Sea Ledger, April 2026

2026-04-01 to 2026-04-30 · gap

issued
106
warning-days in force
20,594
in force at month end
659
sea × type cells
203

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
Quakes28115.62
Exercises161,611.951
Cable ops161,790.155
Spills13310.712
Nav aids127,871.9261
Surveys63,339.997
Missiles6541.517
Other4919.230
Wrecks32,597.886
Storms148.62
Derelicts1163.56
Mines01505
Restricted01204
Icebergs0602
Piracy016.70
Towing0602
Structures0602
Debris0903
Incidents0500
War risk0602
Volcanic051017
Ordnance0903
Containers016.70

By sea and type · 200 cells, most issued first

cellissuedwarning-daysvs 5 y
Cable ops · Arabian Sea11495.1
Quakes · Molukka Sea927
Spills · Gulf of Mexico791
Quakes · South Pacific Ocean620.8
Exercises · Bay of Bengal5218.3
Quakes · North Pacific Ocean515
Nav aids · South Atlantic Oceanlong running4721.5
Surveys · Indian Oceanlong running3526.2
Exercises · Arabian Sea3138.5
Missiles · South Pacific Oceanlong running3129.1
Exercises · Philippine Sea392
Nav aids · South Pacific Oceanlong running2609.7
Other · Indian Oceanlong running2113.5
Nav aids · Coral Sealong running273.7
Spills · North Atlantic Oceanlong running246
Spills · North Pacific Ocean245
Exercises · Tasman Sea238.8
Quakes · Indian Ocean26
Nav aids · Caribbean Sealong running12,068.4
Exercises · North Pacific Oceanlong running1480.3
Nav aids · North Pacific Oceanlong running1407.2
Wrecks · Caribbean Sealong running1228
Cable ops · Persian Gulflong running1179.5
Nav aids · Arabian Sealong running1148.5
Surveys · Bay of Bengal1111.8
Cable ops · Philippine Sealong running1105.1
Missiles · North Pacific Oceanlong running1103.4
Cable ops · Indian Oceanlong running188.5
Wrecks · Laccadive Sealong running183.3
Nav aids · Bay of Bengal169.6
Missiles · Indian Ocean165.3
Other · Arabian Sea150.9
Surveys · Andaman or Burma Sea141
Exercises · Laccadive Sea139.7
Cable ops · Bass Strait131.4
Cable ops · Tasman Sea130.4
Storms · Philippine Sea118.6
Other · South Pacific Ocean118.1
Wrecks · Great Australian Bight116.5
Exercises · South Pacific Ocean114.3
Spills · Gulf of Alaska114
Missiles · Laccadive Sea113.6
Derelicts · Indian Ocean113.5
Spills · Philippine Sea18
Surveys · Sea of Okhotsk17.5
Quakes · Arabian Sea13
Quakes · Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin13
Quakes · Philippine Sea13
Quakes · Solomon Sea13
Quakes · Southern Ocean13
Quakes · Bismarck Sea10.4
Nav aids · North Atlantic Oceanlong running0930
Volcanic · Philippine Sealong running0450
Nav aids · Gulf of Mexicolong running0360
Wrecks · Arabian Sealong running0330
Surveys · South Atlantic Oceanlong running0330
Surveys · Arabian Sea0316.7
Surveys · North Atlantic Oceanlong running0300
Wrecks · Persian Gulflong running0270
Wrecks · South Atlantic Oceanlong running0270
Wrecks · The Northwestern Passageslong running0270
Cable ops · North Atlantic Oceanlong running0240
Wrecks · North Atlantic Oceanlong running0240
Surveys · The Northwestern Passageslong running0210
Surveys · Persian Gulflong running0200
Nav aids · Celtic Sealong running0180
Nav aids · South China Sealong running0180
Nav aids · Indian Oceanlong running0166.7
Nav aids · Beaufort Sealong running0150
Nav aids · Bering Sealong running0150
Mines · Black Sealong running0150
Nav aids · Irish Sea and St. George's Channellong running0150
Missiles · North Atlantic Oceanlong running0150
Nav aids · Persian Gulflong running0150
Wrecks · South China Sealong running0150
Surveys · South Pacific Oceanlong running0150
Nav aids · Laccadive Sealong running0123.3
Nav aids · Andaman or Burma Sealong running0120
Surveys · Arctic Oceanlong running0120
Exercises · Black Sealong running0120
Surveys · Black Sealong running0120
Other · Caribbean Sealong running0120
Cable ops · Celtic Sealong running0120
Nav aids · English Channellong running0120
Nav aids · Gulf of Alaskalong running0120
Other · North Atlantic Oceanlong running0120
Other · North Pacific Oceanlong running0106.7
Nav aids · Bay of Biscaylong running090
Ordnance · Bay of Biscaylong running090
Spills · Caribbean Sealong running090
Exercises · Gulf of Californialong running090
Nav aids · Hudson Straitlong running090
Exercises · North Atlantic Oceanlong running090
Wrecks · North Pacific Oceanlong running090
Other · Persian Gulflong running090
Nav aids · Philippine Sealong running090
