Sea Ledger, May 2025

2025-05-01 to 2025-05-31 · gap

issued
74
warning-days in force
18,920
in force at month end
635
sea × type cells
184

Coverage note: the NGA archive ends 2024-05 and live collection began 2026-08-17. Warnings issued in between are here only if they were still in force when collection started, so this period is under-counted.

baseline: same month, previous 5 years — not available for this month (needs three fully collected reference months)

By type

typeissuedwarning-daysin force at end
Quakes37134.86
Spills926612
Nav aids77,071.2232
Surveys63,540117
Exercises51,750.761
Wrecks42,132.472
Cable ops31,524.352
Missiles2392.214
Containers10.21
Other074424
Incidents0933
Mines01555
Restricted0933
Icebergs0622
Derelicts01244
Towing0622
Debris0311
War risk0622
Storms0311
Structures0311
Volcanic052717
Ordnance0933

By sea and type · 184 cells, most issued first

cellissuedwarning-daysvs 5 y
Quakes · South Pacific Ocean1230.8
Spills · Gulf of Mexico558
Quakes · North Pacific Ocean512.6
Spills · North Pacific Ocean342
Quakes · Coral Sealong running340
Quakes · Indian Ocean39
Quakes · South Atlantic Ocean37.8
Nav aids · Caribbean Sealong running21,579.6
Nav aids · South Pacific Oceanlong running2557.5
Surveys · Indian Oceanlong running2434.1
Cable ops · Arabian Sea2281.7
Surveys · Persian Gulflong running2204.8
Exercises · Arabian Sea2131
Missiles · Indian Ocean251.2
Quakes · North Atlantic Ocean26
Quakes · Philippine Sea26
Exercises · North Pacific Ocean1531.5
Surveys · Arabian Sea1525.5
Nav aids · Arabian Sealong running1256.4
Exercises · Bay of Bengal1249.6
Nav aids · South China Sealong running1218.5
Wrecks · South Atlantic Oceanlong running1186.9
Surveys · Timor Sealong running1174.6
Wrecks · South Pacific Oceanlong running1165.5
Cable ops · Philippine Sealong running195.6
Nav aids · Gulf of Alaskalong running188.2
Exercises · Andaman or Burma Sea163.6
Wrecks · Indian Ocean19.5
Wrecks · Bass Strait13.5
Quakes · Aegean Sea13
Quakes · Banda Sea13
Quakes · Bismarck Sea13
Quakes · Gulf of Tomini13
Quakes · Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin13
Quakes · Solomon Sea13
Quakes · Southern Ocean13
Spills · The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia13
Containers · Laccadive Sea10.2
Nav aids · North Atlantic Oceanlong running0744
Nav aids · South Atlantic Oceanlong running0496
Volcanic · Philippine Sealong running0465
Nav aids · Gulf of Mexicolong running0372
Nav aids · North Pacific Oceanlong running0372
Wrecks · Arabian Sealong running0279
Nav aids · Coral Sealong running0279
Surveys · South Atlantic Oceanlong running0279
Surveys · Bay of Bengal0248
Wrecks · Persian Gulflong running0248
Cable ops · North Atlantic Ocean0217
Surveys · North Atlantic Oceanlong running0217
Surveys · The Northwestern Passageslong running0217
Nav aids · Celtic Sealong running0186
Wrecks · North Atlantic Oceanlong running0186
Cable ops · Persian Gulflong running0186
Wrecks · The Northwestern Passageslong running0186
Mines · Black Sealong running0155
Wrecks · Caribbean Sealong running0155
Nav aids · Irish Sea and St. George's Channellong running0155
Missiles · North Atlantic Ocean0155
Surveys · South Pacific Oceanlong running0155
Nav aids · Andaman or Burma Sealong running0124
Surveys · Arctic Oceanlong running0124
Exercises · Black Sealong running0124
Other · Caribbean Sealong running0124
Cable ops · Celtic Sealong running0124
Nav aids · English Channellong running0124
Nav aids · Indian Oceanlong running0124
Surveys · Laccadive Sealong running0124
Other · Persian Gulflong running0124
Wrecks · South China Sealong running0124
Nav aids · Arafura Sealong running093
Nav aids · Bay of Biscaylong running093
Ordnance · Bay of Biscaylong running093
Nav aids · Beaufort Sealong running093
Nav aids · Bering Sealong running093
Surveys · Black Sea093
Spills · Caribbean Sealong running093
Nav aids · Great Australian Bight093
Exercises · Gulf of California093
Nav aids · Hudson Straitlong running093
Cable ops · Indian Oceanlong running093
Nav aids · Laccadive Sealong running093
