South China Sea

IHO sea area 49 · 102° to 122° E, -3° to 26° N

in force
10
last 12 months
6
since 1993
2,321
categories
13

In force now · 10

  1. HYDROPAC 2249/26 · Surveys2026-08-06
    Survey operations by vessel PXGEO 2 towing eight 5-mile cables continue until 31 December in Gulf of Thailand and South China Sea; wide berth requested.
  2. NAVAREA XI 356/26 · Cable ops2026-08-06
    Seismic survey by vessel PXGEO 2 towing eight 5-mile cables in the southern Gulf of Thailand and South China Sea until 31 December 2026.
  3. HYDROPAC 2099/26 · Cable ops2026-07-21
    Cable operations are underway in the East China Sea by the cableship ILE DE RE until further notice; wide berth requested.
  4. NAVAREA XI 329/26 · Cable ops2026-07-21
    Cable ship Ile de Re is laying submarine cable in the Taiwan Strait until further notice.
  5. HYDROPAC 2412/25 · Wrecks2025-09-19
    Dangerous wreck in South China Sea off Vietnam at 10-22.31N 107-46.96E.
  6. NAVAREA XI 437/25 · Wrecks2025-09-19
    Sunken wreck exists in northern South China Sea at 10-22.31N 107-46.96E.
  7. NAVAREA XI 435/23 · Nav aids2023-12-04
    The Manila NAVTEX station at 14 degrees 30.3 minutes north, 121 degrees 3.9 minutes east is inoperative until further notice.
  8. NAVAREA XI 153/20 · Wrecks2020-04-06
    A yellow observation buoy is reported at 19-20.6N 113-45.9E in the northern South China Sea on 04 Apr.
  9. NAVAREA XI 664/19 · Wrecks2019-11-21
    An oil rig is reported to exist in the southern South China Sea at 07-42.1N 107-55.8E.
  10. NAVAREA XI 132/19 · Wrecks2019-03-07
    An oil rig is reported at 07-47.5N 108-12.0E in the southern South China Sea, and previous warnings are cancelled.

Longest in force

  1. NAVAREA XI 132/19 · Wrecks2019-03-07
    An oil rig is reported at 07-47.5N 108-12.0E in the southern South China Sea, and previous warnings are cancelled.
  2. NAVAREA XI 664/19 · Wrecks2019-11-21
    An oil rig is reported to exist in the southern South China Sea at 07-42.1N 107-55.8E.
  3. NAVAREA XI 153/20 · Wrecks2020-04-06
    A yellow observation buoy is reported at 19-20.6N 113-45.9E in the northern South China Sea on 04 Apr.
  4. NAVAREA XI 435/23 · Nav aids2023-12-04
    The Manila NAVTEX station at 14 degrees 30.3 minutes north, 121 degrees 3.9 minutes east is inoperative until further notice.
  5. NAVAREA XI 437/25 · Wrecks2025-09-19
    Sunken wreck exists in northern South China Sea at 10-22.31N 107-46.96E.

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By category · since 1997

Cable ops57025%
Exercises56024%
Other30713%
Derelicts30313%
Wrecks1547%
Piracy1376%
Surveys1356%
Nav aids502%
Missiles492%
Containers352%
Debris131%
Towing70%
Volcanic10%

Archive · 2,311 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 2120/21 · Derelicts2021-07-22 → 2021-07-22
    Derelict F/V kh 90118TS adrift in vicinity 11-28N 111-39E
  2. HYDROPAC 2083/21 · Other2021-07-19 → 2021-07-21
    17 vessels requesting assistance in vicinity 00-03.00S 109-00.48E
  3. HYDROPAC 1951/21 · Cable ops2021-07-04 → 2021-07-15
    Cable operations 05 thru 14 jul by cableship teneo in vicinity of 07-30.0N 109-06.2E
  4. HYDROPAC 1716/21 · Cable ops2021-06-10 → 2021-06-16
    Cable operations 110500Z to 172359Z jun by cableship teneo in vicinity of 03-43.5N 105-45.2E
  5. HYDROPAC 1610/21 · Cable ops2021-05-30 → 2021-06-10
    Cable operations 31 may to 10 jun by cableship teneo in vicinity of trackline joining 05-24.2N 107-23.7E,…
  6. HYDROPAC 1593/21 · Cable ops2021-05-28 → 2021-06-11
    Cable operations 281600Z may until further notice by cableship lodbrog in area bound by 22-09.7N 117-43.8E,…
  7. HYDROPAC 1587/21 · Missiles2021-05-28 → 2021-05-29
    Hazardous operations, rocket launching 291230Z to 291330Z may in areas bound by: a. 14-25-18N 116-28-39E,…
  8. HYDROPAC 1503/21 · Cable ops2021-05-20 → 2021-05-28
    Cable operations 220400Z may until further notice by cableship lodbrog in area bound by 22-07.7N 117-30.8E,…
  9. HYDROPAC 1496/21 · Missiles2021-05-20 → 2021-05-20
    Hazardous operations, rocket launching 201700Z to 201800Z may in areas bound by: a. 15-44-17N 115-50-26E,…
  10. HYDROPAC 1482/21 · Missiles2021-05-18 → 2021-05-19
    Hazardous operations, rocket launching 191700Z to 191800Z may in areas bound by: a. 14-25-18N 116-28-39E,…
  11. HYDROPAC 1349/21 · Other2021-05-04 → 2021-05-05
    F/V tg 92399TS flooding in 08-40N 106-21E at 040300Z may
  12. HYDROPAC 1282/21 · Missiles2021-04-28 → 2021-04-29
    Hazardous operations, rocket launching 290300Z to 290400Z apr in areas bound by: a. 14-33-19N 117-30-02E,…
  13. HYDROPAC 1094/21 · Derelicts2021-04-10 → 2021-04-10
    F/V nt 90414 ts, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 09-12N 110-49E at 100145Z apr
  14. HYDROPAC 1011/21 · Cable ops2021-04-02 → 2021-04-16
    Cable operations 030001Z apr until further notice by cableship lodbrog in area bound by 01-57.8N 104-34.3E,…
  15. HYDROPAC 940/21 · Exercises2021-03-25 → 2022-01-01
    Hazardous operations in progress until 31 dec in areas bound by: a. 24-11-56N 119-45-36E, 24-11-34N…
  16. HYDROPAC 702/21 · Derelicts2021-03-03 → 2021-03-04
    F/V qna 95122 ts disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 10-00N 114-21E at 031015Z mar
  17. HYDROPAC 649/21 · Other2021-02-26 → 2021-02-26
    Platform tam dao 02 reported on fire in 08-33.24N 108-46.48E
  18. HYDROPAC 553/21 · Cable ops2021-02-17 → 2021-05-21
    Cable operations 18 feb to 20 may by cableship kddi cable infinity along tracklines joining: a. 04-06.6N…
  19. HYDROPAC 292/21 · Other2021-01-22 → 2021-01-22
    F/V qb 91439TS reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 17-30N 108-40E at 212200Z jan
  20. HYDROPAC 134/21 · Derelicts2021-01-11 → 2021-01-14
    Derelict F/V kh 91324 ts adrift in 08-32N 111-42E

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