Sea Ledger, January 2026

2026-01-01 to 2026-01-31 · gap

issued
114
warning-days in force
20,378
in force at month end
629
sea × type cells
210

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
Quakes32127.73
Surveys203,538.9110
Spills143659
Cable ops141,642.551
Exercises121,622.946
Nav aids67,522.6239
Missiles6583.216
Incidents3197.83
Wrecks32,421.578
Other2862.426
Restricted1128.84
Piracy115.61
Mines01555
Icebergs0622
Derelicts01555
Towing0622
Structures077.82
Debris0933
War risk0622
Storms0311
Volcanic052717
Ordnance0933
Containers0311

By sea and type · 200 cells, most issued first

cellissuedwarning-daysvs 5 y
Cable ops · Arabian Sea7274.6
Quakes · Indian Ocean721
Quakes · South Pacific Ocean718.1
Quakes · North Pacific Ocean620.6
Surveys · Indian Oceanlong running5418.8
Surveys · Arabian Sea5408.7
Exercises · Bay of Bengal5259
Spills · Gulf of Mexico577
Surveys · Bay of Bengal4219.5
Missiles · South Pacific Oceanlong running3149.8
Spills · North Pacific Ocean344
Nav aids · Laccadive Sealong running2151.6
Incidents · South China Sea2132.7
Surveys · Laccadive Sealong running2111.6
Exercises · Arabian Sea2109.6
Exercises · Andaman or Burma Sea275.5
Exercises · Philippine Sea267
Spills · Gulf of Alaska226
Quakes · Celebes Sea26
Quakes · Molukka Sea26
Quakes · Philippine Sea26
Quakes · South Atlantic Ocean25.7
Nav aids · Caribbean Sealong running12,020
Nav aids · North Atlantic Oceanlong running1910.9
Wrecks · Arabian Sealong running1309.4
Surveys · Persian Gulflong running1249.9
Cable ops · North Atlantic Oceanlong running1246.1
Nav aids · Arabian Sealong running1157.2
Nav aids · Bay of Bengallong running1126.7
Other · North Pacific Oceanlong running197.9
Cable ops · Philippine Sealong running190.5
Cable ops · North Pacific Oceanlong running183
Other · Arabian Sea181.9
Surveys · Tasman Sealong running163.9
Wrecks · Tasman Sea153.6
Spills · North Atlantic Oceanlong running145
Wrecks · Gulf of Mexicolong running142.9
Missiles · Great Australian Bight135.7
Quakes · Coral Sealong running134
Missiles · Sulu Sea131.7
Surveys · Andaman or Burma Sea130.6
Cable ops · Tasman Sea129.7
Spills · The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia127
Exercises · Japan Sea124.5
Cable ops · Bass Strait124.4
Missiles · Japan Sea124
Restricted · Mozambique Channel120
Cable ops · Bay of Bengal119.3
Incidents · South Pacific Ocean117.7
Piracy · Singapore Strait115.6
Spills · Bering Sea114
Spills · Beaufort Sea18
Cable ops · Makassar Strait14.6
Surveys · Makassar Strait14.6
Quakes · Bismarck Sea13
Quakes · Japan Sea13
Quakes · Sea of Okhotsk13
Nav aids · South Pacific Oceanlong running0512.2
Exercises · North Pacific Oceanlong running0496.5
Nav aids · South Atlantic Oceanlong running0496
Volcanic · Philippine Sealong running0465
Nav aids · North Pacific Oceanlong running0403
Nav aids · Gulf of Mexicolong running0372
Surveys · South Atlantic Oceanlong running0310
Surveys · North Atlantic Oceanlong running0279
Wrecks · The Northwestern Passageslong running0279
Wrecks · South Atlantic Oceanlong running0248
Wrecks · Persian Gulflong running0232.8
Wrecks · Caribbean Sealong running0217
Surveys · The Northwestern Passageslong running0217
Nav aids · South China Sealong running0201.8
Cable ops · Persian Gulflong running0186.5
Nav aids · Celtic Sealong running0186
Wrecks · North Atlantic Oceanlong running0186
Surveys · South Pacific Oceanlong running0170.8
Nav aids · Beaufort Sealong running0155
Mines · Black Sealong running0155
Nav aids · Irish Sea and St. George's Channellong running0155
Missiles · North Atlantic Oceanlong running0155
Wrecks · South China Sealong running0155
Nav aids · Indian Oceanlong running0139.8
Nav aids · Andaman or Burma Sealong running0124
Surveys · Arctic Oceanlong running0124
Nav aids · Bering Sealong running0124
Exercises · Black Sealong running0124
Surveys · Black Sealong running0124
Other · Caribbean Sealong running0124
Cable ops · Celtic Sealong running0124
Nav aids · English Channellong running0124
Nav aids · Gulf of Alaskalong running0124
Nav aids · Philippine Sealong running0108.8
Wrecks · South Pacific Oceanlong running0108.8
Missiles · Indian Ocean094
Nav aids · Bay of Biscaylong running093
Ordnance · Bay of Biscaylong running093
Spills · Caribbean Sealong running093
