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 2188/07 · Derelicts2007-12-12 → 2007-12-21
    Derelict barge aground in 10-14N 113-38E
  2. HYDROPAC 2148/07 · Derelicts2007-12-05 → 2007-12-12
    Derelict 205 meter barge adrift in 04-28.8N 106-07.0E at 050800Z dec
  3. HYDROPAC 2122/07 · Derelicts2007-11-30 → 2007-11-30
    Derelict barge goodline 2 adrift vicinity of 10-08.1N 112-56.7E at 220600Z nov
  4. HYDROPAC 2070/07 · Derelicts2007-11-25 → 2008-02-03
    Derelict 96 meter barge good line 2, black hull, lost sabah to vietnam
  5. HYDROPAC 2042/07 · Derelicts2007-11-20 → 2007-11-27
    Derelict vessel adrift in 10-35N 109-48E at 201450Z nov
  6. HYDROPAC 2040/07 · Other2007-11-20 → 2008-02-03
    M/V pacific sun II on fire in 16-43N 115-55E
  7. HYDROPAC 2036/07 · Other2007-11-20 → 2007-11-20
    M/V pacific sun II on fire in 16-43N 115-55E
  8. HYDROPAC 1933/07 · Derelicts2007-11-05 → 2007-11-11
    Derelict M/V adrift in 22-50.3N 118-13.5E at 040911Z nov
  9. HYDROPAC 1916/07 · Cable ops2007-11-02 → 2008-08-23
    Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V zephyr 1 towing 8500 meter long cable in area bound…
  10. HYDROPAC 1909/07 · Derelicts2007-11-01 → 2007-11-08
    Derelict vessel, green hull, partially submerged and adrift in 04-29.05N 104-29.51E
  11. HYDROPAC 1908/07 · Derelicts2007-11-01 → 2007-12-21
    Derelict 49 foot M/V kuan yin adrift vicinity 00-11N 106-19E
  12. HYDROPAC 1898/07 · Derelicts2007-11-01 → 2007-12-21
    49 foot S/V kuan yin, disabled and adrift in 00-13.9N 106-24.0E
  13. HYDROPAC 1894/07 · Cable ops2007-11-01 → 2007-12-01
    Cable operations 05 thur 30 nov by cableship asean restorer vicinity of trackline between 05-53.4N 114-14.1E…
  14. HYDROPAC 1800/07 · Cable ops2007-10-17 → 2007-11-28
    Seismic survey in progress until 27 nov by M/V pacific sword towing eight 1000 meter long cables in area…
  15. HYDROPAC 1770/07 · Cable ops2007-10-12 → 2007-11-01
    Cable repair operations 17 oct thru 07 nov by cableship asean restorer vicinity 05-47.6N 103-32.0E
  16. HYDROPAC 1730/07 · Cable ops2007-10-06 → 2007-11-26
    Seismic survey in progress until 25 nov by working vessel towing four 4500 meter long cables in area bound…
  17. HYDROPAC 1729/07 · Cable ops2007-10-06 → 2007-12-01
    Seismic survey in progress until 30 nov by working vessel towing six 6000 meter long cables in area bound by…
  18. HYDROPAC 1725/07 · Cable ops2007-10-06 → 2009-01-04
    Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V cgg harmattan towing six 6500 meter long cables in…
  19. HYDROPAC 1705/07 · Derelicts2007-10-04 → 2007-10-13
    Derelict 41 meter long barge adrift in 08-51.2N 108-01.6E at 030800Z oct
  20. HYDROPAC 1660/07 · Exercises2007-09-27 → 2007-09-28
    Gunnery exercises 280001Z to 280900Z sep in area bound by 14-16.5N 120-21.5E, 14-16.5N 120-17.2E, 14-12.4N…

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