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
- HYDROPAC 1359/06 · Nav aids2006-07-19 → 2008-02-10Lights unlit: 1. mys oria light 59-59.2N 165-12.6E
- HYDROPAC 1356/06 · Incidents2006-07-19 → 2006-09-07Man overboard from F/V boguchar vicinity 62-15N 177-33W at 181800Z jul
- USGS-USP000EMCA · Quakes2006-06-27 → 2006-06-30212 km ese of attu station, alaska
- USGS-USP000EKAX · Quakes2006-06-14 → 2006-06-17286 km ese of attu station, alaska
- USGS-USP000EKAQ · Quakes2006-06-14 → 2006-06-17292 km ese of attu station, alaska
- USGS-USP000EHPH · Quakes2006-05-22 → 2006-05-2542 km nnw of tilichiki, russia
- USGS-USP000EGNT · Quakes2006-05-09 → 2006-05-1238 km nnw of tilichiki, russia
- USGS-USP000EFS5 · Quakes2006-04-29 → 2006-05-0280 km e of tilichiki, russia
- USGS-USP000EF4H · Quakes2006-04-21 → 2006-04-2417 km nw of tilichiki, russia
- USGS-USP000EF1J · Quakes2006-04-20 → 2006-04-2371 km ne of tilichiki, russia
- NAVAREA XII 98/06 · Exercises2006-04-15 → 2006-04-18Gunnery exercises 172000Z to 180200Z apr within five miles of 54-38N 167-54W
- USGS-USP000EE8F · Quakes2006-04-12 → 2006-04-1595 km e of ust’-kamchatsk staryy, russia
- NAVAREA XII 95/06 · Exercises2006-04-12 → 2006-04-13Gunnery exercises 122000Z to 130200Z apr within five miles of 58-45N 177-45W
- NAVAREA XII 87/06 · Nav aids2006-04-06 → 2006-05-31Saint paul harbor light 57-07-41N 170-17-06W unlit
- NOAAORR-6071 · Spills2006-03-31 → 2006-04-14Nw unalaska island, ak
- USGS-USP000E9M0 · Quakes2006-02-06 → 2006-02-09106 km e of ust’-kamchatsk staryy, russia
- USGS-USP000E7RQ · Quakes2006-01-07 → 2006-01-10Earthquake magnitude 5.5 (mwb) in 52.415N 173.613E, depth 31 km at 070223Z jan 06
- NAVAREA XII 271/05 · Exercises2005-09-22 → 2005-09-29Hazardous operations 2000Z to 2200Z daily 26 sep thru 03 oct in area bound by 57-42N 175-40W, 58-03N…
- HYDROPAC 1105/05 · Exercises2005-07-12 → 2005-07-13Hazardous operations 122130Z to 122330Z jul within 14 miles of 62-30N 175-20W
- USGS-USP000DUPA · Quakes2005-07-07 → 2005-07-10133 km e of ust’-kamchatsk staryy, russia
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.