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 3153/22 · Cable ops2022-11-07 → 2022-11-22
    Cable operations 081700Z nov until further notice by cableship lodbrog in area bound by 02-06.50N…
  2. HYDROPAC 3148/22 · Derelicts2022-11-07 → 2022-11-10
    Vessel adrift in vicinity 08-33.00N 110-33.00E at 071220Z nov
  3. HYDROPAC 3088/22 · Containers2022-11-02 → 2022-11-05
    Containers adrift at 020850Z nov in 20-25.60N 121-08.30E
  4. HYDROPAC 3052/22 · Cable ops2022-10-30 → 2022-11-09
    Cable operations in progress until 06 nov, alternate 07 thru 10 nov by cableship kddi ocean link in area…
  5. HYDROPAC 2998/22 · Missiles2022-10-26 → 2022-10-31
    Hazardous operations, rocket launching 310600Z to 311400Z oct in areas bound by: a. 13-33.00N 117-57.00E,…
  6. HYDROPAC 2967/22 · Cable ops2022-10-21 → 2022-10-30
    Cable operations in progress until 26 oct, alternate 27 thru 30 oct in area bound by 17-31.74N 120-01.26E,…
  7. HYDROPAC 2883/22 · Other2022-10-14 → 2022-10-28
    F/V qng 98896 ts reports unconscious crewman requiring medical assistance in 17-36.00N 108-26.00E at 140500Z…
  8. HYDROPAC 2874/22 · Derelicts2022-10-14 → 2022-10-14
    F/V kh 97768 ts disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 12-31.00N 110-58.00E at 132127Z oct
  9. HYDROPAC 2872/22 · Derelicts2022-10-13 → 2022-10-14
    F/V kh 97768 ts disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 12-45.00N 110-51.00E at 131540Z oct
  10. HYDROPAC 2870/22 · Derelicts2022-10-13 → 2022-10-13
    F/V kh 97768 ts disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 12-48.00N 110-48.00E at 131200Z oct
  11. HYDROPAC 2760/22 · Cable ops2022-10-03 → 2022-10-21
    Cable operations 08 thru 21 oct alternate 22 thru 25 oct by M/V kddi ocean link: in area bound by 17-31.74N…
  12. HYDROPAC 2717/22 · Other2022-09-30 → 2022-09-30
    Vessel wu zhou 8, reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 08-14.01N 107-35.29E
  13. HYDROPAC 2703/22 · Surveys2022-09-29 → 2022-10-13
    Salvage operations in progress until further notice in vicinity 06-42.00N 109-55.00E
  14. HYDROPAC 2646/22 · Other2022-09-24 → 2022-10-14
    Six persons overboard from sunken F/V bt 97478 in area bound by 10-32.00N 112-32.00E, 10-58.00N 113-32.00E,…
  15. HYDROPAC 2643/22 · Other2022-09-23 → 2022-09-24
    M/V gas dollart possible fire reported in 01-07.00N 105-58.99E
  16. HYDROPAC 2637/22 · Derelicts2022-09-23 → 2022-10-07
    Vessel es jewel disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 00-07.05S 106-44.43E
  17. HYDROPAC 2599/22 · Missiles2022-09-19 → 2022-09-24
    Hazardous operations, space debris in progress until 23 sep in area bound by 18-04.82N 120-09.58E, 18-50.90N…
  18. HYDROPAC 2598/22 · Missiles2022-09-19 → 2022-09-19
    Hazardous operations, space debris in progress until 23 sep in area bound by 18-29.40N 120-21.00E, 18-32.40N…
  19. HYDROPAC 2593/22 · Missiles2022-09-19 → 2022-09-19
    Hazardous operations, space debris in progress until 23 sep in area bound by 18-04.49N 120-09.35E, 18-50.54N…
  20. HYDROPAC 2314/22 · Cable ops2022-08-23 → 2022-10-19
    Cable operations in progress until 18 oct by cableship resolute in areas bound by: a. 15-58.10N 119-18.70E,…

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