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% |
| Containers | 1 | 0% |
| Wrecks | 1 | 0% |
| Mines | 1 | 0% |
Archive · 622 cancelled
- NAVAREA XII 556/21 · Nav aids2021-09-30 → 2021-10-01Commdet kodiak, ak remote site nome 64-29N 165-15W 4125KHZ transmit services off air 010700Z to 011300Z oct
- NAVAREA XII 555/21 · Other2021-09-30 → 2022-03-25Commdet kodiak, ak remote site saint paul 57-09N 170-14W 4125 khz services inoperative
- NAVAREA XII 481/21 · Other2021-09-09 → 2021-09-12Commdet kodiak, ak remote site nome 64-30N 165-24W 4125 khz services inoperative
- NOAAORR-10347 · Spills2021-08-27 → 2021-09-10On august 27, 2021, a citizen reported a full oil drum on the beach north of nome
- NOAAORR-10326 · Spills2021-07-22 → 2021-08-05On 22-Jul-2021, uscg was notified that the FV tyrant experienced engine failure while underway and 25-30…
- HYDROPAC 2109/21 · Exercises2021-07-21 → 2021-07-29Gunnery exercises 2000Z to 2359Z daily 25 thru 28 jul in area bound by 65-56N 169-37W, 65-56N 169-13W,…
- NAVAREA XII 329/21 · Surveys2021-07-16 → 2022-03-25Scientific moorings established: a. A3-21, in 66-19.64N 168-56.99W, at depth 59 meters, top float seven meters
- NOAAORR-10302 · Spills2021-06-24 → 2021-07-08On 24-Jun-2021, sector anchorage reported that sheen was discovered while digging a hole in a gravel pad at…
- NAVAREA XII 268/21 · Other2021-06-14 → 2021-06-18Commdet kodiak, ak remote site nome 64-29N 165-15W 4125KHZ and gotham services unreliable until 180200Z jun
- NAVAREA XII 267/21 · Nav aids2021-06-14 → 2021-06-16Commdet kodiak, ak remote site shemya 52-43N 174-07E 4125KHZ and gotham services off air until 162000Z jun
- HYDROPAC 1695/21 · Exercises2021-06-08 → 2021-06-25Gunnery exercises 2000Z to 0001Z daily 13 thru 17 and 20 thru 24 jun in area bound by 65-56N 170-12W, 65-56N…
- NAVAREA XII 193/21 · Exercises2021-04-28 → 2021-05-01Gunnery and pyrotechnics exercises 301600Z apr to 010400Z may in area within five miles of 55-30N 168-30W
- NAVAREA XII 192/21 · Exercises2021-04-28 → 2021-04-29Gunnery and pyrotechnics exercises 281800Z to 290400Z apr in area within 15 miles of 55-30N 168-30W
- NAVAREA XII 162/21 · Other2021-04-15 → 2021-05-06Commdet kodiak, ak remote site nome 64-29N 165-15W 4125KHZ and gotham services unreliable
- NAVAREA XII 150/21 · Nav aids2021-04-04 → 2021-04-04Commdet kodiak, ak remote site nome 64-29N 165-15W 4125KHZ services off air
- NOAAORR-10251 · Spills2021-03-16 → 2021-03-30Bering sea, alaska
- NOAAORR-10243 · Spills2021-03-01 → 2021-03-15Lawrence island, ak
- NAVAREA XII 97/21 · Other2021-02-28 → 2021-02-28Commdet kodiak, ak remote site saint paul 57-09N 170-14W 4125KHZ services unreliable until further notice
- NAVAREA XII 85/21 · Other2021-02-23 → 2021-04-10Commdet kodiak, ak remote site saint paul 57-09N 170-14W 4125KHZ services inoperative
- NOAAORR-10235 · Spills2021-02-18 → 2021-03-04On 18-Feb-2021, noaa ssc was notified by uscg sector anchorage of a fuel spill from the school fuel storage…
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.