Red Sea

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

in force
2
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 1597/11 · Piracy2011-05-29 → 2011-06-11
    M/V attacked in 14-44N 042-06E at 291157Z may
  2. HYDROPAC 1529/11 · Piracy2011-05-22 → 2011-05-28
    M/V attacked vicinity 14-31N 042-13E at 220617Z may
  3. HYDROPAC 1509/11 · Piracy2011-05-20 → 2011-05-28
    M/V attacked vicinity 13-15N 043-01E at 200633Z may
  4. HYDROPAC 1211/11 · Piracy2011-04-20 → 2011-04-20
    M/V attacked in 16-25N 041-31E at 201213Z
  5. HYDROPAC 1184/11 · Piracy2011-04-17 → 2011-04-23
    Increased piracy activity is expected for the next 24-48 hours vicinity 14-04N 042-20E (approximately 84…
  6. HYDROPAC 728/11 · Other2011-03-08 → 2011-03-14
    Bombing exercises in progress until 142000Z mar in area bound by 17-25N 040-49E, 17-18N 039-24E, 19-00N…
  7. HYDROPAC 720/11 · Cable ops2011-03-07 → 2011-07-09
    Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V western trident and M/V wg vespucci towing ten 5.3…
  8. HYDROPAC 678/11 · Exercises2011-03-03 → 2011-03-10
    Hazardous operations
  9. HYDROPAC 462/11 · Piracy2011-02-10 → 2011-02-19
    M/V attacked in 12-51N 043-15E at 100510Z feb
  10. HYDROPAC 201/11 · Nav aids2011-01-17 → 2012-03-26
    Nga chart 62242 (11TH ed)
  11. HYDROPAC 106/11 · Piracy2011-01-11 → 2011-01-15
    M/V attacked in 14-31N 042-29E at 102241Z jan
  12. HYDROPAC 7/11 · Cable ops2011-01-01 → 2011-03-01
    Seismic survey in progress until 28 feb by M/V western trident and M/V wg vespucci towing ten 5.3 mile long…
  13. HYDROPAC 2633/10 · Piracy2010-11-29 → 2010-12-11
    M/V attacked in 13-35N 042-56E at 291749Z nov
  14. HYDROPAC 2581/10 · Cable ops2010-11-26 → 2011-01-01
    Seismic survey in progress until 31 jan by M/V western trident and M/V wg vespucci towing ten 5.3 mile long…
  15. HYDROPAC 2339/10 · Surveys2010-11-03 → 2010-12-03
    Survey operations in progress until 02 dec by vessel in area bound by 26-40.23N 034-14.64E, 26-45.98N…
  16. HYDROPAC 2303/10 · Derelicts2010-10-30 → 2010-11-02
    Derelict M/V on fire and adrift in 13-34N 042-59E at 292201Z oct
  17. HYDROPAC 1846/10 · Piracy2010-09-11 → 2010-09-25
    Piracy action group reported in 12-54N 043-11E at 111212Z sep
  18. HYDROPAC 1581/10 · Piracy2010-08-04 → 2010-08-21
    M/V attacked in 15-48N 041-25E at 041445Z aug
  19. HYDROPAC 1546/10 · Piracy2010-07-30 → 2010-08-07
    Possible mothership activity in 15-17N 041-51E at 300405Z jul
  20. HYDROPAC 1542/10 · Piracy2010-07-29 → 2010-08-07
    Possible pirate activity in 14-18N 042-05E at 291023Z jul

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