Restricted areas & port closures in the Indian Ocean
Navigation prohibited, exclusion and security zones, ports closed to traffic.
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- last 12 months
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- vs previous 12 (0)
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- since 2003
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Coverage note: the NGA archive ends 2024-05 and live collection began 2026-08-17. Warnings issued in between are here only if they were still in force when collection started, so 2024–2026 are under-counted.
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No restricted areas & port closures in force in the Indian Ocean right now.
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Other hazards in the Indian Ocean
Archive · 11 cancelled
- HYDROPAC 864/242024-03-15 → 2026-08-14Navigation is prohibited in a Madagascar area due to underwater cables, bounded by specified coordinates in the western Indian Ocean.Western Indian Ocean · Madagascar
- HYDROPAC 325/242024-01-27 → 2024-03-21Platform established safety zone established 01 feb in vicinity of crux platform navigation prohibited…Eastern Indian Ocean
- HYDROPAC 1147/232023-04-05 → 2024-03-14Navigation prohibited until further notice in area bound by 25-23.24S 047-05.93E, 25-23.24S 046-59.01E,…Western Indian Ocean · Madagascar
- HYDROPAC 1663/222022-06-17 → 2023-04-05Navigation prohibited until further notice in area bound by 25-57.49S 046-59.01E, 25-57.49S 047-05.93E,…Western Indian Ocean · Madagascar
- HYDROPAC 3201/192019-09-27 → 2019-09-30Navigation prohibited 300001Z to 301800Z sep in area bound by 20-53.35S 055-07.23E, 20-54.07S 055-12.55E,…Western Indian Ocean · Reunion
- HYDROPAC 674/052005-04-24 → 2008-02-10Navigation prohibited until further notice by foreign vessels along trackline joining 01-55.0N 096-29.0E,…
- HYDROPAC 1675/042004-10-24 → 2004-10-25Navigation prohibited until further notice by foreign vessels along trackline joining 01-55-00N 096-29-00E,…
- HYDROPAC 1468/042004-09-12 → 2004-10-25Navigation prohibited until further notice by foreign vessels along trackline joining 01-55-00N 096-29-00E,…
- HYDROPAC 1435/042004-09-04 → 2004-09-15Port of durban (29-52S 031-41E) closed to shipping 071000Z to 082200Z sep and 141000Z to 152200Z sep
- HYDROPAC 1182/042004-07-18 → 2004-09-13Navigation prohibited until further notice by foreign vessels along trackline joining 01-05-00N 096-29-00E,…
- HYDROPAC 998/032003-06-10 → 2004-09-08Navigation prohibited until further notice by foreign vessels along trackline joining 01-55-00N 096-29-00E,…
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts and your national MSI service.