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 2926/17 · Piracy2017-08-28 → 2017-08-31
    M/V reports approach by suspicious vessel in 13-00.12N 043-10.24E at 280302Z aug
  2. HYDROPAC 2855/17 · Derelicts2017-08-23 → 2017-08-26
    Derelict M/V mercury adrift in 13-13.1N 042-51.2E
  3. HYDROPAC 2812/17 · Piracy2017-08-19 → 2017-08-26
    M/V approached by pirates in 12-38N 043-21E at 181132Z aug
  4. HYDROPAC 2709/17 · Nav aids2017-08-09 → 2018-09-07
    Jeddah dgps station 21-28.4N 039-08.9E off air
  5. HYDROPAC 2538/17 · Piracy2017-07-25 → 2017-08-01
    M/V approached by pirates in 14-53N 042-27E at 251230Z jul
  6. HYDROPAC 2341/17 · Piracy2017-07-05 → 2017-07-12
    M/V reports approach by suspicious vessels in 14-17.9N 042-21.3E at 051220Z jul
  7. HYDROPAC 2292/17 · Piracy2017-06-30 → 2017-07-07
    M/V reports approach by suspicious vessels in 12-53N 043-11E at 300820Z jun
  8. HYDROPAC 2223/17 · Piracy2017-06-25 → 2017-07-02
    M/V approached by pirates in 14-43.6N 042-05.6E at 251411Z jun
  9. HYDROPAC 2062/17 · Piracy2017-06-14 → 2017-06-21
    M/V approached by pirates in 12-56.49N 043-12.17E at 131350Z jun
  10. HYDROPAC 1955/17 · Piracy2017-06-03 → 2017-06-10
    M/V approached by pirates in 12-57N 043-06E at 030850Z jun
  11. HYDROPAC 1352/17 · Piracy2017-04-18 → 2017-04-25
    M/V approached by pirates in 12-49.1N 043-16.0E at 161022Z apr
  12. HYDROPAC 1182/17 · Piracy2017-04-03 → 2017-04-10
    Yemen DNC 10
  13. HYDROPAC 521/17 · Derelicts2017-02-12 → 2017-02-15
    Derelict M/V noor al hooda adrift in 25-32N 035-43E
  14. HYDROPAC 363/17 · Other2017-01-31 → 2017-02-07
    Maritime alert 2017-001A
  15. HYDROPAC 354/17 · Piracy2017-01-31 → 2017-02-07
    M/V attacked in 14-49.1N 042-21.8E at 301220Z jan
  16. HYDROPAC 96/17 · Piracy2017-01-10 → 2017-01-25
    M/V reports approach by four suspicious vessels in 13-05N 043-08E at 090815Z jan
  17. HYDROPAC 3020/16 · Piracy2016-10-03 → 2016-10-21
    M/V reports approach by suspicious vessel in 14-01.37N 042-49.63E at 030650Z oct
  18. HYDROPAC 1796/16 · Cable ops2016-06-15 → 2016-06-28
    Cable repair operations 16 jun until further notice by cableship raymond croze with submersible within 1000…
  19. HYDROPAC 1100/16 · Cable ops2016-04-15 → 2016-04-28
    Cable laying operations 16 apr thru 04 may by cableship ile de brehat along trackline joining 16-17.6N…
  20. HYDROPAC 831/16 · Cable ops2016-03-22 → 2016-04-13
    Cable laying operations 24 mar thru 18 apr by cableship ile de brehat along trackline joining 25-11.33N…

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