Sea Ledger, July 2014

2014-07-01 to 2014-07-31 · archive

issued: 568
warning-days in force: 9,997
in force at month end: 346
sea × type cells: 239

baseline: same month, previous 5 years (2013-07, 2012-07, 2011-07, 2010-07, 2009-07)

By type

type	issued	warning-days	in force at end
Incidents	146	1,122	32
Exercises	97	822.5	31
Nav aids	60	2,890.3	101
Cable ops	40	1,447.1	51
Icebergs	39	54.4	4
Quakes	38	123.9	4
Missiles	30	160.6	6
Surveys	30	985.9	37
Derelicts	27	157.7	5
Other	18	598.1	20
Spills	14	166	5
Containers	6	18	0
Wrecks	5	657.9	23
Piracy	5	70.3	2
Restricted	3	197.4	7
Towing	3	79.9	3
Debris	2	8.9	0
Structures	2	180	6
Ordnance	1	99.3	4
Storms	1	1.6	0
Volcanic	1	62	2
Mines	0	31	1
War risk	0	62	2

By sea and type · 200 cells, most issued first

cell	issued	warning-days	at end	longest d	vs 5 y
Icebergs · Labrador Seasurge	27	29.3	2	32	10× / 2.6
Incidents · North Pacific Ocean	24	102.5	4	47	1.5× / 16.4
Exercises · Black Seasurge	19	111.8	2	34	5.0× / 3.8
Exercises · North Pacific Ocean	18	94.9	3	35	1.5× / 12
Incidents · North Atlantic Ocean	17	252.7	11	72	1.9× / 9
Exercises · Yellow Seasurge	16	130	7	36	2.4× / 6.8
Incidents · South China Sea	15	93.1	1	62	1.6× / 9.4
Nav aids · North Sealong running	14	383.5	12	607	1.6× / 8.6
Missiles · North Atlantic Oceansurge	14	51.4	2	37	3.5× / 4
Incidents · South Pacific Oceansurge	13	53.6	0	—	3.3× / 4
Incidents · Indian Ocean	12	51.5	0	—	1.1× / 10.8
Incidents · Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin	10	44.1	4	33	1.7× / 5.8
Incidents · Gulf of Mexicosurge	8	133.4	4	45	5.0× / 1.6
Cable ops · South China Sea	7	308	11	251	1.8× / 3.8
Cable ops · North Atlantic Ocean	7	245.6	7	131	1.2× / 5.8
Nav aids · Caribbean Seasurgelong running	7	161.4	10	431	18× / 0.4
Nav aids · North Atlantic Oceanlong running	6	427.3	15	483	1.3× / 4.8
Exercises · Philippine Sea	6	73.3	3	43	1.9× / 3.2
Cable ops · Kara Seasurge	6	65	6	250	10× / 0.6
Incidents · Coral Sea	6	48	3	29	1.7× / 3.6
Nav aids · Irish Sea and St. George's Channelsurge	6	40.2	2	96	3.0× / 2
Missiles · North Pacific Ocean	6	28.7	2	35	1.0× / 6.2
Quakes · South Pacific Ocean	6	23.1	0	—	0.5× / 12.2
Quakes · North Pacific Ocean	6	19.2	0	—	0.8× / 7.4
Incidents · Philippine Seasurge	6	18.5	1	30	5.0× / 1.2
Exercises · Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin	6	9.4	0	—	1.4× / 4.2
Incidents · Caribbean Seasurge	5	112.4	2	51	2.3× / 2.2
Derelicts · South Pacific Oceansurgelong running	5	69.1	2	764	5.0× / 1
Spills · Gulf of Mexico	5	28	4	15	1.0× / 5.2
Missiles · South Pacific Oceansurge	5	18.5	1	27	5.0× / 1
Quakes · Bismarck Seasurge	5	14.4	1	18	6.3× / 0.8
Incidents · South Atlantic Ocean	5	13	0	—	0.8× / 6.2
Icebergs · North Atlantic Oceannew	5	7.3	0	—	new / 0
Cable ops · Norwegian Sea	4	133.5	5	89	1.1× / 3.8
Cable ops · South Atlantic Ocean	4	132	2	113	0.1× / 28.2
Exercises · South China Sea	4	65.5	4	34	1.1× / 3.6
