Beaufort Sea

IHO sea area 13 · -157° to -123° E, 68° to 76° N

in force
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last 12 months
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since 2004
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In force now · 4

  1. HYDROARC 180/25 · Nav aids2025-10-03
    RACON at Tuktoyaktuk Island Light (69-27.35N 132-59.97W) in Beaufort Sea is inoperative.
  2. HYDROARC 145/25 · Nav aids2025-08-29
    A radar beacon at Pitt Island, Beaufort Sea, Canada, at 69-09.00N 136-11.00W is inoperative.
  3. HYDROARC 163/23 · Nav aids2023-08-15
    Radar beacon at Pullen Island Light, 69-46.60N 134-24.40W, Beaufort Sea, Canada, is inoperative.
  4. HYDROARC 198/22 · Nav aids2022-08-11
    In Beaufort Sea, Canada, Notice 27: the radar beacon at Shingle Point Beacon at 69-00.0N 137-34.5W is inoperative.

Longest in force

  1. HYDROARC 198/22 · Nav aids2022-08-11
    In Beaufort Sea, Canada, Notice 27: the radar beacon at Shingle Point Beacon at 69-00.0N 137-34.5W is inoperative.
  2. HYDROARC 163/23 · Nav aids2023-08-15
    Radar beacon at Pullen Island Light, 69-46.60N 134-24.40W, Beaufort Sea, Canada, is inoperative.
  3. HYDROARC 145/25 · Nav aids2025-08-29
    A radar beacon at Pitt Island, Beaufort Sea, Canada, at 69-09.00N 136-11.00W is inoperative.
  4. HYDROARC 180/25 · Nav aids2025-10-03
    RACON at Tuktoyaktuk Island Light (69-27.35N 132-59.97W) in Beaufort Sea is inoperative.

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By category · since 1997

Surveys6649%
Nav aids4533%
Other118%
Cable ops86%
Derelicts43%
Containers11%

Archive · 131 cancelled

  1. HYDROARC 54/24 · Other2024-04-12 → 2026-08-14
    A sand spit marked by a daymark near Baillie Island, Canada, has shifted along a trackline between 70-30.56N 128-20.88W and 70-30.10N 128-19.97W.
  2. HYDROARC 278/23 · Nav aids2023-11-01 → 2023-11-15
    Mcts iqaluit remote station inuvik 68-19.00N 133-35.00W off air
  3. HYDROARC 191/23 · Cable ops2023-08-30 → 2023-10-03
    Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship it integrity in area within five miles of…
  4. HYDROARC 188/23 · Cable ops2023-08-27 → 2023-08-31
    Cable operations in progress until further notice by M/V it integrity in area within five miles of 70-55.39N…
  5. HYDROARC 162/23 · Nav aids2023-08-12 → 2026-08-14
    Ballie Island radar beacon in Beaufort Sea, Canada is relocated to 70-37.65N 128-15.42W.
  6. HYDROARC 157/23 · Surveys2023-08-09 → 2026-08-14
    Scientific moorings are established in Beaufort Sea and Chukchi Sea, Alaska at positions 71-18.16N 155-42.37W, 71-22.90N 155-36.16W, 71-24.81N 156-26.47W, 71-27.43N 156-36.35W.
  7. HYDROARC 107/23 · Nav aids2023-06-11 → 2023-11-01
    Mcts iqaluit remote station inuvik 68-19.00N 133-35.00W off air
  8. HYDROARC 85/23 · Nav aids2023-05-16 → 2023-05-16
    Mcts iqaluit remote station inuvik 68-19.00N 133-35.00W off air
  9. HYDROARC 336/22 · Nav aids2022-10-26 → 2022-11-11
    Mcts iqaluit remote station inuvik 68-19.00N 133-35.00W off air for season at 271500Z oct
  10. HYDROARC 310/22 · Nav aids2022-10-07 → 2022-10-11
    Mcts iqaluit remote station inuvik 68-19.00N 133-35.00W mf and hf services off air
  11. HYDROARC 255/22 · Nav aids2022-09-02 → 2022-10-26
    Mcts iqaluit remote station inuvik 68-19.00N 133-35.00W hf r/t services off air
  12. HYDROARC 234/22 · Nav aids2022-08-23 → 2022-08-24
    Mcts iqaluit remote station inuvik 68-19.00N 133-35.00W frequency 4071 khz receive services off air
  13. HYDROARC 171/22 · Nav aids2022-07-22 → 2022-08-09
    Mcts iqaluit remote station inuvik 68-19.00N 133-35.00W mf and hf services off air
  14. HYDROARC 9/22 · Surveys2022-01-19 → 2022-03-25
    Scientific moorings established: a. 71-37.87N 157-19.58W, top float 65 meters
  15. HYDROARC 307/21 · Nav aids2021-10-29 → 2021-11-05
    Mcts iqaluit remote station inuvik 68-19N 133-35W off air for season at 301330Z oct
  16. HYDROARC 260/21 · Nav aids2021-09-29 → 2021-10-02
    Mcts iqaluit remote station inuvik 68-19N 133-35W mf and hf services off air
  17. HYDROARC 234/21 · Nav aids2021-09-17 → 2021-09-23
    Mcts iqaluit remote station inuvik 68-19N 133-35W hf r/t services off air
  18. HYDROARC 114/21 · Derelicts2021-06-23 → 2021-06-26
    Derelict vessel adrift in vicinity 69-28.9N 133-03.7W at 231937Z jun
  19. HYDROARC 212/20 · Nav aids2020-09-29 → 2020-09-29
    Mcts iqaluit remote station inuvik 68-19N 133-35W off air
  20. HYDROARC 181/20 · Other2020-09-08 → 2020-09-11
    Mcts iqaluit remote station inuvik 68-19N 133-35W unreliable

Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.