Sulu Sea
IHO sea area 48a · 117° to 123° E, 5° to 13° N
- in force
- 0
- last 12 months
- 9
- archive messages
- 134
- categories
- 12
What the archive shows
134 messages are recorded since 1997-05-12 for the Sulu Sea. The selection uses the IHO sea area; a message may describe an exercise, equipment outage or continuing operation as well as a hazard report.
Exercises accounts for 43 of 134 recorded messages (32%), the largest category group in this selection.
The NGA historical archive froze in 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. Counts around that gap are incomplete, and changes in reporting volume do not establish changes in incident frequency.
In force now · 0
Nothing in force in this sea right now.
By year
By month (all years)
By category · available archive
| Exercises | 43 | 32% |
| Cable ops | 26 | 19% |
| Quakes | 17 | 13% |
| Incidents | 14 | 10% |
| Piracy | 13 | 10% |
| Missiles | 8 | 6% |
| Surveys | 4 | 3% |
| Nav aids | 3 | 2% |
| Derelicts | 2 | 1% |
| Towing | 2 | 1% |
| Spills | 1 | 1% |
| Wrecks | 1 | 1% |
Archive · 134 cancelled
- HYDROPAC 213/13 · Cable ops2013-01-22 → 2013-02-21Seismic survey in progress until 20 feb by M/V western patriot in area bound by 07-17.2N 118-46.8E, 06-23.6N…
- HYDROPAC 185/13 · Surveys2013-01-18 → 2013-04-06Salvage operations in progress until further notice
- USGS-USP000JVJX · Quakes2012-11-14 → 2012-11-171 km w of kaliling, philippines
- HYDROPAC 3184/12 · Incidents2012-11-10 → 2012-11-17F/V qng 90207 ts, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine damage in 08-17N 117-37E at 070400Z…
- HYDROPAC 2899/12 · Cable ops2012-10-16 → 2012-10-25Cable laying operations in progress until 24 oct vicinity of trackline joining 10-50.8N 119-32.6E, 10-55.5N…
- HYDROPAC 2203/12 · Piracy2012-08-02 → 2012-08-04Tug and barge hijacked in 07-56.33N 117-17.05E at 270438Z jul
- HYDROPAC 726/12 · Exercises2012-03-13 → 2012-03-14Gunnery exercises 0001Z to 0900Z daily 13 and 14 mar in area bound by 09-00N 119-00E, 08-45N 119-15E, 08-30N…
- HYDROPAC 470/12 · Exercises2012-02-18 → 2012-02-24Gunnery exercises 0001Z to 0900Z daily 23 and 24 feb in area bound by 09-00N 119-00E, 08-45N 119-15E, 08-30N…
- HYDROPAC 458/12 · Incidents2012-02-17 → 2012-02-25F/V qng 95712, nine persons on board, aground in 08-21N 117-21E at 171400Z feb
- HYDROPAC 209/12 · Exercises2012-01-25 → 2012-01-25Gunnery exercises in progress until 250900Z jan in area bound by 09-00N 119-00E, 08-45N 119-15E, 08-30N…
- HYDROPAC 3465/11 · Cable ops2011-12-12 → 2012-03-01Seismic survey in progress until 29 feb 12 by M/V aquila explorer in area bound by 13-27.3N 119-01.5E,…
- HYDROPAC 3001/11 · Piracy2011-10-25 → 2011-11-05Vessel attacked in 06-59.9N 119-44.8E at 240625Z oct
- USGS-USP000J4P4 · Quakes2011-07-11 → 2011-07-1433 km wsw of cayhagan, philippines
- HYDROPAC 1416/10 · Cable ops2010-07-08 → 2010-09-05Seismic survey in progress until 04 sep by M/V nordic energy towing 7000 meter long cable in area bound by…
- HYDROPAC 2398/09 · Surveys2009-12-22 → 2010-03-08Underwater operations 27 dec thru 07 mar 10 by M/V west aquarius in 06-42-05.7N 118-47-32.4E
- USGS-USP000H1MH · Quakes2009-09-18 → 2009-09-2141 km wsw of batasan, philippines
- HYDROPAC 1481/09 · Cable ops2009-08-20 → 2009-09-07Seismic survey in progress until 06 sep by M/V veritas and M/V pacific sword in area bound by 11-43-34N…
- HYDROPAC 1274/09 · Cable ops2009-07-15 → 2009-08-20Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V veritas and M/V pacific sword in area bound by…
- USGS-USP000GJ38 · Quakes2008-10-01 → 2008-10-045 km ssw of paluan, philippines
- HYDROPAC 1728/08 · Incidents2008-09-05 → 2008-10-18Distress signal received from M/V viva vicinity 07-40N 119-25E
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.