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 659/03 · Exercises2003-04-14 → 2003-04-18
    Hazardous operations 0300Z to 1500Z daily 14 thru 18 apr in areas bound by: a. 25-39.0N 036-01.0E, 25-50.0N…
  2. HYDROPAC 471/03 · Other2003-03-17 → 2003-03-31
    Jeddah dpgs station 21-28.4N 039-08.9E at reduced power
  3. HYDROPAC 272/03 · Cable ops2003-02-14 → 2003-02-24
    Cable laying operations in progress until 23 feb by cableship ile de sein along trackline joining 19-36N…
  4. HYDROPAC 71/03 · Exercises2003-01-15 → 2003-01-22
    Hazardous operations 0300Z to 1300Z daily 17 thru 22 jan in area bound by 21-06.0N 038-58.5E, 21-05.5N…
  5. HYDROPAC 41/03 · Nav aids2003-01-10 → 2003-03-05
    Umm qamar light 27-21.5N 033-54.4E unlit
  6. HYDROPAC 2330/02 · Nav aids2002-12-10 → 2004-08-18
    RACON at shi'b qaham light 21-27.3N 039-06.6E inoperative
  7. HYDROPAC 1875/02 · Nav aids2002-10-07 → 2002-10-11
    A. 2Q light 24-01.0N 038-03.0E unlit
  8. HYDROPAC 1457/02 · Exercises2002-08-12 → 2002-08-28
    Hazardous operations 0300Z to 1500Z daily 23 thru 28 aug in areas bound by: a. 25-39.0N 036-01.0E, 25-50.0N…
  9. HYDROPAC 969/02 · Exercises2002-05-25 → 2002-05-30
    Hazardous operations 0300Z to 1500Z daily: a. 26 thru 30 may in area bound by 21-06.0N 038-58.5E, 21-05.5N…
  10. HYDROPAC 964/02 · Cable ops2002-05-24 → 2002-05-26
    Underwater operations in progress until 25 may by cableship raymond croze in area bound by 27-35.8N…
  11. HYDROPAC 874/02 · Exercises2002-05-10 → 2002-05-14
    Gunnery exercises 11 thru 13 may in area bound by 17-09.7N 041-45.0E, 17-03.4N 041-52.0E, 16-55.3N…
  12. HYDROPAC 846/02 · Cable ops2002-05-06 → 2002-05-17
    Cable operations 07 may until further notice by cableship raymond croze in area bound by 27-35.8N 033-56.8E,…
  13. HYDROPAC 679/02 · Exercises2002-04-12 → 2002-04-17
    Hazardous operations 0300Z to 1500Z daily 13 thru 17 apr in area bound by 21-06.0N 038-58.5E, 21-13.4N…
  14. HYDROPAC 495/02 · Nav aids2002-03-18 → 2002-10-08
    Al ikhwan light 26-19N 034-51E unlit
  15. HYDROPAC 91/02 · Debris2002-01-15 → 2002-01-22
    Eight meter long cylindrical object adrift in 18-37.7N 039-48.4E at 140840Z jan
  16. HYDROPAC 684/01 · Wrecks2001-05-05 → 2002-04-05
    21.8 meter depth reported in 13-37.83N 042-38.67E
  17. HYDROPAC 660/01 · Wrecks2001-05-01 → 2001-08-26
    Shoal reported in 17-51.2N 040-41.3E
  18. HYDROPAC 1659/00 · Nav aids2000-11-13 → 2001-07-13
    Gizan north buoy 16-56.6N 041-17.6E unlit
  19. HYDROPAC 1468/00 · Surveys2000-10-05 → 2000-10-16
    Hydrographic survey in progress until 152359Z oct by M/V littlehales towing equipment in area bound by…
  20. HYDROPAC 1430/00 · Surveys2000-09-28 → 2000-10-05
    Hydrographic survey 020001Z to 082359Z oct by M/V littlehales towing equipment in area bound by 27-20-00N…

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