. HYDROPAC 607/14 · Debris2014-03-03 → 2014-03-06
    75 meter long fishing net adrift in 09-46.08S 141-38.60E at 030546Z mar
  16. HYDROPAC 548/14 · Wrecks2014-02-25 → 2014-02-25
    F/V yuh chang 16 aground vicinity 12-21.3S 160-07.0E at 250641Z feb
  17. HYDROPAC 531/14 · Exercises2014-02-23 → 2014-02-28
    Hazardous operations
  18. HYDROPAC 422/14 · Nav aids2014-02-12 → 2014-02-15
    Australia-east Coast
  19. HYDROPAC 311/14 · Exercises2014-01-30 → 2014-02-05
    Gunnery exercises 032100Z to 050100Z feb within 20 miles of 23-00S 165-58E
  20. HYDROPAC 299/14 · Nav aids2014-01-29 → 2014-01-31
    Australia-northeast Coast

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