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 859/01 · Nav aids2001-06-05 → 2001-06-06
    Mackay dgps station 21-06S 149-13E off air
  2. HYDROPAC 824/01 · Wrecks2001-05-29 → 2001-05-29
    F/V liberty aground in 20-25S 150-40E at 290335Z may
  3. HYDROPAC 782/01 · Nav aids2001-05-21 → 2001-05-22
    Mackay dgps station 21-06.2S 149-12.7E unreliable
  4. HYDROPAC 760/01 · Derelicts2001-05-18 → 2001-05-21
    Derelict F/V alpha centuri on fire and adrift vicinity 20-40S 149-42E at 180845Z may
  5. HYDROPAC 756/01 · Other2001-05-18 → 2001-05-18
    F/V alpha centuri on fire, crew abandoning ship in 20-40.5S 149-41.6E
  6. HYDROPAC 725/01 · Wrecks2001-05-13 → 2002-11-15
    16.3 meter shoal in 21-36.8S 150-16.3E
  7. HYDROPAC 691/01 · Other2001-05-07 → 2001-05-31
    The government of australia has declared the following area of their territorial sea closed to innocent…
  8. HYDROPAC 671/01 · Other2001-05-03 → 2001-05-10
    Six to ten meter long object partially submerged and adrift vicinity 25-29S 162-13E at 022324Z may
  9. HYDROPAC 599/01 · Nav aids2001-04-23 → 2001-04-24
    Horn island dgps station 10-36S 142-17E off air
  10. HYDROPAC 567/01 · Derelicts2001-04-17 → 2001-04-24
    Derelict 13 meter F/V hobo 2 partially submerged and adrift in 20-17S 149-16E at 161730Z apr
  11. HYDROPAC 566/01 · Nav aids2001-04-16 → 2001-04-17
    Point cartwright light 26-41S 153-08E unlit
  12. HYDROPAC 514/01 · Nav aids2001-04-06 → 2001-04-10
    RACON at sandy cape light 24-44S 153-13E off air
  13. HYDROPAC 471/01 · Nav aids2001-03-28 → 2001-03-29
    Sandy cape light 24-43.9S 153-12.5E unlit
  14. HYDROPAC 367/01 · Nav aids2001-03-09 → 2001-03-10
    Twin island light 10-28S 142-27E unreliable
  15. HYDROPAC 300/01 · Wrecks2001-02-22 → 2001-05-18
    Dangerous wreck vicinity 21-06S 149-23E
  16. HYDROPAC 283/01 · Derelicts2001-02-20 → 2001-02-21
    Seven meter barge adrift vicinity hardy reef (19-45S 149-15E) at 201100Z feb
  17. HYDROPAC 281/01 · Nav aids2001-02-20 → 2001-02-21
    RACON at creal reef light 20-31.9S 150-22.6E off air
  18. HYDROPAC 274/01 · Nav aids2001-02-18 → 2001-02-21
    Waterwitch reef light 13-09S 143-37E unlit
  19. HYDROPAC 267/01 · Nav aids2001-02-17 → 2001-02-18
    RACON at lihou reef light 17-07.7S 152-08.4E inoperative
  20. HYDROPAC 250/01 · Nav aids2001-02-15 → 2001-03-10
    RACON at frederick reef light 20-56S 154-24E off air

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