South China Sea

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

in force
10
last 12 months
6
since 1993
2,333
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 ops57225%
Exercises56624%
Other30713%
Derelicts30313%
Wrecks1547%
Piracy1376%
Surveys1356%
Missiles532%
Nav aids502%
Containers352%
Debris131%
Towing70%
Volcanic10%

Archive · 2,323 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 339/23 · Derelicts2023-01-30 → 2023-02-02
    Derelict barge adrift in 00-41.26S 106-44.61E at 301010Z jan
  2. HYDROPAC 334/23 · Derelicts2023-01-30 → 2023-02-02
    Derelict 84 meter barge mitra bahari VIII, blue hull, adrift in vicinity 00-41.26S 106-44.61E
  3. HYDROPAC 312/23 · Derelicts2023-01-28 → 2023-01-28
    19 meter F/V bd 98103 ts, four persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in in 11-20.00N…
  4. HYDROPAC 311/23 · Derelicts2023-01-28 → 2023-01-28
    19 meter F/V bd 98103 ts, four persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 11-24.00N…
  5. HYDROPAC 284/23 · Derelicts2023-01-26 → 2023-01-27
    M/V xin ao yuan jian, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 08-30.25N 108-05.95E at 260117Z jan
  6. HYDROPAC 167/23 · Cable ops2023-01-14 → 2023-01-16
    Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship lodbrog in area within one mile of 01-31.40N…
  7. HYDROPAC 43/23 · Cable ops2023-01-03 → 2023-01-11
    Cable operations in progress until 10 jan by cableship lodbrog in area within one mile of 01-31.40N 104-29.40E
  8. HYDROPAC 8/23 · Other2023-01-01 → 2023-03-28
    Platform established in 18-11.90N 110-50.90E
  9. HYDROPAC 3717/22 · Missiles2022-12-27 → 2022-12-29
    Hazardous operations, rocket launching 290400Z to 291100Z dec in areas bound by: a. 15-38.00N 112-53.00E,…
  10. HYDROPAC 3684/22 · Missiles2022-12-24 → 2022-12-27
    Hazardous operations, space debris 270700Z to 271400Z dec in area bound by 19-11.00N 107-41.00E, 18-17.00N…
  11. HYDROPAC 3628/22 · Other2022-12-20 → 2022-12-20
    F/V na 90361 ts reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 18-43.98N 106-19.11E at 200530Z dec
  12. HYDROPAC 3625/22 · Cable ops2022-12-19 → 2023-01-03
    Cable operations 200001Z dec until further notice by cableship lodbrog in area bound by 01-46.30N…
  13. HYDROPAC 3523/22 · Derelicts2022-12-09 → 2022-12-10
    M/V AMR1 disabled and adrift in 10-10.00N 109-11.00E at 091255Z dec
  14. HYDROPAC 3330/22 · Cable ops2022-11-22 → 2022-12-19
    Cable operations 230800Z nov until further notice by cableship lodbrog in area bound by 01-25.00N…
  15. HYDROPAC 3234/22 · Derelicts2022-11-15 → 2022-11-15
    F/V hp 90938TS, disabled and taking on water in 19-52.50N 107-12.83E on 15 nov
  16. HYDROPAC 3181/22 · Wrecks2022-11-10 → 2022-11-11
    Vessel sank in 08-14.00N 110-03.00E on 10 nov
  17. HYDROPAC 3180/22 · Cable ops2022-11-09 → 2022-11-21
    Philippines
  18. HYDROPAC 3173/22 · Cable ops2022-11-09 → 2022-11-14
    Cable operations in progress until 20 nov, alternate 21 thru 24 nov by cableship kddi ocean link in area…
  19. HYDROPAC 3163/22 · Missiles2022-11-09 → 2022-11-12
    Hazardous operations, rocket launching 120001Z to 120900Z nov in areas bound by: a. 15-48.00N 116-00.00E,…
  20. HYDROPAC 3162/22 · Missiles2022-11-09 → 2022-11-12
    Hazardous operations, rocket launching 112200Z to 120500Z nov in area bound by 20-11.00N 107-47.00E,…

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