Bering Sea

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

in force
6
last 12 months
3
since 1999
305
categories
12

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 433/17 · Exercises2017-09-27 → 2017-09-29
    Gunnery and pyrotechnic operations 282100Z to 290100Z sep in area within 20 miles of 55-11.33N 168-18.38W
  2. NAVAREA XII 371/17 · Exercises2017-08-31 → 2017-09-02
    Gunnery and pyrotechnic exercises 012100Z to 020100Z sep in area within ten miles of 55-54.19N 168-20.24W
  3. NAVAREA XII 349/17 · Exercises2017-08-15 → 2017-08-16
    Gunnery exercises 151600Z to 152359Z aug in area within 11 miles of 59-50N 175-20W
  4. NAVAREA XII 347/17 · Exercises2017-08-14 → 2017-08-14
    Gunnery and pyrotechnic operations 151600Z to 152359Z aug in area within 12.5 miles of 59-50N 177-50W
  5. HYDROPAC 2689/17 · Nav aids2017-08-08 → 2017-12-12
    Mys navarin light 62-22.2N 179-09.6E unlit
  6. NAVAREA XII 341/17 · Exercises2017-08-07 → 2017-08-09
    Gunnery exercises 082000Z to 090100Z aug in area within 9.9 miles of 55-14N 168-21W
  7. NAVAREA XII 312/17 · Surveys2017-07-19 → 2019-04-05
    Scientific moorings established: a. NB-17T, in 65-03.88N 169-38.05W, at depth 52 meters, top float 27 meters
  8. HYDROPAC 2463/17 · Other2017-07-17 → 2017-07-18
    An earthquake has occurred at 172334Z jul with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 in vicinity 54-12N 169-12E
  9. NAVAREA XII 301/17 · Surveys2017-07-11 → 2018-08-17
    Scientific moorings established: a. A3-17, in 66-19.59N 168-57.13W at 56 meters, top float 15 meters
  10. HYDROARC 139/17 · Surveys2017-07-11 → 2019-04-05
    Scientific moorings established: a. A3-17, in 66-19.59N 168-57.13W at 56 meters, top float 15 meters
  11. NAVAREA XII 298/17 · Exercises2017-07-10 → 2017-07-14
    Gunnery exercises 132130Z to 140001Z jul in area within five miles of 55-48N 169-24W
  12. HYDROPAC 2323/17 · Missiles2017-07-04 → 2017-07-12
    Missile operations 2200Z to 0800Z commencing daily 09 thru 11 jul in areas bound by: a. 58-03-48N…
  13. NAVAREA XII 168/17 · Exercises2017-04-24 → 2017-04-25
    Gunnery exercises 252100Z to 252300Z apr in area within five miles of 55-40.58N 168-42.14W
  14. NAVAREA XII 58/17 · Exercises2017-02-05 → 2017-02-07
    Gunnery exercises 062100Z to 070100Z feb in area within five miles of 55-06N 168-10W
  15. NAVAREA XII 8/17 · Exercises2017-01-06 → 2017-01-07
    Hazardous operations
  16. NAVAREA XII 458/16 · Exercises2016-12-06 → 2016-12-08
    Hazardous operations
  17. NAVAREA XII 405/16 · Exercises2016-11-05 → 2016-11-05
    Gunnery exercises 052000Z to 052300Z nov within five miles of 55-06N 168-10W
  18. NAVAREA XII 370/16 · Exercises2016-10-14 → 2016-10-15
    Hazardous operations
  19. NAVAREA XII 340/16 · Other2016-09-19 → 2016-09-19
    Pyrotechnics exercises 191630Z to 191900Z sep within five miles of 54-48.8N 166-57.8W
  20. NAVAREA XII 320/16 · Exercises2016-09-08 → 2016-09-09
    Gunnery exercises 082100Z to 090001Z sep within 11 miles of 55-35N 168-47W

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