Coral Sea

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

in force
4
last 12 months
5
since 1998
1,707
categories
10

In force now · 4

  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. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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. 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 · 1,703 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 3243/11 · Nav aids2011-11-18 → 2011-11-20
    Nga chart 74003 (5TH ed)
  2. HYDROPAC 3066/11 · Derelicts2011-10-31 → 2011-11-03
    Derelict 15 meter tug tuahine adrift in 26-50S 154-59E at 310700Z oct
  3. HYDROPAC 2990/11 · Derelicts2011-10-24 → 2011-10-24
    147 meter vessel vega fynen disabled and adrift in 10-26S 148-36E at 231953Z oct
  4. HYDROPAC 2888/11 · Nav aids2011-10-14 → 2011-10-15
    Nga chart 74200 (8TH ed)
  5. HYDROPAC 2847/11 · Exercises2011-10-11 → 2011-10-13
    Hazardous operations
  6. HYDROPAC 2796/11 · Nav aids2011-10-06 → 2011-10-06
    Nga chart 74003 (5TH ed)
  7. HYDROPAC 2662/11 · Exercises2011-09-22 → 2011-09-27
    Hazardous operations
  8. HYDROPAC 2636/11 · Nav aids2011-09-20 → 2011-09-20
    Nga chart 74265 (2ND ed)
  9. HYDROPAC 2625/11 · Exercises2011-09-18 → 2011-09-20
    Hazardous operations
  10. HYDROPAC 2624/11 · Exercises2011-09-18 → 2011-09-20
    Hazardous operations
  11. HYDROPAC 2581/11 · Nav aids2011-09-13 → 2011-09-14
    Nga chart 74265 (2ND ed)
  12. HYDROPAC 2578/11 · Nav aids2011-09-13 → 2011-09-13
    Nga chart 74265 (2ND ed)
  13. HYDROPAC 2558/11 · Other2011-09-11 → 2011-09-12
    Two red flares sighted vicinity wharton reef (14-08S 144-00E) between 110850Z and 110945Z sep
  14. HYDROPAC 2493/11 · Exercises2011-09-04 → 2011-09-17
    Hazardous operations
  15. HYDROPAC 2492/11 · Exercises2011-09-04 → 2011-09-05
    Hazardous operations
  16. HYDROPAC 2404/11 · Nav aids2011-08-25 → 2011-08-26
    Nga chart 74265 (2ND ed)
  17. HYDROPAC 2387/11 · Nav aids2011-08-25 → 2011-08-25
    Nga chart 74265 (2ND ed)
  18. HYDROPAC 2377/11 · Nav aids2011-08-24 → 2011-08-24
    Nga chart 74265 (2ND ed)
  19. HYDROPAC 2362/11 · Exercises2011-08-22 → 2011-08-26
    Gunnery exercises 2300Z to 0700Z commencing daily 23 thru 25 aug within 20 miles of 23-00S 165-58E
  20. HYDROPAC 2360/11 · Nav aids2011-08-21 → 2011-08-23
    Nga chart 74265 (2ND 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.