Wrecks · Laccadive Sealong running093
Exercises · North Atlantic Ocean093
Other · North Atlantic Oceanlong running093
Missiles · North Pacific Oceanlong running093
Nav aids · Persian Gulflong running093
Nav aids · Philippine Sealong running093
Exercises · South Pacific Ocean093
Nav aids · Bay of Bengal062
Wrecks · Bay of Bengallong running062
Other · Bay of Biscaylong running062
Surveys · Bay of Biscay062
War risk · Black Sealong running062
Exercises · Caribbean Sealong running062
Surveys · Caribbean Sealong running062
Surveys · Chukchi Sealong running062
Wrecks · Coral Sealong running062
Surveys · Great Australian Bight062
Surveys · Gulf of Mexico062
Nav aids · Gulf of Omanlong running062
Other · Indian Oceanlong running062
Surveys · Irish Sea and St. George's Channellong running062
Exercises · Japan Sea062
Surveys · Kara Sealong running062
Wrecks · Kara Sealong running062
Exercises · Laccadive Sea062
Nav aids · Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basinlong running062
Cable ops · North Pacific Ocean062
Other · North Pacific Oceanlong running062
Towing · North Pacific Oceanlong running062
Volcanic · North Pacific Oceanlong running062
Wrecks · North Pacific Oceanlong running062
Nav aids · North Sealong running062
Restricted · Persian Gulf062
Cable ops · South Atlantic Ocean062
Incidents · South China Sea062
Cable ops · South Pacific Ocean062
Missiles · South Pacific Ocean062
Cable ops · Sulu Sealong running062
Nav aids · Tasman Sealong running062
Surveys · Tasman Sealong running062
Spills · North Atlantic Oceanlong running032
Incidents · Arabian Sea031
Wrecks · Arafura Sealong running031
Nav aids · Arctic Oceanlong running031
Derelicts · Bass Straitlong running031
Surveys · Bass Straitlong running031
Cable ops · Bay of Bengal031
Other · Bay of Bengallong running031
Debris · Bay of Biscaylong running031
Wrecks · Bay of Biscaylong running031
Other · Beaufort Sealong running031
Surveys · Beaufort Sealong running031
Nav aids · Black Sea031
Other · Black Sealong running031
Cable ops · Caribbean Sealong running031
Derelicts · Caribbean Sea031
Cable ops · Celebes Sea031
Surveys · Celtic Sea031
Wrecks · Eastern China Sealong running031
Wrecks · English Channellong running031
Other · Great Australian Bight031
Nav aids · Gulf of Californialong running031
Cable ops · Gulf of Guinealong running031
Exercises · Gulf of Mexico031
Storms · Gulf of Mexico031
Wrecks · Gulf of Mexicolong running031
Wrecks · Gulf of Suezlong running031
Nav aids · Hudson Bay031
Wrecks · Hudson Baylong running031
Exercises · Indian Ocean031
Spills · Indian Ocean031
Restricted · Indian Oceanlong running031
Nav aids · Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland031
Exercises · Irish Sea and St. George's Channel031
Other · Irish Sea and St. George's Channellong running031
Wrecks · Irish Sea and St. George's Channellong running031
Cable ops · Java Sealong running031
Icebergs · Labrador Sea031
Cable ops · Ligurian Sealong running031
Other · Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basinlong running031
Surveys · Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basinlong running031
Cable ops · Mediterranean Sea - Western Basinlong running031
Surveys · Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin031
Structures · Mozambique Channellong running031
Derelicts · North Atlantic Oceanlong running031
Other · North Sea031
Surveys · Norwegian Sealong running031
Surveys · Philippine Sea031
Derelicts · Red Sea031
Nav aids · Sea of Okhotsk031
Exercises · South Atlantic Ocean031
Icebergs · South Atlantic Ocean031
Cable ops · South China Sealong running031
Exercises · South China Sea031
Missiles · South China Sea031
Surveys · South China Sealong running031
Exercises · Sulu Sea031
Nav aids · The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbialong running031
Nav aids · The Northwestern Passageslong running031
Cable ops · Timor Sea031
Spills · Gulf of Alaska07
Quakes · Tasman Sea01.6

Cite: seahazards.com Sea Ledger, 2025-05, retrieved 2026-09-03

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