Wrecks · South Pacific Oceanlong running090
Surveys · Timor Sealong running076.7
Exercises · Andaman or Burma Sea063.3
Nav aids · Great Australian Bight063.3
Surveys · Laccadive Sealong running063.3
Exercises · Aegean Sea060
Nav aids · Arafura Sealong running060
Surveys · Bass Straitlong running060
Wrecks · Bay of Bengallong running060
Other · Bay of Biscaylong running060
Surveys · Bay of Biscaylong running060
Surveys · Bering Sea060
War risk · Black Sealong running060
Exercises · Caribbean Sealong running060
Surveys · Caribbean Sealong running060
Surveys · Chukchi Sealong running060
Wrecks · Coral Sealong running060
Surveys · Gulf of Mexicolong running060
Wrecks · Gulf of Mexicolong running060
Nav aids · Gulf of Omanlong running060
Surveys · Irish Sea and St. George's Channellong running060
Surveys · Kara Sealong running060
Wrecks · Kara Sealong running060
Nav aids · Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basinlong running060
Debris · North Pacific Ocean060
Towing · North Pacific Oceanlong running060
Volcanic · North Pacific Oceanlong running060
Nav aids · North Sealong running060
Restricted · Persian Gulflong running060
Cable ops · South Atlantic Oceanlong running060
Cable ops · South Pacific Oceanlong running060
Cable ops · Sulu Sealong running060
Nav aids · Tasman Sealong running060
Cable ops · North Pacific Oceanlong running046.7
Surveys · Tasman Sealong running046.7
Incidents · South China Sea033.3
Wrecks · Tasman Sea033.3
Quakes · Coral Sealong running031.4
Other · Adriatic Sea030
Missiles · Aegean Sea030
Wrecks · Arafura Sealong running030
Nav aids · Arctic Oceanlong running030
Derelicts · Bass Straitlong running030
Wrecks · Bass Strait030
Other · Bay of Bengallong running030
Debris · Bay of Biscaylong running030
Wrecks · Bay of Biscaylong running030
Other · Beaufort Sealong running030
Surveys · Beaufort Sealong running030
Cable ops · Black Sea030
Nav aids · Black Sealong running030
Other · Black Sealong running030
Cable ops · Caribbean Sealong running030
Derelicts · Caribbean Sealong running030
Surveys · Celtic Sealong running030
Other · Davis Strait030
Wrecks · Eastern China Sealong running030
Wrecks · English Channellong running030
Nav aids · Gulf of Californialong running030
Cable ops · Gulf of Guinealong running030
Exercises · Gulf of Mexicolong running030
Storms · Gulf of Mexicolong running030
Derelicts · Gulf of Oman030
Wrecks · Gulf of Suezlong running030
Nav aids · Hudson Baylong running030
Wrecks · Hudson Baylong running030
Wrecks · Hudson Strait030
Restricted · Indian Oceanlong running030
Nav aids · Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotlandlong running030
Exercises · Irish Sea and St. George's Channellong running030
Other · Irish Sea and St. George's Channellong running030
Wrecks · Irish Sea and St. George's Channellong running030
Cable ops · Java Sealong running030
Icebergs · Labrador Sealong running030
Cable ops · Ligurian Sealong running030
Cable ops · Makassar Strait030
Surveys · Makassar Strait030
Surveys · Malacca Strait030
Other · Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basinlong running030
Surveys · Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basinlong running030
Cable ops · Mediterranean Sea - Western Basinlong running030
Surveys · Mediterranean Sea - Western Basinlong running030
Restricted · Mozambique Channel030
Structures · Mozambique Channellong running030
Derelicts · North Atlantic Oceanlong running030
Structures · North Pacific Ocean030
Other · North Sealong running030
Surveys · Norwegian Sealong running030
Derelicts · Red Sealong running030
Nav aids · Sea of Okhotsklong running030
Exercises · South Atlantic Oceanlong running030
Icebergs · South Atlantic Oceanlong running030
Cable ops · South China Sealong running030
Surveys · South China Sealong running030
Nav aids · The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbialong running030
Nav aids · The Northwestern Passageslong running030
Cable ops · Bay of Bengal016.7
Missiles · Great Australian Bight016.7
Wrecks · Gulf of Oman016.7
Exercises · Japan Sea016.7
Missiles · Japan Sea016.7
Containers · Laccadive Sea016.7
Cable ops · Malacca Strait016.7
Piracy · Singapore Strait016.7

Cite: seahazards.com Sea Ledger, 2026-04, 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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