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 866/17 · Cable ops2017-03-13 → 2017-03-14
    Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship rene descartes in vicinity of trackline…
  2. HYDROPAC 863/17 · Wrecks2017-03-13 → 2018-09-07
    Dangerous wreck in 19-51N 106-27E
  3. HYDROPAC 798/17 · Cable ops2017-03-07 → 2017-03-13
    Cable operations 100001Z mar until further notice by cableship rene descartes in vicinity of trackline…
  4. HYDROPAC 724/17 · Other2017-03-01 → 2017-03-01
    M/V ultra alpha on fire in 07-45N 109-14E at 010554Z mar
  5. HYDROPAC 668/17 · Exercises2017-02-24 → 2017-03-31
    Gunnery exercises 0001Z to 0900Z daily 01 thru 03, 06, 08, 10, 13, 15, 20, 22, 28, 29, and 31 mar, 0001Z to…
  6. HYDROPAC 667/17 · Exercises2017-02-24 → 2017-03-31
    Gunnery exercises 0001Z to 0900Z daily 01 thru 03, 06 thru 10, 13 thru 17, 20 thru 24 and 27 thru 31 mar in…
  7. HYDROPAC 636/17 · Cable ops2017-02-22 → 2017-03-07
    Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship rene descartes in vicinity of trackline…
  8. HYDROPAC 615/17 · Wrecks2017-02-20 → 2018-09-07
    Dangerous wreck in 19-38N 106-08E
  9. HYDROPAC 579/17 · Other2017-02-17 → 2017-02-19
    F/V kh 97417 ts reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 11-00N 112-00E at 161900Z feb
  10. HYDROPAC 570/17 · Wrecks2017-02-16 → 2018-09-07
    Dangerous wreck in 20-40.1N 106-52.4E
  11. HYDROPAC 567/17 · Exercises2017-02-16 → 2017-02-21
    Gunnery exercises: a. 0001Z to 0400Z and 0700Z to 1000Z daily 16 and 17 feb, alternate 180001Z to 180400Z…
  12. HYDROPAC 504/17 · Cable ops2017-02-11 → 2017-02-22
    Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship rene descartes in vicinity of trackline…
  13. HYDROPAC 424/17 · Cable ops2017-02-05 → 2017-02-11
    Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship rene descartes in vicinity of trackline…
  14. HYDROPAC 346/17 · Cable ops2017-01-30 → 2017-03-08
    Cable operations in progress until 03 mar, alternate 04 thru 13 mar by cableship kddi pacific link in…
  15. HYDROPAC 322/17 · Exercises2017-01-28 → 2017-02-24
    Gunnery exercises 0001Z to 0900Z daily 03, 06, 08, 10, 13, 15, 17, 18, 20, 22 and 24 feb, 0001Z to 1400Z…
  16. HYDROPAC 312/17 · Exercises2017-01-27 → 2017-02-24
    Gunnery exercises 0001Z to 0900Z daily 02, 03, 06 thru 10, 13 thru 18 and 20 thru 24 feb in areas: a.…
  17. HYDROPAC 292/17 · Cable ops2017-01-25 → 2017-02-08
    Cable repair operations in progress until 07 feb by cableship cable retriever in area bound by 09-46.5N…
  18. HYDROPAC 291/17 · Derelicts2017-01-25 → 2017-01-26
    F/V na 95490 ts disabled and adrift in 19-07N 106-25E at 250800Z jan
  19. HYDROPAC 263/17 · Cable ops2017-01-24 → 2017-02-01
    Cable operations 240200Z jan until further notice by cableship rene descartes in vicinity of trackline…
  20. HYDROPAC 217/17 · Derelicts2017-01-20 → 2018-09-07
    Derelict vessel nam vy 39 aground in 16-35.29N 107-36.30E

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