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
Longest in force
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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 211/15 · Nav aids2015-08-02 → 2015-08-04Tuft point light 69-44.7N 132-29.2W unlit
- HYDROARC 210/15 · Nav aids2015-08-02 → 2015-08-04Atkinson point light 69-57.2N 131-26.9W unlit
- HYDROARC 208/15 · Nav aids2015-07-30 → 2015-08-03Mcts iqaluit remote station parson's lake 68-54N 133-56W off air
- HYDROARC 206/15 · Nav aids2015-07-27 → 2015-07-28Mcts iqaluit remote station parson's lake 68-54N 133-56W off air
- HYDROARC 162/15 · Nav aids2015-07-04 → 2015-07-04Mcts iqaluit remote station inuvik 68-19N 133-35W off air
- HYDROARC 160/15 · Nav aids2015-07-03 → 2015-07-04Mcts iqaluit remote station inuvik 68-19N 133-35W mf and hf services unreliable
- HYDROARC 138/15 · Nav aids2015-06-23 → 2015-06-24Mcts iqaluit remote station parsons lake 68-54N 133-56W radio services off air
- HYDROARC 135/15 · Nav aids2015-06-22 → 2015-06-22Mcts iqaluit remote station parsons lake 68-54N 133-56W radio services off air
- NOAAORR-8843 · Spills2014-10-24 → 2014-11-07Beaufort sea, ak
- HYDROARC 314/14 · Derelicts2014-10-22 → 2014-10-25Derelict 135 foot barge adrift vicinity 70-12.93N 142-08.74W
- HYDROARC 307/14 · Derelicts2014-10-21 → 2014-10-24Derelict 40 meter barge adrift vicinity 69-49.9N 136-46.8W at 202230Z oct
- HYDROARC 299/14 · Nav aids2014-10-14 → 2014-10-15Mcts iqaluit remote station parsons lake 68-54N 133-56W radio services inoperative
- HYDROARC 297/14 · Nav aids2014-10-13 → 2014-10-14Mcts iqaluit remote station parsons lake 68-54N 133-56W radio services off air
- HYDROARC 270/14 · Surveys2014-10-01 → 2016-07-19Scientific mooring, least depth 37.2 meters, established in 71-23.69N 152-03.08W
- HYDROARC 158/14 · Surveys2014-08-01 → 2017-04-07Beaufort Sea
- HYDROARC 125/14 · Surveys2014-07-20 → 2014-10-01Cancel HYDROARC 242/13
- HYDROARC 242/13 · Surveys2013-10-19 → 2014-07-20Cancel HYDROARC 240/13
- HYDROARC 222/12 · Cable ops2012-10-20 → 2012-11-15Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V geo arctic towing cable in area bound by 71-26.6N…
- HYDROARC 221/12 · Surveys2012-10-18 → 2013-10-01Cancel this msg 01 nov 13
- HYDROARC 198/12 · Surveys2012-10-05 → 2013-10-13Beaufort Sea
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.