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 311/19 · Exercises2019-01-27 → 2019-02-27
    Gunnery exercises 2300Z to 0900Z commencing daily 31 jan, 10 thru 14, 17 thru 22 and 24 thru 26 feb: a. in…
  2. HYDROPAC 310/19 · Exercises2019-01-27 → 2019-02-27
    Gunnery exercises 2300Z to 0830Z commencing daily 31 jan, 10 thru 14, 17 thru 22 and 24 thru 26 feb in area…
  3. HYDROPAC 309/19 · Exercises2019-01-27 → 2019-02-27
    Gunnery exercises 2300Z to 1000Z commencing daily 31 jan, 10 thru 14, 17 thru 22 and 24 thru 26 feb in…
  4. HYDROPAC 256/19 · Exercises2019-01-24 → 2019-01-26
    Hazardous operations 2200Z to 0500Z commencing daily until 25 jan in area bound by 19-07.00N 105-44.00E,…
  5. HYDROPAC 251/19 · Wrecks2019-01-23 → 2019-03-22
    Dangerous wreck in 21-24.08N 108-02.70E
  6. HYDROPAC 250/19 · Wrecks2019-01-23 → 2020-01-17
    Dangerous wreck in 17-50.83N 106-35.05E
  7. HYDROPAC 248/19 · Derelicts2019-01-23 → 2019-01-26
    Derelict life boat, orange hull, adrift in vicinity 18-00.2N 110-27.9E at 230255Z jan
  8. HYDROPAC 154/19 · Wrecks2019-01-15 → 2020-01-17
    Dangerous wreck in 10-19.51N 107-07.19E
  9. HYDROPAC 106/19 · Wrecks2019-01-11 → 2020-01-17
    Dangerous wreck in 17-08.7N 107-19.6E
  10. HYDROPAC 98/19 · Wrecks2019-01-10 → 2019-10-18
    Dangerous wreck in 09-14.33N 106-59.00E
  11. HYDROPAC 68/19 · Wrecks2019-01-07 → 2020-07-10
    Dangerous wreck in 20-56.68N 107-04.06E
  12. HYDROPAC 4603/18 · Exercises2018-12-28 → 2019-01-31
    Gunnery exercises 2300Z to 1000Z commencing daily 01 thru 03, 06 thru 10, 13 thru 18, 20 thru 24 and 27 thru…
  13. HYDROPAC 4601/18 · Exercises2018-12-28 → 2019-01-31
    Gunnery exercises 2300Z to 0900Z commencing daily 01 thru 03, 06 thru 10, 13 thru 18, 20 thru 24, and 27…
  14. HYDROPAC 4600/18 · Exercises2018-12-28 → 2019-01-31
    Gunnery exercises 2300Z to 0830Z commencing daily 01 thru 03, 06 thru 10, 13 thru 18, 20 thru 24, and 27…
  15. HYDROPAC 4565/18 · Derelicts2018-12-24 → 2018-12-27
    Vessel partially submerged and adrift in 07-16.4N 109-00.0E
  16. HYDROPAC 4530/18 · Wrecks2018-12-20 → 2019-01-11
    Dangerous wreck in 09-14.33N 106-59.00E
  17. HYDROPAC 4519/18 · Derelicts2018-12-19 → 2018-12-21
    M/V 69 adrift in 07-55N 108-10E
  18. HYDROPAC 4404/18 · Exercises2018-12-11 → 2018-12-14
    Hazardous operations 122330Z to 131530Z dec, alternate 132330Z to 141530Z dec in area bound by 11-59.02N…
  19. HYDROPAC 4333/18 · Derelicts2018-12-05 → 2018-12-08
    Derelict vessel adrift in 07-55N 108-10E at 040430Z dec
  20. HYDROPAC 4290/18 · Other2018-12-01 → 2018-12-01
    F/V na 92999 ts reports crewman with appendicitis in 18-26N 107-04E at 010001 dec 18

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