Surveys · South Atlantic Ocean	4	63.5	3	113	0.8× / 4.8
Exercises · Bay of Bengal	4	56.7	1	37	0.8× / 4.8
Cable ops · North Sea	4	46.9	2	73	0.9× / 4.6
Derelicts · North Atlantic Ocean	4	29.9	0	—	1.8× / 2.2
Incidents · Bay of Bengal	4	15.8	0	—	1.8× / 2.2
Exercises · Gulf of Mexicosurge	4	15.7	2	31	10× / 0.4
Exercises · Baltic Seasurge	4	11.2	0	—	2.2× / 1.8
Nav aids · South Atlantic Oceanlong running	3	288.4	10	1,062	0.4× / 6.8
Nav aids · Gulf of Mexicolong running	3	124.7	4	996	0.9× / 3.2
Nav aids · Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotlandlong running	3	68.9	2	392	1.4× / 2.2
Piracy · South China Seasurge	3	54.6	1	43	3.0× / 1
Spills · North Pacific Oceansurge	3	42	1	44	2.5× / 1.2
Spills · The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbiasurge	3	42	0	—	7.5× / 0.4
Surveys · Sea of Azovsurge	3	29.1	1	39	15× / 0.2
Surveys · Kara Seasurge	3	21.4	3	8	15× / 0.2
Containers · Arabian Seasurge	3	9	0	—	3.8× / 0.8
Quakes · Bering Seasurge	3	9	0	—	5.0× / 0.6
Quakes · Southern Oceansurge	3	9	0	—	3.0× / 1
Derelicts · South Atlantic Oceansurge	3	8.9	0	—	3.0× / 1
Quakes · Solomon Sea	3	7.3	1	27	1.1× / 2.6
Surveys · Celtic Seanew	3	5	0	—	new / 0
Derelicts · Arabian Seasurge	3	3.4	1	3	5.0× / 0.6
Nav aids · North Pacific Oceanlong running	2	181.2	6	602	0.7× / 2.8
Surveys · North Atlantic Ocean	2	80.9	2	62	1.3× / 1.6
Nav aids · Celtic Sealong running	2	74.8	3	644	0.9× / 2.2
Other · North Sealong running	2	68	2	687	2.5× / 0.8
Other · North Pacific Oceanlong running	2	64.9	2	836	2.0× / 1
Surveys · South China Sea	2	51.9	2	30	10× / 0.2
Other · Arabian Sea	2	48	1	65	5.0× / 0.4
Other · North Atlantic Oceannew	2	44	1	262	new / 0
Nav aids · Laccadive Seanewlong running	2	43.3	2	461	new / 0
Exercises · Arabian Sea	2	41.2	1	35	0.7× / 3
Spills · North Atlantic Ocean	2	40	0	—	1.0× / 2
Exercises · South Atlantic Ocean	2	29.3	0	—	0.2× / 8.6
Exercises · North Atlantic Ocean	2	20.6	1	35	0.8× / 2.4
Surveys · Gulf of Suez	2	20.2	0	—	10× / 0.2
Wrecks · Gulf of Mexiconew	2	20.1	1	13	new / 0
Incidents · Banda Seanew	2	18.1	0	—	new / 0
Cable ops · Andaman or Burma Seanew	2	16.6	0	—	new / 0
Towing · Tyrrhenian Seanew	2	16.6	0	—	new / 0
Incidents · Aegean Seanew	2	16.1	0	—	new / 0
Exercises · Laccadive Sea	2	15.6	1	14	0.6× / 3.2
Derelicts · North Pacific Ocean	2	15	1	23	0.6× / 3.2
Exercises · Andaman or Burma Sea	2	10.9	0	—	2.0× / 1
Quakes · South Atlantic Ocean	2	10.5	0	—	3.3× / 0.6
Derelicts · South China Sea	2	9.3	0	—	2.0× / 1
Quakes · North Atlantic Ocean	2	7.2	1	31	5.0× / 0.4
Quakes · Coral Sea	2	6	0	—	1.4× / 1.4
Icebergs · Davis Strait	2	6	0	—	0.2× / 8.8
Containers · Eastern China Seanew	2	6	0	—	new / 0
Derelicts · Indian Ocean	2	6	0	—	0.4× / 4.8
Quakes · Indian Ocean	2	6	0	—	1.0× / 2
Incidents · Java Sea	2	5.5	0	—	5.0× / 0.4
Icebergs · South Atlantic Ocean	2	5.3	1	8	0.6× / 3.2
