Beaufort Sea
IHO sea area 13 · -157° to -123° E, 68° to 76° N
- in force
- 2
- last 12 months
- 8
- archive messages
- 161
- categories
- 9
What the archive shows
161 messages are recorded since 1988-08-21 for the Beaufort Sea. The selection uses the IHO sea area; a message may describe an exercise, equipment outage or continuing operation as well as a hazard report.
Surveys accounts for 66 of 161 recorded messages (41%), the largest category group in this selection.
The NGA historical archive froze in 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. Counts around that gap are incomplete, and changes in reporting volume do not establish changes in incident frequency.
- An older warning still listed in force · issued 2023-08-15 04:29ZRadar beacon at Pullen Island Light, 69-46.60N 134-24.40W, Beaufort Sea, Canada, is inoperative.
In force now · 2
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By category · available archive
| Surveys | 66 | 41% |
| Nav aids | 51 | 32% |
| Spills | 14 | 9% |
| Other | 11 | 7% |
| Cable ops | 8 | 5% |
| Incidents | 4 | 2% |
| Derelicts | 4 | 2% |
| Quakes | 2 | 1% |
| Containers | 1 | 1% |
Archive · 159 cancelled
- HYDROARC 107/23 · Nav aids2023-06-11 → 2023-11-01Mcts iqaluit remote station inuvik 68-19.00N 133-35.00W off air
- HYDROARC 85/23 · Nav aids2023-05-16 → 2023-05-16Mcts iqaluit remote station inuvik 68-19.00N 133-35.00W off air
- NOAAORR-10585 · Spills2023-03-15 → 2023-03-29Beaufort sea, alaska
- HYDROARC 336/22 · Nav aids2022-10-26 → 2022-11-11Mcts iqaluit remote station inuvik 68-19.00N 133-35.00W off air for season at 271500Z oct
- HYDROARC 310/22 · Nav aids2022-10-07 → 2022-10-11Mcts iqaluit remote station inuvik 68-19.00N 133-35.00W mf and hf services off air
- HYDROARC 255/22 · Nav aids2022-09-02 → 2022-10-26Mcts iqaluit remote station inuvik 68-19.00N 133-35.00W hf r/t services off air
- HYDROARC 234/22 · Nav aids2022-08-23 → 2022-08-24Mcts iqaluit remote station inuvik 68-19.00N 133-35.00W frequency 4071 khz receive services off air
- HYDROARC 198/22 · Nav aids2022-08-11 → 2026-09-16In Beaufort Sea, Canada, Notice 27: the radar beacon at Shingle Point Beacon at 69-00.0N 137-34.5W is inoperative.
- HYDROARC 171/22 · Nav aids2022-07-22 → 2022-08-09Mcts iqaluit remote station inuvik 68-19.00N 133-35.00W mf and hf services off air
- HYDROARC 9/22 · Surveys2022-01-19 → 2022-03-25Scientific moorings established: a. 71-37.87N 157-19.58W, top float 65 meters
- HYDROARC 307/21 · Nav aids2021-10-29 → 2021-11-05Mcts iqaluit remote station inuvik 68-19N 133-35W off air for season at 301330Z oct
- HYDROARC 260/21 · Nav aids2021-09-29 → 2021-10-02Mcts iqaluit remote station inuvik 68-19N 133-35W mf and hf services off air
- HYDROARC 234/21 · Nav aids2021-09-17 → 2021-09-23Mcts iqaluit remote station inuvik 68-19N 133-35W hf r/t services off air
- HYDROARC 114/21 · Derelicts2021-06-23 → 2021-06-26Derelict vessel adrift in vicinity 69-28.9N 133-03.7W at 231937Z jun
- HYDROARC 212/20 · Nav aids2020-09-29 → 2020-09-29Mcts iqaluit remote station inuvik 68-19N 133-35W off air
- HYDROARC 181/20 · Other2020-09-08 → 2020-09-11Mcts iqaluit remote station inuvik 68-19N 133-35W unreliable
- HYDROARC 171/20 · Nav aids2020-09-06 → 2020-09-06Mcts iqaluit remote station inuvik 68-19N 133-35W off air
- HYDROARC 138/20 · Nav aids2020-08-07 → 2020-08-10Mcts iqaluit remote station inuvik 68-19N 133-35W off air
- HYDROARC 306/19 · Surveys2019-12-04 → 2020-10-23Sub-surface scientific moorings established in 71-00.13N 135-29.44W
- HYDROARC 268/19 · Nav aids2019-10-28 → 2019-11-01Mcts iqaluit remote station inuvik 68-19N 133-35W off air at 291400Z oct
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.