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
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 3774/20 · Exercises2020-12-21 → 2020-12-24
    Hazardous operations 0300Z to 1400Z daily 20 thru 24 dec in area bound by 21-06.00N 038-58.50E, 21-05.58N…
  2. HYDROPAC 2990/20 · Nav aids2020-10-14 → 2020-10-16
    Dgps station jizan 16-53N 042-32E off air until further notice
  3. HYDROPAC 1770/20 · Exercises2020-06-15 → 2020-06-20
    Hazardous operations in progress until 19 jun in area bound by 21-06.00N 038-58.50E, 21-05.58N 039-07.00E,…
  4. HYDROPAC 1690/20 · Exercises2020-06-06 → 2020-06-08
    Hazardous operations 070100Z to 081600Z jun in area bound by 22-25N 037-27E, 22-01N 037-27E, 22-01N 037-00E,…
  5. HYDROPAC 693/20 · Exercises2020-02-28 → 2020-03-11
    Hazardous operations 0300Z to 1400Z daily 02, 03, 10 and 11 mar in area bound by 21-06.00N 038-58.50E,…
  6. HYDROPAC 688/20 · Mines2020-02-28 → 2020-05-15
    Mines adrift in area bound by 16-45.6N 042-15.7E, 15-41.5N 042-39.4E, 15-54.0N 043-02.3E, 16-58.7N 042-35.1E
  7. HYDROPAC 558/20 · Mines2020-02-15 → 2020-02-18
    Mines adrift in area bound by 16-45.6N 042-15.7E, 15-41.5N 042-39.4E, 15-54.0N 043-02.3E, 16-58.7N 042-35.1E
  8. HYDROPAC 264/20 · Exercises2020-01-24 → 2020-01-30
    Hazardous operations 0330Z to 0900Z daily 26 thru 30 jan in area within five miles of 21-17.76N 039-07.70E
  9. HYDROPAC 4266/19 · Exercises2019-12-27 → 2020-01-01
    Hazardous operations 0300Z to 1400Z daily 31 dec and 01 jan 20 in area bound by 21-05.58N 039-07.00E,…
  10. HYDROPAC 4142/19 · Wrecks2019-12-14 → 2022-03-18
    Depth reported less than charted depth in 19-29.77N 037-19.61E
  11. HYDROPAC 3902/19 · Exercises2019-11-27 → 2019-12-04
    Hazardous operations 0300Z to 1200Z daily 30 nov thru 04 dec in area bound by 21-03.00N 038-51.00E,…
  12. HYDROPAC 3777/19 · Piracy2019-11-18 → 2019-11-25
    Vessel attacked in 15-25N 042-18E at 171850Z nov
  13. HYDROPAC 3538/19 · Exercises2019-10-27 → 2019-10-28
    Hazardous operations 280300Z to 281400Z cot in area bound by 21-05.58N 039-07.00E, 21-06.00N 038-58.50E,…
  14. HYDROPAC 3407/19 · Exercises2019-10-16 → 2019-10-22
    Hazardous operations 0300Z to 1400Z daily 21 and 22 oct in area bound by 21-06.00N 038-58.50E, 21-05.58N…
  15. HYDROPAC 3246/19 · Exercises2019-10-01 → 2019-10-04
    Hazardous operations 1000Z to 1500Z in progress until 03 oct in area bound by 21-10N 038-47E, 21-10N…
  16. HYDROPAC 3085/19 · Exercises2019-09-20 → 2019-09-25
    Hazardous operations 250700Z to 251000Z sep in area bound by 21-10.00N 038-47.00E, 21-10.00N 038-26.00E,…
  17. HYDROPAC 3048/19 · Piracy2019-09-18 → 2019-09-19
    M/V hijacked in 16-30N 040-08E at 170338Z sep
  18. HYDROPAC 2980/19 · Exercises2019-09-11 → 2019-09-12
    Hazardous operations 0300Z to 1400Z daily 09 thru 12 sep in area bound by 21-06.00N 038-58.50E, 21-05.58N…
  19. HYDROPAC 2230/19 · Exercises2019-07-09 → 2019-07-10
    Hazardous operations 100300Z to 101400Z jul in area bound by 21-06.0N 038-58.5E, 21-05.6N 039-07.0E,…
  20. HYDROPAC 2184/19 · Exercises2019-07-04 → 2019-07-10
    Hazardous operations 0300Z to 1400Z daily 09 and 10 jul in area bound by 21-06.0N 038-58.5E, 21-05.5N…

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