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 506/11 · Other2011-02-15 → 2011-02-15
    Man over board vicinity of trackline between point danger (28-09.9S 153-33.1E) and cape byron (28-38.0S…
  2. HYDROPAC 493/11 · Nav aids2011-02-14 → 2011-02-15
    Nga chart 74220 (8TH ed)
  3. HYDROPAC 489/11 · Other2011-02-13 → 2011-02-16
    40 meter long black pontoon adrift in 20-04-02S 149-47-18E at 122223Z feb
  4. HYDROPAC 443/11 · Exercises2011-02-09 → 2011-02-14
    Gunnery exercises in progress until 090800Z feb, 091900Z to 100800Z feb and 2000Z to 0730Z commencing daily…
  5. HYDROPAC 396/11 · Nav aids2011-02-03 → 2011-02-12
    Nga chart 74220 (8TH ed)
  6. HYDROPAC 390/11 · Nav aids2011-02-02 → 2011-02-19
    Nga chart 74240 (8TH ed)
  7. HYDROPAC 389/11 · Nav aids2011-02-02 → 2011-02-09
    Nga chart 74265 (2ND ed)
  8. HYDROPAC 346/11 · Nav aids2011-01-29 → 2011-02-02
    Nga chart 74311 (2ND ed)
  9. HYDROPAC 336/11 · Derelicts2011-01-28 → 2011-01-31
    Derelict helicopter adrift on floats vicinity 19-17.7S 149-02.8E at 262331Z mar
  10. HYDROPAC 308/11 · Other2011-01-26 → 2011-02-05
    Helicopter adrift vicinity 19-36.9S 149-13.4E at 260341Z jan
  11. HYDROPAC 290/11 · Nav aids2011-01-25 → 2011-01-25
    Nga chart 74265 (2ND ed)
  12. HYDROPAC 266/11 · Exercises2011-01-22 → 2011-01-26
    Gunnery exercises 2300Z to 0400Z commencing daily 24 and 25 jan within ten miles of 22-42S 166-00E
  13. HYDROPAC 264/11 · Nav aids2011-01-22 → 2011-01-23
    Nga chart 74311 (2ND ed)
  14. HYDROPAC 263/11 · Other2011-01-22 → 2011-01-24
    Nga chart 74311 (2ND ed)
  15. HYDROPAC 192/11 · Debris2011-01-17 → 2011-01-20
    Eight meter long log adrift in 10-30.5S 142-13.5E at 170448Z jan
  16. HYDROPAC 179/11 · Debris2011-01-16 → 2011-01-19
    13 meter long log adrift in 10-43.3S 142-39.3E at 152339Z jan
  17. HYDROPAC 145/11 · Other2011-01-13 → 2011-01-16
    15 meter long log partially submerged and adrift in 10-36.5S 142-32.7E at 122039Z jan
  18. HYDROPAC 144/11 · Debris2011-01-13 → 2011-01-16
    25 meter long partially submerged log with 100 meter long fishing net adrift in 10-54.65S 142-49.76E at…
  19. HYDROPAC 101/11 · Debris2011-01-10 → 2011-01-13
    15 meter long log adrift in 16-49.9S 146-04.5E at 100126Z jan
  20. HYDROPAC 86/11 · Derelicts2011-01-09 → 2011-01-12
    Derelict ten meter vessel adrift vicinity 19-53.5S 152-27.3E at 090210Z jan

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