Red Sea

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

in force
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last 12 months
1
since 1995
337
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%
Debris31%
Containers31%
Volcanic21%
Mines21%
Missiles21%

Archive · 335 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 2732/11 · Piracy2011-09-28 → 2011-10-01
    M/V attacked in 14-18N 042-50E at 281159Z sep
  2. HYDROPAC 2729/11 · Piracy2011-09-28 → 2011-10-08
    M/V attacked in 14-03.5N 042-48.0E at 281140Z sep
  3. HYDROPAC 2728/11 · Piracy2011-09-28 → 2011-10-01
    M/V attacked in 14-04.18N 041-52.24E at 280547Z sep
  4. HYDROPAC 2698/11 · Piracy2011-09-25 → 2011-10-01
    M/V attacked vicinity 14-14N 042-50E at 251342Z sep
  5. HYDROPAC 2600/11 · Piracy2011-09-15 → 2011-09-24
    M/V attacked in 12-35.5N 043-25.5E at 151505Z sep
  6. HYDROPAC 2545/11 · Piracy2011-09-10 → 2011-09-17
    M/V attacked in 14-06N 042-45E at 100627Z sep
  7. HYDROPAC 2314/11 · Piracy2011-08-17 → 2011-08-27
    M/V attacked in 13-16.8N 043-01.1E at 170540Z aug
  8. HYDROPAC 2262/11 · Piracy2011-08-12 → 2011-08-20
    M/V attacked in 14-34N 042-23E at 121427Z aug
  9. HYDROPAC 2248/11 · Piracy2011-08-11 → 2011-08-20
    M/V attacked in 15-09N 041-55E at 111120Z aug
  10. HYDROPAC 2105/11 · Piracy2011-07-25 → 2011-07-30
    M/V attacked in 13-29N 042-57E at 252109Z jul
  11. HYDROPAC 2079/11 · Piracy2011-07-21 → 2011-07-30
    M/V attacked in 13-29N 042-36E at 211118Z jul
  12. HYDROPAC 2070/11 · Piracy2011-07-20 → 2011-07-20
    M/V attacked in 13-27N 042-39E at 201548Z jul
  13. HYDROPAC 2068/11 · Piracy2011-07-20 → 2011-07-30
    M/V attacked in 13-27N 042-39E at 201540Z jul
  14. HYDROPAC 2034/11 · Cable ops2011-07-15 → 2011-07-23
    Cable laying operations in progress until 22 jul by cableship niwa along trackline joining 21-35.27N…
  15. HYDROPAC 2016/11 · Piracy2011-07-13 → 2011-07-30
    M/V attacked in 12-44N 043-18E at 130717Z jul
  16. HYDROPAC 1971/11 · Piracy2011-07-08 → 2011-07-08
    S/V hijacked in 14-57N 041-51E at 081700Z jul
  17. HYDROPAC 1707/11 · Piracy2011-06-11 → 2011-06-18
    M/V attacked vicinity 13-29N 042-43E at 110419Z jun
  18. HYDROPAC 1704/11 · Piracy2011-06-10 → 2011-06-18
    M/V attacked vicinity 13-29N 042-37E at 101216Z jun
  19. HYDROPAC 1660/11 · Piracy2011-06-06 → 2011-06-08
    M/V attacked in 14-10N 042-18E at 061218Z jun
  20. HYDROPAC 1605/11 · Piracy2011-05-31 → 2011-06-11
    M/V attacked vicinity 13-32N 042-41E at 310403Z may

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