Red Sea

IHO sea area 37 · 34° to 44° E, 12° to 28° N

in force
2
last 12 months
1
since 1995
339
categories
13

In force now · 2

  1. HYDROPAC 2316/26 · Exercises2026-08-11
    Hazardous operations are being conducted daily from 0400Z to 1600Z in multiple areas off Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea on August 17-20.
  2. HYDROPAC 3849/24 · Derelicts2024-12-19
    A derelict motor vessel ISA STAR is aground in the Red Sea off Saudi Arabia at 18-26N 041-06E, and a previous warning is cancelled.

Longest in force

  1. HYDROPAC 3849/24 · Derelicts2024-12-19
    A derelict motor vessel ISA STAR is aground in the Red Sea off Saudi Arabia at 18-26N 041-06E, and a previous warning is cancelled.
  2. HYDROPAC 2316/26 · Exercises2026-08-11
    Hazardous operations are being conducted daily from 0400Z to 1600Z in multiple areas off Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea on August 17-20.

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By category · since 1997

Exercises12336%
Piracy7422%
Cable ops3711%
Nav aids329%
Other216%
Surveys175%
Derelicts124%
Wrecks93%
Missiles41%
Debris31%
Containers31%
Volcanic21%
Mines21%

Archive · 337 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 1516/24 · Exercises2024-05-06 → 2024-05-09
    Hazardous operations 0500Z to 1200Z daily 07 thru 09 may in area bound by 21-28.50N 039-01.80E, 21-28.50N…
  2. HYDROPAC 1508/24 · Exercises2024-05-06 → 2024-05-06
    Hazardous operations 07 thru 09 may in area bound by 21-28.50N 039-01.80E, 21-28.50N 038-18.75E, 20-48.80N…
  3. HYDROPAC 1500/24 · Exercises2024-05-05 → 2024-05-16
    Hazardous operations 0300Z to 0900Z daily 11 thru 16 may in area bound by 21-23.50N 039-02.30E, 21-23.50N…
  4. HYDROPAC 1386/24 · Exercises2024-04-26 → 2024-05-04
    Hazardous operations 0830Z to 1530Z daily 02 thru 04 may in area bound by 20-46.50N 039-00.00E, 20-46.50N…
  5. HYDROPAC 1288/24 · Exercises2024-04-19 → 2024-05-01
    Gunnery exercises 21 thru 25 apr and 28 thru 30 apr in area bound by 21-13.50N 039-06.20E, 21-13.40N…
  6. HYDROPAC 967/24 · Missiles2024-03-24 → 2024-03-27
    M/V struck by missile in 13-20.00N 042-50.00E at 231325Z mar
  7. HYDROPAC 770/24 · Exercises2024-03-07 → 2024-03-10
    Hazardous operations 0400Z to 0800Z daily 08 thru 10 mar in area bound by 21-20.00N 038-52.00E, 21-20.00N…
  8. HYDROPAC 724/24 · Derelicts2024-03-04 → 2024-04-13
    Derelict M/V rubymar, partially submerged and adrift in 13-21.19N 042-57.64E
  9. HYDROPAC 680/24 · Exercises2024-02-27 → 2024-02-29
    Hazardous operations 0400Z to 0800Z daily 28 and 29 feb in areas bound by: a. 21-15.00N 038-52.58E,…
  10. HYDROPAC 648/24 · Derelicts2024-02-25 → 2024-03-01
    Derelict vessel adrift in 13-20.00N 042-57.00E
  11. HYDROPAC 594/24 · Piracy2024-02-20 → 2024-02-23
    Vessel attacked by drone in 12-42.72N 043-18.92E on 19 feb
  12. HYDROPAC 586/24 · Derelicts2024-02-20 → 2024-02-25
    Derelict vessel at anchor in 12-53.00N 043-09.00E
  13. HYDROPAC 567/24 · Exercises2024-02-18 → 2024-02-22
    Hazardous operations 0600Z to 2200Z daily 20 thru 22 feb in area bound by 21-13.50N 039-06.20E, 21-13.40N…
  14. HYDROPAC 445/24 · Piracy2024-02-06 → 2024-02-09
    Vessel attacked in 14-19.53N 042-14.43E at 060335Z feb
  15. HYDROPAC 387/24 · Exercises2024-01-31 → 2024-02-08
    Hazardous operations 0730Z to 1400Z daily 05 thru 08 feb in area bound by 20-48.10N 038-38.00E, 20-48.10N…
  16. HYDROPAC 357/24 · Exercises2024-01-30 → 2024-02-02
    Hazardous operations in progress until 01 feb in area bound by 21-13.50N 039-06.20E, 21-13.40N 038-58.50E,…
  17. HYDROPAC 191/24 · Missiles2024-01-16 → 2024-01-19
    M/V struck by missile in 15-48.10N 041-32.80E at 161100Z jan
  18. HYDROPAC 63/24 · Exercises2024-01-05 → 2024-01-10
    Hazardous operations 0800Z to 1400Z daily 09 thru 10 jan in area bound by 20-48.00N 038-55.00E, 20-48.10N…
  19. HYDROPAC 3786/23 · Exercises2023-11-29 → 2023-12-08
    Hazardous operations 03 thru 07 dec in area bound by 21-13.40N 038-58.50E, 21-13.50N 039-06.20E, 21-05.58N…
  20. HYDROPAC 3648/23 · Piracy2023-11-19 → 2023-11-24
    Piracy incident reported in 14-50.00N 041-55.00E

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