Bering Sea
IHO sea area 55 · -180° to 180° E, 51° to 67° N
- in force
- 4
- last 12 months
- 19
- archive messages
- 626
- categories
- 15
What the archive shows
626 messages are recorded since 1979-11-08 for the Bering 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.
Spills accounts for 166 of 626 recorded messages (27%), 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 2025-06-10 06:19ZIn the Bering Sea near Alaska, high frequency radio services at Shemya remote site (52-43N 174-07E) are off air.
In force now · 4
- HYDROPAC 2700/26 · Surveys2026-09-17Russia establishes a scientific mooring at seven metres depth in Bering Strait at 66-19.59N 168-57.01W, cancelling a previous warning.
- NAVAREA XII 639/26 · Surveys2026-09-17Scientific moorings at 15 meters depth are established in the Bering Strait, Alaska, at two locations, and a previous warning is cancelled.
- NAVAREA XII 98/26 · Nav aids2026-02-17The US Coast Guard remote communication facility at Shemya, Alaska, has inoperative high-frequency transmit and receive services.
- NAVAREA XII 344/25 · Nav aids2025-06-10In the Bering Sea near Alaska, high frequency radio services at Shemya remote site (52-43N 174-07E) are off air.
Longest in force
- NAVAREA XII 344/25 · Nav aids2025-06-10In the Bering Sea near Alaska, high frequency radio services at Shemya remote site (52-43N 174-07E) are off air.
- NAVAREA XII 98/26 · Nav aids2026-02-17The US Coast Guard remote communication facility at Shemya, Alaska, has inoperative high-frequency transmit and receive services.
- HYDROPAC 2700/26 · Surveys2026-09-17Russia establishes a scientific mooring at seven metres depth in Bering Strait at 66-19.59N 168-57.01W, cancelling a previous warning.
- NAVAREA XII 639/26 · Surveys2026-09-17Scientific moorings at 15 meters depth are established in the Bering Strait, Alaska, at two locations, and a previous warning is cancelled.
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By category · available archive
| Spills | 166 | 27% |
| Exercises | 162 | 26% |
| Quakes | 127 | 20% |
| Nav aids | 54 | 9% |
| Other | 40 | 6% |
| Surveys | 27 | 4% |
| Incidents | 26 | 4% |
| Cable ops | 9 | 1% |
| Derelicts | 6 | 1% |
| Missiles | 3 | 0% |
| Debris | 2 | 0% |
| Towing | 1 | 0% |
| Wrecks | 1 | 0% |
| Containers | 1 | 0% |
| Mines | 1 | 0% |
Archive · 622 cancelled
- NOAAORR-9174 · Spills2015-09-13 → 2015-09-27Bristol bay ak
- NOAAORR-9170 · Spills2015-09-04 → 2015-09-18Cold bay, alaska
- HYDROPAC 2908/15 · Nav aids2015-09-03 → 2015-11-03Mys navarin light 62-22.2N 179-09.6E unlit
- NAVAREA XII 285/15 · Exercises2015-08-20 → 2015-08-26Gunnery exercise 261800Z to 262200Z aug in area bound by 56-00.0N 170-00.0W, 56-00.0N 168-00.0W, 55-00.0N…
- USGS-US100032BK · Quakes2015-07-27 → 2015-07-3051 km wsw of nikolski, alaska
- NOAAORR-8965 · Spills2015-07-17 → 2015-07-31Kvichak bay, alaska
- NAVAREA XII 239/15 · Exercises2015-07-16 → 2015-07-19Gunnery exercises 182200Z to 190200Z jul within 12000 yards of 55-39N 168-39W
- NAVAREA XII 237/15 · Exercises2015-07-16 → 2015-07-19Gunnery exercises 182200Z to 190200Z jul in area bound by 56-00.0N 170-00.0W, 56-00.0N 168-00.0W, 55-00.0N…
- NOAAORR-8964 · Spills2015-07-16 → 2015-07-30Kvichak bay, alaska
- NOAAORR-8963 · Spills2015-07-14 → 2015-07-28False pass, alaska
- HYDROARC 164/15 · Surveys2015-07-06 → 2016-07-10Scientific moorings established: a. A3-15, 66-19.60N 168-57.04W at 58 meters, top float 15 meters
- HYDROPAC 2111/15 · Missiles2015-06-25 → 2015-07-02Hazardous operations 2300Z to 0500Z commencing daily 29 jun thru 01 jul in area bound by 54-42-12N…
- NOAAORR-8944 · Spills2015-06-03 → 2015-06-17Barge db 165-1; kuskokwim bay, ak
- NAVAREA XII 121/15 · Exercises2015-04-01 → 2015-04-02Gunnery exercises 012100Z to 012300Z apr within five miles of 55-16N 168-29W
- HYDROPAC 838/15 · Derelicts2015-03-10 → 2015-03-11F/V scandies rose disabled and adrift vicinity 56-08N 167-07W
- USGS-USC000TGW6 · Quakes2015-01-18 → 2015-01-21260 km w of adak, alaska
- HYDROPAC 3643/14 · Incidents2014-12-05 → 2014-12-20F/V 501 oryong sank in 62-07N 176-27W
- NAVAREA XII 464/14 · Debris2014-12-02 → 2014-12-05Noaa buoy 46070 adrift in 54-59-56N 175-26-15E at 020730Z dec
- NOAAORR-8854 · Spills2014-12-01 → 2014-12-15501 oryong; bering sea, russia
- NAVAREA XII 447/14 · Exercises2014-11-21 → 2014-11-25Gunnery exercises 242200Z to 250200Z nov within 16 miles of 55-19N 168-30W
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.