Other warnings in the Caribbean Sea

Everything the classifier did not place elsewhere.

in force
3
last 12 months
1
vs previous 12 (2)
-50%
since 1998
179

Coverage note: the NGA archive ends 2024-05 and live collection began 2026-08-17. Warnings issued in between are here only if they were still in force when collection started, so 2024–2026 are under-counted.

In force now · 3

  1. NAVAREA IV 113/26in force2026-02-06
    The west head light at Manzanillo entrance, Panama, at 09-22.90N 079-53.90W is damaged.
    Caribbean Sea · Panama
  2. NAVAREA IV 1524/24in force2024-12-04
    Saba Bank in the eastern Caribbean is designated an IMO Area to Be Avoided and Particularly Sensitive Sea Area; entry and anchoring are restricted for vessels.
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · St
  3. NAVAREA IV 222/23in force2023-03-01
    Anchoring prohibited until further notice near Anguilla in an area bounded by 18-13.60N 063-04.15W, 18-13.60N 063-04.70W, 18-13.20N 063-04.70W, and 18-13.20N 063-04.50W; wide berth requested.
    Anguilla

Longest in force

  1. NAVAREA IV 222/23in force2023-03-01 · 1,269 d
    Anchoring prohibited until further notice near Anguilla in an area bounded by 18-13.60N 063-04.15W, 18-13.60N 063-04.70W, 18-13.20N 063-04.70W, and 18-13.20N 063-04.50W; wide berth requested.
    Anguilla
  2. NAVAREA IV 1524/24in force2024-12-04 · 626 d
    Saba Bank in the eastern Caribbean is designated an IMO Area to Be Avoided and Particularly Sensitive Sea Area; entry and anchoring are restricted for vessels.
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · St
  3. NAVAREA IV 113/26in force2026-02-06 · 196 d
    The west head light at Manzanillo entrance, Panama, at 09-22.90N 079-53.90W is damaged.
    Caribbean Sea · Panama

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Other hazards in the Caribbean Sea

