Navigational warnings on 2026-09-21
UTC day · today
- issued
- 20
- cancelled
- 10
- in force at end
- 418
- of these still in force
- 3
What this reporting period contains
20 messages have issue dates in this period, and 10 have cancellation dates in it. A cancellation can close a message issued earlier; subtracting these totals does not give a count of new incidents.
Exercises accounts for 11 of 20 recorded messages (55%), the largest category group in this selection.
NAVAREA XII accounts for 7 of 20 recorded messages (35%), the largest source series group in this selection.
Separate updates to the same activity count as separate messages. The original records below show what was reported and when.
Issued · by sea
| North Pacific Ocean | 7 |
| Caribbean Sea | 2 |
| South Pacific Ocean | 2 |
| North Atlantic Ocean | 2 |
| Andaman or Burma Sea | 1 |
| The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia | 1 |
| Flores Sea | 1 |
| Arafura Sea | 1 |
NAVAREA XII 7 · HYDROPAC 5 · HYDROLANT 2 · NAVAREA IV 2 · USGS earthquakes 1 · NAVAREA II 1 · NOAA IncidentNews 1 · AUSCOAST 1
Issued · 20
- Spills · NOAAORR-11221in force00:00ZAn overturned hydrogen tank truck in Bellingham, Washington, on September 21, 2026, poses a chemical threat with no obvious leak, and modeling is requested.Overturned Hydrogen Tank Truck; Bellingham, Washington
- Surveys · HYDROLANT 1869/2600:30ZUnderwater operations 0800Z to 1800Z daily 22 sep thru 06 oct by M/V nord houston and M/V comando b in…South Atlantic · Brazil
- Wrecks · NAVAREA IV 914/2600:48ZDangerous wreck in vicinity 14-17.21N 080-21.99WCaribbean Sea · Colombia
- Quakes · USGS-US7000TIURin force01:41ZAn earthquake of magnitude 5.5 strikes 35 kilometres north-northeast of Ruteng, Indonesia, at a depth of 10 kilometres on 26 September at 0141 UTC.
- Missiles · HYDROPAC 2729/2606:12ZHazardous operations, space debris 1700Z to 0200Z daily 25 sep thru 07 oct in areas bound by: a. 37-45.60S…South Pacific
- Missiles · HYDROPAC 2730/2606:29ZHazardous operations 1700Z to 0200Z daily 25 sep thru 07 oct: a. rocket launching in area bound by 39-12.00S…South Pacific · New Zealand
- Exercises · HYDROPAC 2731/2611:08ZHazardous operations 0230Z to 0800Z daily 23 thru 25 sep in area bound by 10-50.00N 075-00.00E, 10-50.00N…Eastern Indian Ocean · India
- Exercises · HYDROPAC 2732/2611:44ZHazardous operations 0130Z to 1130Z daily 25 thru 30 sep in area bound by 12-49.00N 080-46.00E, 12-59.00N…Bay of Bengal · India
- Exercises · HYDROPAC 2733/2612:22ZHazardous operations 1030Z to 1130Z 24 sep in area bound by 11-40.80N 092-45.90E, 11-38.13N 093-00.70E,…Andaman Sea · India
- Nav aids · NAVAREA II 337/2613:09ZThe Cap Hadid Lighthouse at 31-41.85N 009-39.86W near Agadir is reported unlit, according to official light lists.Agadir
- Exercises · NAVAREA XII 648/2620:31ZHazardous operations 261300Z to 262300Z sep in area within one mile of 32-52.80N 118-17.70WNorth Pacific · California
- Exercises · NAVAREA XII 649/2620:49ZHazardous operations 241300Z to 242300Z sep in area within one mile of 32-52.80N 118-17.70WNorth Pacific · California
- Exercises · NAVAREA XII 650/2621:26ZHazardous operations 261300Z to 262300Z sep in area within one mile of 32-52.80N 118-17.70WNorth Pacific · California
- Exercises · NAVAREA XII 651/2621:35ZHazardous operations 251300Z to 252300Z sep in area within one mile of 32-52.80N 118-17.70WNorth Pacific · California
- Exercises · NAVAREA XII 656/2621:42ZHazardous operations 281300Z to 282300Z sep in area within one mile of 32-52.80N 118-17.70WNorth Pacific · California
- Exercises · NAVAREA XII 653/2622:02ZHazardous operations 271300Z to 272300Z sep in area within one mile of 32-52.80N 118-17.70WNorth Pacific · California
- Exercises · HYDROLANT 1874/2622:29ZHazardous operations 0700Z to 1630Z daily 25 thru 26 sep and 28 sep thru 03 oct in areas within: a. 27 miles…North Atlantic · Scotland
- Exercises · NAVAREA XII 652/2622:51ZHazardous operations 261500Z to 270100Z sep in area bound by 34-01.00N 121-02.00W, 33-21.00N 119-28.00W,…North Pacific · California
- Nav aids · NAVAREA IV 917/2623:16ZTrinidad and tobagoCaribbean Sea
- Nav aids · AUSCOAST 299/26in force23:47ZDuyfken Point Light K3297 at 12-34.15S 141-35.98E is unlit.
Cancelled · 10
- Spills · NOAAORR-1121500:00ZOn September 7, 2026, a tanker truck carrying asphalt crashes into Trapper Slough near Stockton, California, spilling unknown amount; response underway.Asphalt Spill Into Trapper Slough; Stockton, California
- Missiles · NAVAREA XI 419/2612:21ZJapan warns vessels in the Japan Sea, East China Sea, and North Pacific that a possible North Korean ballistic missile may have landed; keep clear and report sightings.Japan Sea, East China Sea and North Pacific, Japan
- Missiles · NAVAREA XI 421/2612:21ZJapan says a possible North Korean ballistic missile may have landed in the Japan Sea, East China Sea, and North Pacific, and asks vessels to keep clear.Japan Sea, East China Sea and North Pacific, Japan
- Missiles · NAVAREA XI 420/2612:21ZJapan warns vessels in the Japan Sea, East China Sea, and North Pacific of a possible North Korean ballistic missile and asks them to avoid falling objects.Japan Sea, East China Sea and North Pacific, Japan
- Missiles · NAVAREA XI 418/2612:21ZJapan says North Korea potentially launched a ballistic missile and asks vessels in the Japan Sea, East China Sea and North Pacific to keep clear and report information.Japan Sea, East China Sea and North Pacific, Japan
- Nav aids · NAVAREA II 261/2613:09ZThe Cap Hadid lighthouse near Agadir is unlit, located at 31-41.85N 009-39.86W.Agadir
- Nav aids · NAVAREA IV 161/2623:16ZChupara Point Light in Trinidad and Tobago, at 10-48.72N 061-21.86W, is unlit, canceling warning 1008/25.Caribbean Sea
- Quakes · USGS-US7000TIGD23:18ZAn earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck the Kermadec Islands region at a depth of 94 km on 26 September at 1823 UTC.Kermadec Islands Region
- Surveys · AUSCOAST 295/2623:38ZVessel Lodbrog conducts underwater operations bounded by 31-17.96 south to 31-49.84 south and 115-14.72 east to 115-22.53 east, requesting 1.0 nautical mile clearance.
- Nav aids · AUSCOAST 298/2623:53ZThe Duyfken Point light at 12-34.15S 141-35.98E is unreliable.
Not for navigation. Counts include only warnings we display; ongoing search-and-rescue traffic is excluded until 30 days after it closes.