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
- USGS-USC000RKZN · Quakes2014-06-24 → 2014-06-27231 km ese of attu station, alaska
- USGS-USC000RKVN · Quakes2014-06-24 → 2014-06-27248 km ese of attu station, alaska
- USGS-USC000RKSK · Quakes2014-06-24 → 2014-06-27Earthquake magnitude 5.8 (mb) in 51.909N 178.444E, depth 100 km at 240052Z jun 14
- USGS-USC000RKNC · Quakes2014-06-23 → 2014-06-26Earthquake magnitude 6.0 (mb) in 51.959N 178.584E, depth 107 km at 232229Z jun 14
- HYDROPAC 1823/14 · Quakes2014-06-23 → 2014-06-24Tsunami warning
- USGS-USC000RKJV · Quakes2014-06-23 → 2014-06-26Earthquake magnitude 6.0 (mb) in 51.936N 178.429E, depth 102 km at 232130Z jun 14
- USGS-USC000RKII · Quakes2014-06-23 → 2014-06-26Earthquake magnitude 6.0 (mb) in 51.956N 178.456E, depth 103 km at 232111Z jun 14
- USGS-USC000RM6K · Quakes2014-06-23 → 2014-06-26Earthquake magnitude 5.7 (mb) in 51.825N 178.477E, depth 106 km at 232100Z jun 14
- USGS-USC000RKI5 · Quakes2014-06-23 → 2014-06-26Earthquake magnitude 7.9 (mww) in 51.849N 178.735E, depth 109 km at 232053Z jun 14
- NAVAREA XII 181/14 · Other2014-06-05 → 2014-06-08Pyrotechnics exercises 072300Z to 080100Z jun within one mile of 54-17N 166-55W
- NOAAORR-8759 · Spills2014-05-14 → 2014-05-28At 0430 on may 14, the F/V devon struck a rock while traveling up the nushagak river, alaska, puncturing a…
- NAVAREA XII 138/14 · Exercises2014-05-11 → 2014-05-13Gunnery exercises 122100Z to 130200Z may within ten miles of: a. 55-42N 169-36W
- NAVAREA XII 124/14 · Exercises2014-05-03 → 2014-05-06Gunnery exercises 052100Z to 060200Z may within 21000 yards of: a. 55-54N 168-12W
- NAVAREA XII 122/14 · Exercises2014-05-01 → 2014-05-03Gunnery exercises 022100Z to 030200Z may within 27000 yards of: a. 57-18N 161-45W
- NAVAREA XII 114/14 · Exercises2014-04-25 → 2014-04-27Gunnery exercises 271700Z to 272200Z apr within 27000 yards of 59-31N 176-31W
- HYDROPAC 1176/14 · Exercises2014-04-24 → 2014-04-27Gunnery exercises 271700Z to 272200Z apr within 27000 yards of 59-31N 176-31W
- NAVAREA XII 109/14 · Exercises2014-04-20 → 2014-04-25Gunnery exercises 242100Z to 250200Z apr within 13 miles of: a. 52-52N 177-36W
- NAVAREA XII 93/14 · Exercises2014-04-08 → 2014-04-11Gunnery exercises 102100Z to 110200Z apr within five miles of 56-21N 163-24W
- NAVAREA XII 75/14 · Exercises2014-03-25 → 2014-03-30Gunnery exercises 282100Z to 290001Z mar, alternate 292100Z to 300001Z mar within 13.5 miles of 55-35N 168-35W
- NAVAREA XII 74/14 · Exercises2014-03-24 → 2014-03-25Gunnery exercises 282100Z to 290001Z mar within 13.5 miles of 55-35N 168-35W
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.