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 1225/02 · Derelicts2002-06-30 → 2002-06-30
    Derelict 13.4 meter S/V bedouin holed, dismasted and adrift in 26-28.2S 156-35E at 292345Z jun
  2. HYDROPAC 1155/02 · Other2002-06-21 → 2002-06-21
    One red flare sighted vicinity 20-00S 148-47E
  3. HYDROPAC 1066/02 · Nav aids2002-06-09 → 2002-06-09
    Ingham dgps station 18-21S 146-18E inoperative
  4. HYDROPAC 1062/02 · Nav aids2002-06-08 → 2002-06-09
    Three isles light 15-06.7S 145-25.0E unreliable
  5. HYDROPAC 1008/02 · Nav aids2002-05-30 → 2002-06-02
    Arden islet light 09-52.1S 143-10.3E unreliable
  6. HYDROPAC 719/02 · Nav aids2002-04-18 → 2002-04-19
    Kent island light 17-40.7S 146-10.8E unlit
  7. HYDROPAC 674/02 · Nav aids2002-04-11 → 2002-04-11
    RACON at eden reef light 14-04.6S 143-55.0E unreliable
  8. HYDROPAC 622/02 · Nav aids2002-04-02 → 2002-04-03
    Cape moreton light 27-02.0S 153-27.9E unreliable
  9. HYDROPAC 599/02 · Nav aids2002-03-29 → 2002-04-02
    Lihuo reef light 17-07.8S 152-08.5E unreliable
  10. HYDROPAC 512/02 · Exercises2002-03-20 → 2002-03-23
    Hazardous operations
  11. HYDROPAC 463/02 · Nav aids2002-03-15 → 2002-03-15
    Mackay dgps station 21-06.2S 149-12.7E unreliable
  12. HYDROPAC 414/02 · Nav aids2002-03-07 → 2002-03-08
    Kent island light 17-40.6S 146-10.8E unlit
  13. HYDROPAC 208/02 · Nav aids2002-02-01 → 2002-02-02
    Waterwitch reef light 13-09S 143-37E unlit
  14. HYDROPAC 197/02 · Nav aids2002-01-31 → 2002-02-01
    Chapman island light 12-53.2S 143-35.7E unlit
  15. HYDROPAC 160/02 · Other2002-01-27 → 2002-04-11
    Island point light 16-29S 145-28E at reduced intensity and white sector obscured
  16. HYDROPAC 137/02 · Nav aids2002-01-23 → 2002-02-02
    RACON at kirkcaldie reef light 10-20.1S 142-49.9E unreliable
  17. HYDROPAC 97/02 · Nav aids2002-01-15 → 2002-01-16
    Three isles light 15-06.7S 145-25.0E unreliable
  18. HYDROPAC 96/02 · Nav aids2002-01-15 → 2002-03-01
    Pouareti light 22-06.0S 166-55.6E unlit
  19. HYDROPAC 42/02 · Derelicts2002-01-07 → 2002-01-10
    Nine meter F/V partially submerged and adrift vicinity 10-41.6S 142-27.4E at 070130Z jan
  20. HYDROPAC 39/02 · Derelicts2002-01-06 → 2002-01-07
    Nine meter F/V partially submerged and adrift vicinity 10-40.6S 142-32.4E at 062028Z 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.