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 3723/22 · Exercises2022-12-28 → 2023-01-06
    Hazardous operations 01 thru 05 jan 23 in area bound by 21-05.58N 039-07.00E, 21-06.00N 038-58.50E,…
  2. HYDROPAC 3540/22 · Piracy2022-12-10 → 2022-12-17
    Vessel attacked in 13-10.00N 042-56.00E at 100528Z dec
  3. HYDROPAC 3318/22 · Piracy2022-11-21 → 2022-11-21
    Vessel attacked in vicinity 13-11.34N 042-28.00E
  4. HYDROPAC 3232/22 · Other2022-11-14 → 2022-11-17
    40 foot partially submerged container, green color, adrift in 18-51.00N 039-43.10E
  5. HYDROPAC 3178/22 · Other2022-11-09 → 2022-11-12
    40 foot container partially submerged and adrift in 18-02.60N 040-51.38E
  6. HYDROPAC 3136/22 · Exercises2022-11-06 → 2022-11-24
    Hazardous operations 06 thru 23 nov in area bound by 21-13.50N 039-06.20E, 21-13.40N 038-58.50E, 21-06.00N…
  7. HYDROPAC 2882/22 · Containers2022-10-14 → 2022-10-17
    M/V tss pearl sank and numerous containers adrift in vicinity 17-15.58N 039-56.41E
  8. HYDROPAC 2801/22 · Debris2022-10-06 → 2022-10-09
    Object adrift in vicinity 17-29.46N 040-28.42E
  9. HYDROPAC 2280/22 · Exercises2022-08-19 → 2022-08-26
    Hazardous operations 23 thru 25 aug in area bound by 21-25.00N 039-08.10E, 21-25.00N 039-00.90E, 21-15.00N…
  10. HYDROPAC 1502/22 · Exercises2022-05-29 → 2022-06-01
    Hazardous operations 0500Z to 1200Z daily 30 may thru 01 jun in area bound by 20-46.50N 038-38.00E,…
  11. HYDROPAC 1399/22 · Other2022-05-20 → 2022-05-27
    S/V attacked in 14-06.16N 042-28.10E on 19 may
  12. HYDROPAC 1314/22 · Exercises2022-05-12 → 2022-05-20
    Hazardous operations 16 thru 19 may in area bound by 21-13.50N 039-06.20E, 21-13.40N 038-58.50E, 21-06.00N…
  13. HYDROPAC 834/22 · Surveys2022-03-29 → 2022-07-03
    Survey operations by M/V px geo 2 towing 9000 meter long cables until 02 jul in area bound by 25-08.43N…
  14. HYDROPAC 832/22 · Exercises2022-03-29 → 2022-04-01
    Hazardous operations 30 and 31 mar in area bound by 16-47.6N 042-20.0E, 16-54.0N 042-27.5E, 16-41.0N…
  15. HYDROPAC 683/22 · Other2022-03-15 → 2022-03-17
    Oil spill response operations 15 and 16 mar in area bound by 27-30.10N 035-14.58E, 27-30.19N 035-19.64E,…
  16. HYDROPAC 628/22 · Exercises2022-03-08 → 2022-03-11
    Hazardous operations in progress until 10 mar in area bound by 21-06.00N 038-58.50E, 21-05.58N 039-07.00E,…
  17. HYDROPAC 484/22 · Exercises2022-02-24 → 2022-03-04
    Hazardous operations 27 feb thru 03 mar in area bound by 21-06.00N 038-58.50E, 21-13.40N 038-58.50E,…
  18. HYDROPAC 340/22 · Exercises2022-02-08 → 2022-02-11
    Hazardous operations in progress until 10 feb in area bound by 21-13.40N 038-58.50E, 21-13.50N 039-06.20E,…
  19. HYDROPAC 205/22 · Exercises2022-01-24 → 2022-01-30
    Hazardous operations 27 thru 29 jan in area bound by 20-46.5N 039-00.0E, 20-46.5N 038-38.0E, 20-26.5N…
  20. HYDROPAC 95/22 · Exercises2022-01-11 → 2022-01-14
    Hazardous operations in progress until 13 jan in area bound by 21-06.00N 038-58.50E, 21-05.58N 039-07.00E,…

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