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 326/12 · Exercises2012-02-06 → 2012-02-08
    Hazardous operations
  2. HYDROPAC 263/12 · Derelicts2012-01-31 → 2012-02-03
    Derelict 11 meter S/V, white hull, adrift in 17-49.27S 150-47.88E at 310405Z jan
  3. HYDROPAC 262/12 · Derelicts2012-01-31 → 2012-01-31
    Derelict 11 meter S/V, white hull, adrift in 11-49.27S 150-47.88E at 310405Z jan
  4. HYDROPAC 193/12 · Wrecks2012-01-23 → 2012-01-23
    Australia-east Coast
  5. HYDROPAC 148/12 · Derelicts2012-01-17 → 2012-01-20
    Derelict 40 foot S/V empress III adrift in 11-33.6S 142-56.0E at 172059Z jan
  6. HYDROPAC 132/12 · Nav aids2012-01-16 → 2012-01-17
    Australia-northeast Coast
  7. HYDROPAC 93/12 · Nav aids2012-01-11 → 2012-01-12
    Australia-east Coast
  8. HYDROPAC 46/12 · Nav aids2012-01-07 → 2012-01-11
    Australia-northeast Coast
  9. HYDROPAC 18/12 · Nav aids2012-01-04 → 2012-01-04
    Australia-east Coast
  10. HYDROPAC 3627/11 · Other2011-12-30 → 2012-01-03
    Australia-northeast Coast
  11. HYDROPAC 3534/11 · Nav aids2011-12-19 → 2011-12-19
    Nga chart 74240 (8TH ed)
  12. HYDROPAC 3533/11 · Nav aids2011-12-18 → 2011-12-19
    Nga chart 74190 (7TH ed)
  13. HYDROPAC 3502/11 · Nav aids2011-12-15 → 2011-12-16
    Nga chart 74200 (8TH ed)
  14. HYDROPAC 3492/11 · Nav aids2011-12-15 → 2011-12-15
    Nga chart 74220 (8TH ed)
  15. HYDROPAC 3450/11 · Derelicts2011-12-11 → 2011-12-14
    Derelict eight meter vessel cherry lee partially submerged and adrift in 18-04.09S 146-34.04E at 110430Z dec
  16. HYDROPAC 3418/11 · Exercises2011-12-08 → 2011-12-09
    Hazardous operations
  17. HYDROPAC 3380/11 · Other2011-12-05 → 2011-12-05
    Diver missing vicinity 11-14.8S 142-51.8E at 050230Z dec
  18. HYDROPAC 3304/11 · Nav aids2011-11-24 → 2011-11-25
    Nga chart 74220 (8TH ed)
  19. HYDROPAC 3301/11 · Derelicts2011-11-24 → 2011-11-27
    Derelict 13 meter M/V pelgram II adrift in 29-43S 153-28E at 241706Z nov
  20. HYDROPAC 3243/11 · Nav aids2011-11-18 → 2011-11-20
    Nga chart 74003 (5TH ed)

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