Makassar Strait

IHO sea area 48m · 116° to 121° E, -6° to 1° N

in force
2
last 12 months
2
since 1998
36
categories
7

In force now · 2

  1. HYDROPAC 241/26 · Surveys2026-01-27
    A survey vessel in Makassar Strait, Indonesia, is towing twelve 10,050-meter cables until further notice; wide berth requested.
  2. NAVAREA XI 34/26 · Cable ops2026-01-27
    Seismic survey is being conducted by vessel Ramform Sovereign towing twelve 10050-meter cables in Selat Makasar until further notice.

Longest in force

  1. NAVAREA XI 34/26 · Cable ops2026-01-27
    Seismic survey is being conducted by vessel Ramform Sovereign towing twelve 10050-meter cables in Selat Makasar until further notice.
  2. HYDROPAC 241/26 · Surveys2026-01-27
    A survey vessel in Makassar Strait, Indonesia, is towing twelve 10,050-meter cables until further notice; wide berth requested.

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By category · since 1997

Cable ops1953%
Piracy514%
Wrecks38%
Other38%
Surveys38%
Derelicts26%
Towing13%

Archive · 34 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 1214/24 · Piracy2024-04-14 → 2024-04-17
    Vessel at anchor boarded and robbed by four pirates in 01-17.98S 116-47.93E at 122125Z apr
  2. HYDROPAC 3550/21 · Derelicts2021-12-08 → 2021-12-11
    Derelict barge rmn 383 adrift in vicinity 04-02.22S 117-04.51E
  3. HYDROPAC 1656/20 · Piracy2020-06-04 → 2020-06-11
    M/V attacked in 00-15.94S 117-36.85E at 021100Z jun
  4. HYDROPAC 3342/18 · Surveys2018-09-14 → 2018-10-01
    Survey operations in progress until 30 sep by M/V pgs apollo towing ten five mile long cables in area bound…
  5. HYDROPAC 2527/18 · Surveys2018-07-10 → 2018-09-14
    Survey operations in progress until 15 sep by M/V apollo towing ten five mile long cables in area bound by…
  6. HYDROPAC 1313/18 · Piracy2018-04-06 → 2018-04-13
    M/V reports act of piracy in 00-15.4S 117-34.2E at 042005Z apr
  7. HYDROPAC 107/18 · Piracy2018-01-10 → 2018-01-20
    M/V attacked in 00-16.15S 117-43.01E at 082300Z jan
  8. HYDROPAC 2977/17 · Cable ops2017-09-01 → 2017-09-13
    Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship ile de re along trackline joining 05-23S…
  9. HYDROPAC 2774/17 · Cable ops2017-08-16 → 2017-08-25
    Cable operations 17 aug until further notice by cableship ile de re in vicinity of trackline joining…
  10. HYDROPAC 1397/17 · Piracy2017-04-21 → 2017-04-28
    M/V attacked in 00-15.7S 117-34.5E at 200200Z apr
  11. HYDROPAC 3632/15 · Derelicts2015-11-06 → 2015-11-06
    M/V amin 01 disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 00-43.535S 119-16.287E at 052343Z nov
  12. HYDROPAC 3369/15 · Other2015-10-13 → 2016-10-22
    Platform established in 01-26.1S 116-58.2E
  13. HYDROPAC 2130/14 · Wrecks2014-07-20 → 2016-09-05
    Makassar Strait
  14. HYDROPAC 980/14 · Cable ops2014-04-07 → 2014-04-18
    Seismic survey in progress until 17 apr by M/V western monarch towing eight three mile long cables in area…
  15. HYDROPAC 600/14 · Cable ops2014-03-02 → 2014-04-16
    Seismic survey in progress until 15 apr by M/V cgg amadeus towing eight 6000 meter long cables in area bound…
  16. HYDROPAC 234/14 · Cable ops2014-01-23 → 2014-04-01
    Seismic survey in progress until 31 mar by M/V western monarch towing 12 four mile long cables in area bound…
  17. HYDROPAC 1356/12 · Cable ops2012-05-14 → 2012-06-20
    Seismic survey 190001Z may to 200001Z jun by M/V akademik fersman towing 9000 meter long cable in area bound…
  18. HYDROPAC 2896/11 · Cable ops2011-10-15 → 2011-11-04
    Seismic survey in progress until 15 nov by M/V orient explorer towing four two mile long cables in area…
  19. HYDROPAC 487/11 · Cable ops2011-02-13 → 2011-03-11
    Seismic survey in progress until 10 mar by M/V orient explorer towing four three mile long cables in area…
  20. HYDROPAC 426/11 · Cable ops2011-02-05 → 2011-02-13
    Seismic survey in progress until 12 feb by M/V orient explorer towing three mile long cable in area bound by…

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