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 944/08 · Nav aids2008-05-15 → 2008-05-17
    Nga chart 74295 (3RD ed)
  2. HYDROPAC 865/08 · Nav aids2008-05-06 → 2008-05-17
    Nga chart 74263 (1ST ed)
  3. HYDROPAC 856/08 · Nav aids2008-05-05 → 2008-05-06
    Nga chart 74263 (1ST ed)
  4. HYDROPAC 718/08 · Nav aids2008-04-16 → 2008-04-17
    Nga chart 74240 (8TH ed)
  5. HYDROPAC 711/08 · Nav aids2008-04-15 → 2008-04-20
    Nga chart 74000 (6TH ed)
  6. HYDROPAC 680/08 · Nav aids2008-04-10 → 2008-04-12
    Nga chart 74240 (8TH ed)
  7. HYDROPAC 679/08 · Nav aids2008-04-10 → 2008-04-15
    Nga chart 74227 (1ST ed)
  8. HYDROPAC 597/08 · Exercises2008-03-30 → 2008-04-03
    Gunnery exercises 010400Z to 010600Z, 020500Z to 020700Z and 022300Z to 030100Z apr within ten miles of…
  9. HYDROPAC 477/08 · Nav aids2008-03-13 → 2008-03-13
    Nga chart 74300 (0 ed)
  10. HYDROPAC 427/08 · Nav aids2008-03-04 → 2010-05-08
    Nga chart 74184 (10TH ed)
  11. HYDROPAC 415/08 · Exercises2008-03-03 → 2008-03-04
    Gunnery exercises 032330Z to 040300Z mar within ten miles of 22-42S 166-00E
  12. HYDROPAC 405/08 · Derelicts2008-03-02 → 2008-03-03
    Derelict 15 meter vessel adrift vicinity 10-57.6S 146-34.5E at 020246Z mar
  13. HYDROPAC 296/08 · Derelicts2008-02-17 → 2008-02-24
    Derelict ten meter S/V idle vice, white hull, adrift vicinity 21-44S 160-58E at 161830Z feb
  14. HYDROPAC 284/08 · Derelicts2008-02-14 → 2008-02-20
    Derelict 13.8 meter S/V silhouette II, partially submerged and adrift in 28-08.90S 155-58.41E at 131410Z feb
  15. HYDROPAC 236/08 · Nav aids2008-02-07 → 2008-03-15
    Nga chart 74311(1ST ed)
  16. HYDROPAC 2271/07 · Derelicts2007-12-28 → 2008-01-04
    Derelict 11.6 meter S/V marie louise, red hull, adrift in 24-32S 153-19E at 270338Z dec
  17. HYDROPAC 2224/07 · Nav aids2007-12-18 → 2008-03-01
    Nga chart 74002 (2ND ed)
  18. HYDROPAC 2197/07 · Nav aids2007-12-14 → 2008-03-01
    Nga chart 74240 (8TH ed)
  19. HYDROPAC 2179/07 · Nav aids2007-12-11 → 2007-12-15
    Nga chart 74200(8TH ed)
  20. HYDROPAC 2176/07 · Nav aids2007-12-10 → 2008-03-01
    Nga chart 74227 (1ST 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.