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 257/19 · Nav aids2019-10-11 → 2019-10-12Mcts iqaluit remote station inuvik 68-19N 133-35W off air 102100Z to 120001Z oct
- NAVAREA IV 899/19 · Nav aids2019-10-10 → 2019-10-11Mcts iqaluit remote station inuvik 68-19N 133-35W off air 102100Z to 120001Z oct
- HYDROARC 245/19 · Nav aids2019-10-07 → 2019-10-10Mcts iqaluit remote station inuvik 68-19N 133-35W off air
- HYDROARC 216/19 · Nav aids2019-09-19 → 2019-09-20Mcts iqaluit remote station parsons lake 68-54N 133-56W off air
- HYDROARC 183/19 · Nav aids2019-08-24 → 2019-08-25Mcts iqaluit remote station inuvik 68-19N 133-35W off air
- HYDROARC 164/19 · Surveys2019-08-06 → 2019-12-04Sub-surface scientific moorings established in: a. 70-51.79N 135-01.45W, top float 35 meters
- HYDROARC 151/19 · Other2019-07-31 → 2019-08-01Mcts iqaluit remote station inuvik 68-19N 133-35W inoperative
- HYDROARC 105/19 · Other2019-06-20 → 2019-06-28Mcts iqaluit remote station parsons lake 68-54N 133-56W inoperative
- HYDROARC 104/19 · Other2019-06-20 → 2019-06-28Mcts iqaluit remote station inuvik 68-19N 133-35W inoperative
- HYDROARC 99/19 · Other2019-06-15 → 2019-06-17Mcts iqaluit remote station inuvik 68-19N 133-35W inoperative
- NAVAREA IV 433/19 · Nav aids2019-05-18 → 2019-05-18Mcts iqaluit remote station inuvik 68-19N 133-35W mf and hf off air 181945Z to 182245Z may
- HYDROARC 270/18 · Surveys2018-10-11 → 2019-01-04Sub-surface scientific moorings established in: a. 69-46.31N 139-15.49W, top float 16 meters
- HYDROARC 254/18 · Surveys2018-10-03 → 2019-04-05Scientific mooring, top float 75 meters below surface, established in 71-18.66N 127-35.62W
- HYDROARC 186/18 · Incidents2018-08-15 → 2018-09-0718 foot vessel, blue hull, two persons on board, overdue tuktoyaktuk (69-26.56N 133-02.86W) to 69-34.17N…
- USGS-AK018AASZ24Z · Quakes2018-08-12 → 2018-08-1573 km ssw of kaktovik, alaska
- USGS-AK018AAP2CQU · Quakes2018-08-12 → 2018-08-1589 km sw of kaktovik, alaska
- HYDROARC 346/17 · Cable ops2017-10-19 → 2017-10-23Cable operations in progress until 25 oct by cableship ile de batz along trackline between 70-37.2N…
- HYDROARC 322/17 · Surveys2017-10-08 → 2018-10-11Sub-surface scientific moorings established in: a. 69-46.31N 139-15.49W, top float 26 meters
- HYDROARC 306/17 · Surveys2017-09-28 → 2019-04-05Scientific mooring, top float 60 meters, established in 73-54.07N 129-21.23W
- HYDROARC 286/17 · Other2017-09-20 → 2017-09-22Mcts iqaluit remote station inuvik 68-19N 133-35W transmit services inoperative
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.