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 1261/10 · Nav aids2010-06-17 → 2010-06-19
    Australia-northeast coast nga chart 74230 (7TH ed)
  2. HYDROPAC 1216/10 · Nav aids2010-06-11 → 2010-06-12
    Nga chart 74003 (5TH ed)
  3. HYDROPAC 1151/10 · Nav aids2010-06-03 → 2010-06-03
    Nga chart 74004 (2ND ed)
  4. HYDROPAC 1133/10 · Derelicts2010-06-01 → 2010-06-04
    Derelict six meter M/V, green hull, adrift in 09-33S 143-36E at 310600Z may
  5. HYDROPAC 1069/10 · Nav aids2010-05-23 → 2010-05-29
    Nga chart 74002 (2ND ed)
  6. HYDROPAC 739/10 · Nav aids2010-04-10 → 2010-04-11
    Nga chart 74267 (1ST ed)
  7. HYDROPAC 721/10 · Exercises2010-04-09 → 2010-04-13
    Gunnery exercises 130100Z to 130700Z apr within ten miles of 22-42S 166-00E
  8. HYDROPAC 682/10 · Wrecks2010-04-04 → 2010-04-17
    M/V shen neng I aground in 23-05.6S 151-39.1E
  9. HYDROPAC 610/10 · Nav aids2010-03-26 → 2010-03-27
    Nga chart 74290 (11TH ed)
  10. HYDROPAC 606/10 · Nav aids2010-03-26 → 2010-04-03
    Nga chart 74227 (1ST ed)
  11. HYDROPAC 585/10 · Nav aids2010-03-23 → 2010-03-27
    Australia-northeast coast nga chart 74227 (1ST ed)
  12. HYDROPAC 573/10 · Nav aids2010-03-23 → 2010-03-23
    Nga chart 74290 (11TH ed)
  13. HYDROPAC 332/10 · Containers2010-02-19 → 2010-02-22
    Container adrift in 16-59S 146-03E at 181959Z feb
  14. HYDROPAC 262/10 · Nav aids2010-02-10 → 2010-02-13
    Nga chart 74290 (11TH ed)
  15. HYDROPAC 197/10 · Other2010-02-01 → 2010-02-01
    15 meter steel tank adrift in 16-28S 146-10E at 310333Z feb
  16. HYDROPAC 191/10 · Other2010-01-31 → 2010-02-03
    15 meter long steel tank adrift in 16-28S 146-10E at 310333Z jan
  17. HYDROPAC 98/10 · Exercises2010-01-19 → 2010-01-22
    Gunnery exercises 210300Z to 210700Z and 212300Z to 220100Z jan within 20 miles of 23-00S 165-58E
  18. HYDROPAC 29/10 · Other2010-01-06 → 2010-01-09
    Nga chart 74281 (7TH ed)
  19. HYDROPAC 2368/09 · Nav aids2009-12-16 → 2009-12-17
    Nga chart 74172 (5TH ed)
  20. HYDROPAC 2221/09 · Nav aids2009-11-27 → 2009-12-05
    Nga chart 74290 (11TH 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.