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 2151/19 · Piracy2019-07-01 → 2019-07-08
    M/V approached by pirates in 12-51.80N 043-14.97E at 010840Z jul
  2. HYDROPAC 2058/19 · Other2019-06-24 → 2019-07-12
    M/V caroline selmer reports crewman with compound fractures in 16-26N 041-06E
  3. HYDROPAC 1952/19 · Wrecks2019-06-15 → 2019-09-13
    Uncharted rock awash reported in 24-48.35N 036-57.07E
  4. HYDROPAC 1592/19 · Exercises2019-05-11 → 2019-05-12
    Hazardous operations in progress until 12 may in area bound by 19-05-30N 038-49-15E, 19-48-30N 038-37-15E,…
  5. HYDROPAC 1575/19 · Exercises2019-05-09 → 2019-05-12
    Hazardous operations 10 may in area bound by 24-30.00N 035-46.45E, 23-54.30N 036-07.30E, 23-55.00N…
  6. HYDROPAC 1275/19 · Surveys2019-04-15 → 2019-09-21
    Scientific moorings, least depth 260 meters, established until 30 sep in: a. 12-36.99N 043-16.50E
  7. HYDROPAC 1266/19 · Exercises2019-04-15 → 2019-04-17
    Hazardous operations 0300Z to 1400Z daily 15 thru 17 apr in area bound by 21-06.0N 038-58.5E, 21-05.5N…
  8. HYDROPAC 1243/19 · Debris2019-04-12 → 2019-04-15
    200 meter long cable with mooring buoy adrift in 13-22.48N 042-56.69E
  9. HYDROPAC 1204/19 · Exercises2019-04-10 → 2019-04-12
    Hazardous operations 0300Z to 1400Z daily 14 thru 17 apr in area bound by 21-06.0N 038-58.5E, 21-05.5N…
  10. HYDROPAC 935/19 · Exercises2019-03-21 → 2019-03-27
    Hazardous operations 0300Z to 1700Z daily 26 and 27 mar in area bound by 21-06.0N 038-58.5E, 21-05.5N…
  11. HYDROPAC 477/19 · Surveys2019-02-11 → 2019-04-12
    Scientific moorings, least depth 260 meters, established 17 feb thru 30 sep in: a. 12-36.99N 043-16.50E
  12. HYDROPAC 3710/18 · Exercises2018-10-11 → 2018-10-17
    Hazardous operations 0300Z to 1700Z daily 16 and 17 oct in area bound by 21-06.00N 038-58.50E, 21-13.40N…
  13. HYDROPAC 3386/18 · Exercises2018-09-18 → 2018-09-28
    Hazardous operations 190001Z to 272359Z sep in area bound by 26-43N 035-12E, 26-54N 035-28E, 27-37N 034-50E,…
  14. HYDROPAC 2456/18 · Piracy2018-07-04 → 2018-07-11
    M/V approached by pirates in 13-33.2N 042-40.1E at 040502Z jul
  15. HYDROPAC 2096/18 · Piracy2018-06-04 → 2018-06-11
    Vessel attacked in 14-57.1N 042-05.8E at 031512Z jun
  16. HYDROPAC 1791/18 · Piracy2018-05-11 → 2018-05-18
    M/V attacked by pirates in 14-40N 041-45E at 111115Z may
  17. HYDROPAC 1339/18 · Exercises2018-04-07 → 2018-04-12
    Hazardous operations 0300Z to 1700Z daily 08 thru 12 in area bound by 21-06.00N 038-58.50E, 21-05.58N…
  18. HYDROPAC 674/18 · Other2018-02-19 → 2018-02-21
    Navigation prohibited 211300Z to 211500Z feb in area within 20 miles of 23-24.5N 036-56.0E
  19. HYDROPAC 4477/17 · Surveys2017-12-19 → 2018-04-01
    Survey operations in progress until 31 mar 18 by M/V dong fang kan tan 1 in area bound by 27-36.0N…
  20. HYDROPAC 4295/17 · Piracy2017-12-08 → 2017-12-15
    Vessel attacked in 14-32.5N 042-47.3E at 071830Z dec

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