Icebergs · Barentsz Seanew	2	3.5	1	23	new / 0
Nav aids · Great Australian Bight	2	2	0	—	10× / 0.2
Exercises · Bering Sea	2	1.5	0	—	2.0× / 1
Incidents · Hudson Bay	2	0.5	0	—	5.0× / 0.4
Nav aids · The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia	2	0.1	0	—	1.0× / 2
Surveys · Arctic Oceanlong running	1	143.5	5	1,375	0.7× / 1.4
Surveys · Beaufort Sealong running	1	124	4	1,450	0.3× / 3.2
Restricted · North Sealong running	1	123.8	4	1,074	1.3× / 0.8
Cable ops · Persian Gulf	1	122.5	4	272	1.0× / 1
Nav aids · English Channellong running	1	85.2	3	847	0.5× / 2
Nav aids · Indian Oceanlong running	1	69.7	2	406	1.3× / 0.8
Nav aids · Coral Sea	1	69.4	2	104	0.5× / 2
Other · Indian Ocean	1	68.1	3	172	2.5× / 0.4
Exercises · Aegean Sea	1	63	3	210	5.0× / 0.2
Surveys · Black Sea	1	62	2	119	0.7× / 1.4
Volcanic · Philippine Sealong running	1	62	2	823	new / 0
Wrecks · South China Sea	1	59.5	2	80	2.5× / 0.4
Surveys · Arabian Sealong running	1	57.9	1	496	new / 0
Other · Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin	1	39.6	1	106	2.5× / 0.4
Cable ops · Gulf of Mexico	1	37	2	181	2.5× / 0.4
Incidents · Mozambique Channel	1	35.2	0	—	1.7× / 0.6
Other · Caribbean Sea	1	34	1	223	new / 0
Surveys · Barentsz Sea	1	33.5	1	42	2.5× / 0.4
Nav aids · Bass Straitlong running	1	32.1	1	486	2.5× / 0.4
Restricted · Black Sealong running	1	31.9	1	421	new / 0
Cable ops · Sea of Okhotsk	1	31.6	2	71	1.0× / 1
Cable ops · Baltic Sea	1	31	1	83	new / 0
Surveys · Bering Sealong running	1	31	1	370	1.7× / 0.6
Incidents · Laccadive Sea	1	30.2	1	30	1.7× / 0.6
Nav aids · Gulf of Alaska	1	22.5	1	22	0.4× / 2.6
Incidents · Gulf of Guinea	1	18.6	1	18	5.0× / 0.2
Structures · Gulf of Suez	1	16.5	0	—	new / 0
Spills · Bering Sea	1	14	0	—	5.0× / 0.2
Cable ops · Gulf of Guinea	1	12.3	1	12	1.7× / 0.6
Wrecks · Makassar Strait	1	11.5	1	11	new / 0
Restricted · Barentsz Sea	1	10.7	1	10	new / 0
Incidents · Davis Strait	1	10.5	0	—	0.5× / 2
Piracy · Sulu Sea	1	10	0	—	new / 0
Wrecks · English Channel	1	8.8	1	8	1.7× / 0.6
Structures · Arabian Sea	1	8.5	1	8	new / 0
Missiles · Barentsz Sea	1	7.4	0	—	1.7× / 0.6
Incidents · Singapore Strait	1	7	0	—	5.0× / 0.2
Other · Sea of Okhotsk	1	6.6	1	6	new / 0
Ordnance · North Pacific Ocean	1	6.3	1	6	2.5× / 0.4
Debris · North Atlantic Ocean	1	5.9	0	—	5.0× / 0.2
Missiles · Indian Ocean	1	5.8	0	—	new / 0
Quakes · Philippine Sea	1	5.8	0	—	0.8× / 1.2
Piracy · Gulf of Guinea	1	5.7	1	5	1.7× / 0.6
Nav aids · Timor Sea	1	5.3	0	—	0.8× / 1.2
Missiles · Laccadive Sea	1	4.7	0	—	1.3× / 0.8
Missiles · Gulf of Guinea	1	4.6	0	—	new / 0
Surveys · Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland	1	4.4	1	4	new / 0
Derelicts · Caribbean Sea	1	4.2	0	—	2.5× / 0.4
Exercises · Sea of Azov	1	4.2	0	—	new / 0
Cable ops · Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland	1	4.1	0	—	new / 0
Missiles · Bay of Bengal	1	3.9	0	—	1.3× / 0.8
