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 1456/11 · Other2011-05-14 → 2011-05-14
    Flares sighted vicinity 23-38S 154-09E at 141105Z may
  2. HYDROPAC 1426/11 · Exercises2011-05-12 → 2011-05-16
    Gunnery exercises 160300Z to 160700Z may within 20 miles of 23-00S 165-58E
  3. HYDROPAC 1368/11 · Nav aids2011-05-05 → 2011-05-09
    Nga chart 74240 (8TH ed)
  4. HYDROPAC 1364/11 · Nav aids2011-05-05 → 2011-05-07
    Nga chart 74267 (2ND ed)
  5. HYDROPAC 1361/11 · Nav aids2011-05-04 → 2011-05-05
    Nga chart 74290 (11TH ed)
  6. HYDROPAC 1100/11 · Derelicts2011-04-08 → 2011-04-09
    Derelict ten meter vessel partially submerged and adrift in 10-24S 141-51E at 072324Z apr
  7. HYDROPAC 1078/11 · Nav aids2011-04-07 → 2011-04-07
    Nga chart 74240 (8TH ed)
  8. HYDROPAC 980/11 · Exercises2011-03-28 → 2011-03-30
    Gunnery exercises 292130Z to 300100Z mar within ten miles of 22-42S 166-00E
  9. HYDROPAC 896/11 · Nav aids2011-03-22 → 2011-03-26
    Nga chart 74002 (2ND ed)
  10. HYDROPAC 853/11 · Nav aids2011-03-18 → 2011-03-21
    Nga chart 74265 (2ND ed)
  11. HYDROPAC 831/11 · Debris2011-03-17 → 2011-03-20
    500 meter long fishing net adrift in 09-36S 141-33E at 170250Z mar
  12. HYDROPAC 804/11 · Debris2011-03-15 → 2011-03-18
    Fishing net adrift in 10-30.4S 142-15.5E at 150421Z mar
  13. HYDROPAC 801/11 · Nav aids2011-03-14 → 2011-03-15
    Nga chart 74290 (11TH ed)
  14. HYDROPAC 793/11 · Nav aids2011-03-14 → 2011-03-14
    Nga chart 74290 (11TH ed)
  15. HYDROPAC 675/11 · Nav aids2011-03-03 → 2011-03-04
    Nga chart 74251 (8TH ed)
  16. HYDROPAC 674/11 · Derelicts2011-03-03 → 2011-03-06
    Derelict vessel partially submerged and adrift in 25-29.5S 155-23.8E at 030700Z mar
  17. HYDROPAC 670/11 · Nav aids2011-03-03 → 2011-03-03
    Nga chart 74003 (5TH ed)
  18. HYDROPAC 562/11 · Missiles2011-02-21 → 2011-02-25
    Hazardous operations 230100Z to 250900Z feb within 20 miles of 22-07S 167-27E
  19. HYDROPAC 535/11 · Exercises2011-02-17 → 2011-02-21
    Hazardous operations
  20. HYDROPAC 520/11 · Nav aids2011-02-16 → 2011-02-26
    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.