Gulf of Oman

IHO sea area 40 · 56° to 62° E, 22° to 26° N

in force
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last 12 months
1
since 1999
81
categories
9

In force now · 3

  1. HYDROPAC 627/26 · Nav aids2026-03-03
    GPS, GNSS, and AIS interference reported near Fujairah in the Arabian Sea; vessels are advised to navigate with extreme caution.
  2. HYDROPAC 1605/25 · Derelicts2025-06-19
    In the Gulf of Oman, off the United Arab Emirates, a 274-meter derelict vessel named Adalynn is unlit and anchored at 25-36.99N 056-24.85E.
  3. HYDROPAC 1114/24 · Nav aids2024-04-07
    Lattice beacon at 25-38.19N 057-45.86E in Gulf of Oman off Iran is inoperative.

Longest in force

  1. HYDROPAC 1114/24 · Nav aids2024-04-07
    Lattice beacon at 25-38.19N 057-45.86E in Gulf of Oman off Iran is inoperative.
  2. HYDROPAC 1605/25 · Derelicts2025-06-19
    In the Gulf of Oman, off the United Arab Emirates, a 274-meter derelict vessel named Adalynn is unlit and anchored at 25-36.99N 056-24.85E.
  3. HYDROPAC 627/26 · Nav aids2026-03-03
    GPS, GNSS, and AIS interference reported near Fujairah in the Arabian Sea; vessels are advised to navigate with extreme caution.

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By category · since 1997

Piracy2025%
Exercises2025%
Cable ops1519%
Other79%
Missiles56%
Derelicts56%
Nav aids45%
Surveys34%
Wrecks22%

Archive · 78 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 585/24 · Missiles2024-02-20 → 2024-02-25
    Missile operations 250400Z to 251400Z feb in area bound by 24-25.00N 057-40.00E, 24-10.00N 058-25.00E,…
  2. HYDROPAC 3935/23 · Exercises2023-12-15 → 2023-12-20
    Hazardous operations 191000Z to 191400Z and 201135Z to 201500Z dec in area bound by 24-18.00N 057-40.00E,…
  3. HYDROPAC 2835/22 · Exercises2022-10-10 → 2022-10-14
    Hazardous operations in progress until 13 oct in area bound by 24-10.00N 058-25.00E, 24-25.00N 057-40.00E,…
  4. HYDROPAC 588/22 · Exercises2022-03-04 → 2022-03-10
    Hazardous operations 060800Z to 101000Z mar in area bound by 24-25.0N 057-40.0E, 24-18.0N 057-40.0E,…
  5. HYDROPAC 64/22 · Exercises2022-01-07 → 2022-01-11
    Hazardous operations 0500Z to 0700Z daily 10 and 11 jan in area bound by 24-18.00N 057-40.00E, 24-00.00N…
  6. HYDROPAC 3429/21 · Derelicts2021-11-29 → 2021-12-02
    Derelict vessel adrift in vicinity 23-30N 060-25E
  7. HYDROPAC 3061/21 · Exercises2021-10-26 → 2021-10-29
    Hazardous operations 24 thru 28 oct in area bound by 24-25.0N 057-40.0E, 24-18.0N 057-40.0E, 24-09.0N…
  8. HYDROPAC 2186/21 · Wrecks2021-07-29 → 2021-10-17
    Dangerous wreck marked by south cardinal buoy in 25-38.85N 057-39.51E
  9. HYDROPAC 1036/21 · Exercises2021-04-05 → 2021-04-06
    Gunnery exercises 060330Z to 061400Z apr in area bound by 24-18.00N 057-40.00E, 24-00.00N 058-39.00E,…
  10. HYDROPAC 585/21 · Exercises2021-02-19 → 2021-02-25
    Hazardous operations 220430Z to 250600Z feb in area bound by 24-25.0N 057-40.0E, 24-18.0N 057-40.0E,…
  11. HYDROPAC 822/20 · Exercises2020-03-11 → 2020-03-19
    Hazardous operations 15 thru 24 mar in area bound by 24-25.0N 057-40.0E, 24-18.0N 057-40.0E, 24-09.0N…
  12. HYDROPAC 369/20 · Exercises2020-02-04 → 2020-02-13
    Hazardous operations: a. 09 thru 12 feb in area bound by 24-25.0N 057-40.0E, 24-18.0N 057-40.0E, 24-09.0N…
  13. HYDROPAC 3276/19 · Missiles2019-10-03 → 2019-10-09
    Missile operations 0400 to 1400 daily 08 and 09 oct in area bound by 24-25.0N 057-40.0E, 24-18.0N 057-40.0E,…
  14. HYDROPAC 1931/19 · Derelicts2019-06-13 → 2019-06-16
    Derelict M/V kokuka courageous adrift in 25-19N 057-50E
  15. HYDROPAC 1928/19 · Exercises2019-06-13 → 2019-06-13
    Hazardous operations in progress until 131300Z jun in area bound by 24-18.0N 057-40.0E, 24-00.0N 058-00.0E,…
  16. HYDROPAC 1925/19 · Piracy2019-06-13 → 2019-06-13
    Vessel reports possible piracy activity in vicinity 25-25.1N 057-37.0E at 130400Z jun
  17. HYDROPAC 2976/18 · Other2018-08-14 → 2018-08-31
    M/V desh vaibhav, on fire in 24-05N 059-35E at 140500Z aug
  18. HYDROPAC 4397/17 · Piracy2017-12-14 → 2017-12-21
    M/V approached by pirates in 24-57N 057-42E on 12 dec
  19. HYDROPAC 4077/17 · Piracy2017-11-23 → 2017-11-30
    M/V attacked in vicinity 24-51N 058-33E at 222030Z nov
  20. HYDROPAC 3332/17 · Missiles2017-09-29 → 2017-10-05
    Missile operations 0400Z to 1400Z daily 04 and 05 oct in area bound by 24-25.0N 057-40.0E, 24-18.0N…

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