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 1082/99 · Other1999-10-14 → 1999-11-12
    Unexploded mine in 17-26.8S 146-22.9E
  2. HYDROPAC 1079/99 · Nav aids1999-10-13 → 2001-08-26
    Lihou reef light, fl w 10 sec, RACON (k) established in 17-07.76S 152-08.47E
  3. HYDROPAC 1055/99 · Nav aids1999-10-08 → 1999-10-09
    Island point light 16-29S 145-28E unlit
  4. HYDROPAC 1034/99 · Wrecks1999-10-03 → 2000-01-28
    Depths reported: a. 19.6 meters in 22-50.45S 150-56.60E
  5. HYDROPAC 995/99 · Wrecks1999-09-24 → 2000-01-14
    Dangerous wreck in 23-53S 151-39E
  6. HYDROPAC 954/99 · Nav aids1999-09-15 → 1999-09-17
    Point danger light 28-10.0S 153-32.9E unlit
  7. HYDROPAC 925/99 · Derelicts1999-09-11 → 1999-09-18
    12 meter S/V partially submerged and adrift in 20-59S 153-03E at 110527Z sep
  8. HYDROPAC 922/99 · Nav aids1999-09-10 → 1999-09-11
    High peak island light 21-57.2S 150-42.1E unlit
  9. HYDROPAC 869/99 · Nav aids1999-08-30 → 1999-09-02
    Wyborn reef light 10-49.2S 142-46.5E unreliable
  10. HYDROPAC 821/99 · Derelicts1999-08-20 → 1999-08-27
    Derelict 12 meter catamaran iris adrift vicinity 20-47S 156-48E
  11. HYDROPAC 818/99 · Derelicts1999-08-19 → 1999-08-20
    12 meter catamaran iris adrift vicinity 20-47S 156-48E
  12. HYDROPAC 800/99 · Nav aids1999-08-15 → 1999-08-17
    RACON at eden reef light 14-05S 143-55E temporarily discontinued
  13. HYDROPAC 799/99 · Nav aids1999-08-15 → 1999-10-29
    Ingham dgps station established in 18-33.3S 146-18.2E
  14. HYDROPAC 726/99 · Nav aids1999-08-05 → 1999-11-12
    Breaksea spit buoy 24-21.2S 153-08.8E off station
  15. HYDROPAC 725/99 · Nav aids1999-08-04 → 1999-08-06
    Albany rock light 10-43.1S 142-37.8E unreliable
  16. HYDROPAC 691/99 · Nav aids1999-07-26 → 1999-07-27
    RACON at bramble cay light 09-08.6S 143-52.5E temporarily discontinued
  17. HYDROPAC 645/99 · Nav aids1999-07-17 → 1999-07-19
    Fingal head light 28-11.9S 153-34.3E unreliable
  18. HYDROPAC 600/99 · Nav aids1999-07-04 → 1999-07-06
    Egret reef light 15-28.7S 145-24.3E unlit
  19. HYDROPAC 591/99 · Nav aids1999-07-02 → 1999-07-06
    Euston reef light 16-41.2S 146-14.8E unreliable
  20. HYDROPAC 573/99 · Nav aids1999-06-30 → 1999-07-01
    Dgps service at horn island light 10-36S 142-17E inoperative

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