Exercises · Gulf of Californialong running093
Nav aids · Hudson Straitlong running093
Exercises · North Atlantic Oceanlong running093
Other · North Atlantic Oceanlong running093
Missiles · North Pacific Oceanlong running093
Wrecks · North Pacific Oceanlong running093
Nav aids · Persian Gulflong running093
Other · Persian Gulflong running093
Surveys · Timor Sealong running093
Nav aids · Coral Sealong running077.8
Restricted · Persian Gulflong running077.8
Cable ops · South Atlantic Oceanlong running077.8
Nav aids · Arafura Sealong running062
Wrecks · Bay of Bengallong running062
Other · Bay of Biscaylong running062
Surveys · Bay of Biscaylong running062
Surveys · Bering Sea062
War risk · Black Sealong running062
Exercises · Caribbean Sealong running062
Surveys · Caribbean Sealong running062
Surveys · Chukchi Sealong running062
Wrecks · Coral Sealong running062
Nav aids · Great Australian Bight062
Surveys · Gulf of Mexicolong running062
Cable ops · Indian Oceanlong running062
Other · Indian Oceanlong running062
Surveys · Irish Sea and St. George's Channellong running062
Surveys · Kara Sealong running062
Wrecks · Kara Sealong running062
Nav aids · Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basinlong running062
Debris · North Pacific Ocean062
Towing · North Pacific Oceanlong running062
Volcanic · North Pacific Oceanlong running062
Nav aids · North Sealong running062
Cable ops · Sulu Sealong running062
Nav aids · Gulf of Omanlong running046.8
Exercises · Laccadive Sea046.8
Cable ops · Malacca Strait046.8
Surveys · Sea of Okhotsk031.5
Wrecks · Arafura Sealong running031
Nav aids · Arctic Oceanlong running031
Derelicts · Bass Straitlong running031
Surveys · Bass Straitlong running031
Other · Bay of Bengallong running031
Debris · Bay of Biscaylong running031
Wrecks · Bay of Biscaylong running031
Other · Beaufort Sealong running031
Surveys · Beaufort Sealong running031
Cable ops · Black Sea031
Nav aids · Black Sealong running031
Other · Black Sealong running031
Cable ops · Caribbean Sealong running031
Derelicts · Caribbean Sealong running031
Surveys · Celtic Sealong running031
Other · Davis Strait031
Wrecks · Eastern China Sealong running031
Wrecks · English Channellong running031
Nav aids · Gulf of Californialong running031
Cable ops · Gulf of Guinealong running031
Exercises · Gulf of Mexicolong running031
Storms · Gulf of Mexicolong running031
Derelicts · Gulf of Oman031
Wrecks · Gulf of Oman031
Wrecks · Gulf of Suezlong running031
Nav aids · Hudson Baylong running031
Wrecks · Hudson Baylong running031
Wrecks · Hudson Strait031
Restricted · Indian Oceanlong running031
Nav aids · Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotlandlong running031
Exercises · Irish Sea and St. George's Channellong running031
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 Sealong running031
Containers · Laccadive Sea031
Wrecks · Laccadive Sealong running031
Cable ops · Ligurian Sealong running031
Surveys · Malacca Strait031
Other · Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basinlong running031
Surveys · Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basinlong running031
Cable ops · Mediterranean Sea - Western Basinlong running031
Surveys · Mediterranean Sea - Western Basinlong running031
Structures · Mozambique Channellong running031
Derelicts · North Atlantic Oceanlong running031
Structures · North Pacific Ocean031
Other · North Sealong running031
Surveys · Norwegian Sealong running031
Derelicts · Red Sealong running031
Nav aids · Sea of Okhotsklong running031
Exercises · South Atlantic Oceanlong running031
Icebergs · South Atlantic Oceanlong running031
Cable ops · South China Sealong running031
Surveys · South China Sealong running031
Cable ops · South Pacific Oceanlong running031
Spills · South Pacific Ocean031
Nav aids · Tasman Sealong running031
Nav aids · The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbialong running031
Nav aids · The Northwestern Passageslong running031
Cable ops · Andaman or Burma Sea015.8
Incidents · Arabian Sea015.8
Exercises · Celebes Sea015.8
Cable ops · Coral Sea015.8
Cable ops · Great Australian Bight015.8
Cable ops · Gulf of Oman015.8

Cite: seahazards.com Sea Ledger, 2026-01, 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.

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