Bering Sea

IHO sea area 55 · -180° to 180° E, 51° to 67° N

in force
6
last 12 months
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since 1999
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categories
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In force now · 6

  1. NAVAREA XII 496/26 · Cable ops2026-07-19
    Cable operations by cableship IT Infinity continue in the Bering Sea off Alaska until 30 November along a trackline; wide berth requested.
  2. NAVAREA XII 458/26 · Nav aids2026-06-29
    Coast Guard high-frequency communication services at St. Paul, Alaska, are off air.
  3. NAVAREA XII 98/26 · Nav aids2026-02-17
    The US Coast Guard remote communication facility at Shemya, Alaska, has inoperative high-frequency transmit and receive services.
  4. HYDROPAC 1795/25 · Surveys2025-07-14
    A scientific mooring at seven meters depth is established in Bering Strait, Russia, at 66-19.56N 168-57.08W.
  5. NAVAREA XII 422/25 · Surveys2025-07-14
    Scientific moorings are established at 15 meters depth in Bering Strait, Alaska, at coordinates 65-46.86N 168-34.07W and 65-44.76N 168-15.75W.
  6. NAVAREA XII 344/25 · Nav aids2025-06-10
    In the Bering Sea near Alaska, high frequency radio services at Shemya remote site (52-43N 174-07E) are off air.

Longest in force

  1. NAVAREA XII 344/25 · Nav aids2025-06-10
    In the Bering Sea near Alaska, high frequency radio services at Shemya remote site (52-43N 174-07E) are off air.
  2. HYDROPAC 1795/25 · Surveys2025-07-14
    A scientific mooring at seven meters depth is established in Bering Strait, Russia, at 66-19.56N 168-57.08W.
  3. NAVAREA XII 422/25 · Surveys2025-07-14
    Scientific moorings are established at 15 meters depth in Bering Strait, Alaska, at coordinates 65-46.86N 168-34.07W and 65-44.76N 168-15.75W.
  4. NAVAREA XII 98/26 · Nav aids2026-02-17
    The US Coast Guard remote communication facility at Shemya, Alaska, has inoperative high-frequency transmit and receive services.
  5. NAVAREA XII 458/26 · Nav aids2026-06-29
    Coast Guard high-frequency communication services at St. Paul, Alaska, are off air.

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By category · since 1997

Exercises16353%
Nav aids5317%
Other4414%
Surveys248%
Cable ops72%
Derelicts62%
Missiles31%
Towing10%
Wrecks10%
Debris10%
Containers10%
Mines10%

Archive · 299 cancelled

  1. NAVAREA XII 43/20 · Other2020-02-03 → 2020-02-04
    Commdet kodiak, ak remote site nome 64-30.0N 165-24.6W 4125KHZ services unreliable 041800Z to 042000Z feb
  2. NAVAREA XII 34/20 · Other2020-01-27 → 2020-01-28
    Commdet kodiak, ak remote site cold bay shemya 52-43.74N 174-07.38E services unreliable
  3. NAVAREA XII 32/20 · Other2020-01-27 → 2020-01-30
    Commdet kodiak, ak remote site nome 64-30.0N 165-24.6W 4125KHZ services unreliable 0900Z to 1500Z daily 28…
  4. NAVAREA XII 26/20 · Other2020-01-23 → 2020-01-23
    Commdet kodiak, ak remote site saint paul 57-09N 170-15W 4125KHZ services inoperative 222300Z to 230700Z jan
  5. HYDROPAC 240/20 · Nav aids2020-01-22 → 2020-04-30
    Ostrov nuneangan light 64-36-42N 172-20-30W discontinued
  6. HYDROPAC 232/20 · Nav aids2020-01-21 → 2020-04-30
    Lights discontinued: a. ostrov ratmanova 65-48.5N 169-02.3W
  7. NAVAREA XII 11/20 · Exercises2020-01-13 → 2020-01-15
    Gunnery exercises 142100Z to 150100Z jan in area within six miles of 55-28N 168-34W
  8. NAVAREA XII 628/19 · Exercises2019-12-10 → 2019-12-12
    Gunnery and pyrotechnics exercises 111700Z to 120700Z dec in area within 23 miles of 55-10N 168-24W
  9. NAVAREA XII 560/19 · Other2019-11-05 → 2019-11-07
    Commdet kodiak, ak remote site saint paul 57-10.6N 170-16.6W 4125 services inoperative
  10. NAVAREA XII 511/19 · Nav aids2019-10-12 → 2019-10-14
    Uscg remote communication facility st.paul 57-07.20N 170-16.30W inoperative
  11. NAVAREA XII 430/19 · Surveys2019-09-08 → 2020-10-21
    Scientific moorings established: a. A3-19, in 66-19.60N 168-57.05W, at depth 57 meters, top float eight meters
  12. NAVAREA XII 309/19 · Exercises2019-07-18 → 2019-07-20
    Gunnery exercises 191800Z to 200600Z jul in area within 17 miles of 55-30N 168-30W
  13. NAVAREA XII 307/19 · Exercises2019-07-18 → 2019-07-18
    Gunnery exercises 191800Z to 200600Z jul in area within 15 miles of 55-30N 168-30W
  14. NAVAREA XII 229/19 · Nav aids2019-06-25 → 2019-06-26
    Uscg remote communication facility nome 64-30.4N 165-24.2W broadcast services unreliable 250230Z to 260500Z…
  15. NAVAREA XII 121/19 · Surveys2019-04-05 → 2019-09-08
    Scientific moorings established: a. A3-18, in 66-19.62N 168-57.08W at 56 meters, top float 15 meters
  16. NAVAREA XII 541/18 · Exercises2018-12-05 → 2018-12-07
    Gunnery exercises 061700Z to 070500Z dec in area within 20 miles of 55-39N 168-34W
  17. NAVAREA XII 355/18 · Exercises2018-08-24 → 2018-08-25
    Gunnery and pyrotechnic operations 242000Z to 250400Z aug in area within 500 yards of 52-54N 172-07W
  18. NAVAREA XII 341/18 · Surveys2018-08-17 → 2019-03-08
    Scientific moorings established: a. A3-17, in 66-19.62N 168-57.08W at 56 meters, top float 15 meters
  19. NAVAREA XII 266/18 · Exercises2018-07-05 → 2018-07-06
    Gunnery exercises 052100Z to 060400Z jul in area within 20 miles of 59-07N 175-15W
  20. HYDROPAC 2309/18 · Surveys2018-06-22 → 2018-07-24
    Survey operations 25 jun thru 25 aug by M/V akademik fersman towing five mile long cable in area bound by…

Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.