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 1277/08 · Derelicts2008-07-06 → 2008-07-13
    Derelict F/V adrift in 07-33.7N 109-24.8E at 050600Z jul
  2. HYDROPAC 1259/08 · Piracy2008-07-04 → 2008-07-12
    Six pirates, armed with knives, boarded a tug towing a barge underway in 02-30.6N 104-14.0E at 281730Z jun
  3. HYDROPAC 1257/08 · Exercises2008-07-04 → 2008-07-31
    Gunnery exercises 0100Z to 0900Z daily 07 thru 11, 14 thru 18, 21 thru 25 and 28 thru 31 jul within 15 miles…
  4. HYDROPAC 1210/08 · Cable ops2008-06-27 → 2008-07-23
    Submarine cable operations until further notice by cableship rene descartes vicinity of trackline joining…
  5. HYDROPAC 1160/08 · Derelicts2008-06-20 → 2008-07-05
    Vessel partially submerged and adrift in 08-23.8N 109-12.1E
  6. HYDROPAC 1107/08 · Nav aids2008-06-11 → 2008-06-12
    Nga chart 71027 (9TH ed)
  7. HYDROPAC 1077/08 · Cable ops2008-06-06 → 2008-06-27
    Submarine cable operations 07 jun until further notice by cableship rene descartes vicinity of trackline…
  8. HYDROPAC 1076/08 · Piracy2008-06-06 → 2008-06-15
    Eight pirates, armed with long knives and bars, boarded a container ship underway in 03-24N 105-31E at…
  9. HYDROPAC 1068/08 · Exercises2008-06-05 → 2008-06-17
    Gunnery exercises 0100Z to 0900Z daily 09 thru 17 jun within ten miles of 23-34.9N 119-10.5E
  10. HYDROPAC 1067/08 · Exercises2008-06-05 → 2008-06-30
    Gunnery exercises 0100Z to 0900Z daily 06, 09 thru 13, 16 thru 20, 23 thru 27 and 30 jun within 15 miles of…
  11. HYDROPAC 1015/08 · Cable ops2008-05-27 → 2008-06-06
    Submarine cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship rene descartes vicinity of…
  12. HYDROPAC 996/08 · Cable ops2008-05-23 → 2008-05-27
    Submarine cable operations 27 may until further notice by cableship rene descartes vicinity of trackline…
  13. HYDROPAC 963/08 · Cable ops2008-05-18 → 2008-05-23
    Submarine cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship rene descartes vicinity of…
  14. HYDROPAC 960/08 · Derelicts2008-05-17 → 2008-05-24
    Derelict 65 foot S/V, white hull, abandoned and adrift vicinity 15-20.05N 118-43.73E at 170900Z may
  15. HYDROPAC 910/08 · Other2008-05-12 → 2008-05-12
    Two persons abandoned 24 foot M/V sunny, orange hull, in 16-43.5N 118-32.7E
  16. HYDROPAC 906/08 · Nav aids2008-05-11 → 2009-01-10
    Nga chart 71027 (9TH ed)
  17. HYDROPAC 904/08 · Cable ops2008-05-11 → 2008-06-03
    Seismic survey 11 may thru 02 jun by M/V mezen towing 8000 meter long cable in area bound by 09-26N 106-19E,…
  18. HYDROPAC 889/08 · Other2008-05-08 → 2009-01-10
    Nga chart 93020 (2ND ed)
  19. HYDROPAC 803/08 · Derelicts2008-04-28 → 2008-05-05
    Derelict F/V, partially submerged and adrift in 05-12.2N 105-04.9E at 270127Z apr
  20. HYDROPAC 792/08 · Derelicts2008-04-27 → 2008-05-04
    Derelict F/V partially submerged and adrift in 05-12.2N 106-04.9E

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