Surveys · North Sea	1	3.9	0	—	1.7× / 0.6
Surveys · Bay of Bengal	1	3.7	1	3	new / 0
Incidents · Andaman or Burma Sea	1	3.5	0	—	new / 0
Exercises · Eastern China Sea	1	3.3	1	3	1.3× / 0.8
Quakes · Arabian Sea	1	3	0	—	new / 0
Incidents · Arabian Sea	1	3	0	—	1.3× / 0.8
Derelicts · Coral Sea	1	3	0	—	0.7× / 1.4
Containers · Gulf of Aden	1	3	0	—	new / 0
Quakes · Gulf of Alaska	1	3	0	—	1.7× / 0.6
Derelicts · Gulf of Mexico	1	3	0	—	1.7× / 0.6
Icebergs · Hudson Strait	1	3	0	—	1.0× / 1
Derelicts · Kara Sea	1	3	0	—	new / 0
Debris · South Pacific Ocean	1	3	0	—	new / 0
Other · The Northwestern Passages	1	3	0	—	1.7× / 0.6
Exercises · Gulf of Alaska	1	2.4	0	—	5.0× / 0.2
Derelicts · Gulf of Alaska	1	2	1	2	new / 0
Other · Bering Sea	1	1.9	0	—	5.0× / 0.2
Other · Bali Sea	1	1.8	0	—	new / 0
Storms · North Atlantic Ocean	1	1.6	0	—	new / 0
Nav aids · Bristol Channel	1	1.5	0	—	2.5× / 0.4
Incidents · Makassar Strait	1	1.5	0	—	new / 0
Surveys · Sea of Okhotsk	1	1.5	1	1	1.0× / 1
Towing · Arctic Ocean	1	1.3	1	1	new / 0
Incidents · Baltic Sea	1	1.1	0	—	new / 0
Derelicts · North Sea	1	0.9	0	—	5.0× / 0.2
Incidents · Bali Sea	1	0.8	0	—	new / 0
Surveys · Andaman or Burma Sea	1	0.5	1	0	new / 0
Other · English Channel	1	0.5	0	—	5.0× / 0.2
Quakes · Andaman or Burma Sea	1	0.4	1	0	new / 0
Other · Arafura Sea	1	0.4	0	—	1.0× / 1
Incidents · Baffin Bay	1	0.3	0	—	new / 0
Other · Davis Strait	1	0.3	1	0	5.0× / 0.2
Nav aids · Hudson Bay	1	0.3	0	—	new / 0
Incidents · Hudson Strait	1	0.2	0	—	5.0× / 0.2
Incidents · Balearic (Iberian Sea)	1	0	0	—	new / 0
Nav aids · Arabian Sealong running	0	155	5	1,147	0.0× / 0.2
Wrecks · Arabian Sealong running	0	124	4	469	0.0× / 0.4
Structures · North Sealong running	0	124	4	1,081	0.0× / 0.4
Nav aids · South China Sealong running	0	124	4	1,081	— / 0
Cable ops · Barentsz Sea	0	93	3	113	0.0× / 1.2
Wrecks · Persian Gulflong running	0	93	3	598	— / 0
Other · South China Sea	0	93	3	344	0.0× / 0.2
Surveys · The Northwestern Passageslong running	0	93	3	724	0.0× / 0.6
Nav aids · Sea of Okhotsklong running	0	63.5	2	954	0.0× / 0.2
Towing · Barentsz Sea	0	62	2	52	— / 0
Nav aids · Bay of Bengal	0	62	2	146	0.0× / 0.4
Cable ops · Black Sea	0	62	2	38	0.0× / 1.4
Surveys · Caribbean Sea	0	62	2	36	— / 0
Nav aids · Gulf of Californialong running	0	62	2	442	— / 0
Exercises · Ionian Sea	0	62	2	210	— / 0
Nav aids · Kara Sealong running	0	62	2	1,058	— / 0
War risk · Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basinlong running	0	62	2	1,163	— / 0
Wrecks · North Sealong running	0	62	2	507	0.0× / 0.2
Nav aids · Persian Gulflong running	0	62	2	386	0.0× / 0.4

Cite: seahazards.com Sea Ledger, 2014-07, retrieved 2026-09-03

Not for navigation. Warning-days = days each warning was in force within the month, summed. Only warnings we display are counted; the ratio compares warnings issued with the mean of the reference months.