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%
Surveys38%
Wrecks38%
Other38%
Derelicts26%
Towing13%

Archive · 34 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 2282/10 · Cable ops2010-10-28 → 2010-12-31
    Seismic survey in progress until 30 dec by M/V reflect resolution towing four four mile long cables in area…
  2. HYDROPAC 2240/10 · Cable ops2010-10-26 → 2010-12-01
    Seismic survey in progress until 30 nov by M/V akademik fersman towing 9000 meter long cable in area bound…
  3. HYDROPAC 1921/10 · Cable ops2010-09-20 → 2010-10-26
    Seismic survey 22 sep thru 31 oct by M/V akademik fersman towing 9000 meter long cable in area bound by…
  4. HYDROPAC 1025/10 · Towing2010-05-17 → 2010-06-26
    30 meter M/V atlantic 3, black hull, towing 96 meter barge atlantic 5, black hull, unreported to kintop,…
  5. HYDROPAC 1627/09 · Cable ops2009-09-10 → 2009-10-21
    Cable laying operations 14 sep until further notice by cableship rene descartes vicinity of tracklines…
  6. HYDROPAC 2559/08 · Cable ops2008-12-26 → 2009-01-16
    Seismic survey in progress until 15 jan 09 by M/V orient explorer towing four three mile long cables in area…
  7. HYDROPAC 45/06 · Cable ops2006-01-09 → 2006-02-12
    Seismic survey 110001Z jan to 250001Z feb by M/V zephyr 1 towing 8500 meter long cable in area bound by…
  8. HYDROPAC 361/05 · Cable ops2005-02-26 → 2005-04-05
    Seismic survey in progress until 150000Z apr by M/V zephyr 1 towing 8500 meter long cable in area bound by…
  9. HYDROPAC 2272/03 · Cable ops2003-12-31 → 2004-01-07
    Seismic survey in progress until 06 jan by M/V geco emerald towing 2700 meter long cable in area bound by…
  10. HYDROPAC 1971/03 · Cable ops2003-11-14 → 2003-12-31
    Seismic survey 16 nov thru 30 dec by M/V geco emerald towing three mile long cable in area bound by 00-16S…
  11. HYDROPAC 1078/02 · Wrecks2002-06-11 → 2003-03-12
    15.5 meter depth reported in 02-03.0S 116-58.5E
  12. HYDROPAC 1025/00 · Wrecks2000-07-12 → 2000-09-22
    HYDROPAC 1025/00
  13. HYDROPAC 778/99 · Other1999-08-11 → 1999-12-03
    Depth 8.2 meters vicinity 04-29.1S 117-07.4E
  14. HYDROPAC 809/98 · Other1998-10-19 → 1999-06-04
    Depth 14 meters reported in vicinity 02-21.5S 116-47.7E

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