Archive · 176 cancelled

  1. HYDROLANT 3256/162016-12-03 → 2016-12-07
    Green flare sighted in 12-48N 067-30W
    Caribbean Sea
  2. NAVAREA IV 1017/162016-12-01 → 2016-12-11
    Geophysical operations in progress until 10 dec by M/V gulf stream eagle, M/V fugro explorer and M/V delta…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Trinidad-west Coast
  3. NAVAREA IV 1005/162016-11-29 → 2016-12-01
    Ilet a gozier light 16-11.9N 061-29.4W at reduced intensity
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Guadeloupe
  4. NAVAREA IV 931/162016-10-25 → 2016-10-28
    20 meter long pipe adrift in 18-10.67N 063-09.55W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Anguilla
  5. NAVAREA IV 903/162016-10-17 → 2017-04-07
    Due to the damage of hurricane matthew, many aids to navigation are damaged, missing, unreliable or…
    Haiti
  6. NAVAREA IV 891/162016-10-14 → 2016-10-17
    Due to the passage of hurricane matthew, the following ports are closed and aids to navigation are…
    Haiti
  7. NAVAREA IV 880/162016-10-12 → 2016-11-10
    Les arcadins nw
    Caribbean Sea · Haiti-west Coast
  8. HYDROLANT 1878/162016-07-25 → 2016-07-25
    M/V steffi c taking on water in 13-50.6N 062-32.2W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Lucia · Saint Vincent
  9. HYDROLANT 1769/162016-07-13 → 2016-07-24
    14 persons in water from capsizing vessel in 18-16.22N 064-04.93W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · British Virgin Islands
  10. HYDROLANT 1697/162016-07-05 → 2016-07-24
    S/V julia requesting assistance
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Kitts and Nevis
  11. NAVAREA IV 465/162016-06-14 → 2016-06-17
    Noaa buoy 42057 adrift in 16-48-51N 081-35-18W at 141242Z jun
    Western Caribbean Sea
  12. HYDROLANT 779/162016-04-01 → 2016-04-03
    Red flare sighted in 19-38N 074-12W
    Caribbean Sea · Windward Passage · Cuba-southeast Coast
  13. NAVAREA IV 231/162016-03-25 → 2016-03-28
    Odas buoy 42059 adrift vicinity 15-18-45N 067-43-17W at 250043Z mar
    Caribbean Sea
  14. NAVAREA IV 104/162016-02-12 → 2017-04-07
    Oil spill response operations in progress until further notice vicinity 10-10.30N 061-51.13W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Trinidad and Tobago
  15. NAVAREA IV 95/162016-02-10 → 2016-04-01
    Trinidad and tobago
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Venezuela
  16. NAVAREA IV 816/152015-10-01 → 2015-11-08
    Underwater cable established along trackline joining 15-51.90N 087-56.67W, 15-51.92N 087-56.67W, 15-52.09N…
    Western Caribbean Sea · Gulf of Honduras
  17. NAVAREA IV 719/152015-08-28 → 2015-12-13
    Pipelaying operations 01 sep thru 12 dec by barges beo and T-44 in area bound by 10-04.12N 062-03.66W,…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Venezuela
  18. HYDROLANT 1536/152015-06-22 → 2015-07-06
    13 foot S/V in need of assistance in 18-10.2N 064-13.7W
    Northeastern Caribbean Sea · British Virgin Islands
  19. NAVAREA IV 56/152015-01-20 → 2016-08-28
    Partially submerged barge, vicinity 10-39.32N 061-37.26W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Trinidad and Tobago
  20. NAVAREA IV 55/152015-01-20 → 2015-04-01
    Trinidad and tobago
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  21. NAVAREA IV 24/152015-01-09 → 2015-04-25
    Depths 0.9 meters less than charted in area bound by 10-00-18N 083-01-52W, 10-00-47N 083-01-35W, 09-59-25N…
    Western Caribbean Sea · Costa Rica
  22. HYDROLANT 3/152015-01-01 → 2015-01-04
    Five red flares sighted in 18-39.2N 074-56.5W at 010439Z jan
    Caribbean Sea · Haiti-west Coast
  23. NAVAREA IV 1040/142014-12-08 → 2014-12-11
    Odas buoy 42058 adrift vicinity 14-54.15N 074-55.18W on 06 dec
    Caribbean Sea
  24. NAVAREA IV 1008/142014-11-29 → 2014-12-20
    The following traffic separation scheme (tss), inshore traffic zones and precautionary area effective…
    Western Caribbean Sea · Panama Canal
  25. NAVAREA IV 965/142014-11-14 → 2014-11-17
    Odas buoy 42059 adrift vicinity 15-00N 067-30W at 130300Z nov
    Caribbean Sea
  26. NAVAREA IV 912/142014-10-26 → 2014-11-01
    Cabo san juan light 18-22.9N 065-37.1W at reduced intensity
    Western North Atlantic · Puerto Rico-northeast Coast
  27. HYDROLANT 2559/142014-10-22 → 2014-10-25
    Two red flares sighted vicinity 17-00N 063-00W at 220400Z oct
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  28. NAVAREA IV 863/142014-10-14 → 2014-10-17
    Noaa buoy 42059 adrift vicinity 15-05-21N 067-28-07W at 131342Z oct
    Caribbean Sea
  29. NAVAREA IV 859/142014-10-13 → 2014-10-15
    Due to approaching tropical storm gonzalo, port of saint croix (17-44-23N 064-44-20W) closed until further…
    Northeastern Caribbean Sea · Virgin Islands
  30. NAVAREA IV 732/142014-09-09 → 2014-09-12
    Odas buoy 42407 adrift vicinity 15-19-34N 068-18-02W
    Caribbean Sea
  31. NAVAREA IV 563/142014-07-21 → 2014-07-24
    6800 meter long cable adrift vicinity 12-15-36N 073-13-42W
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia-north Coast
  32. NAVAREA IV 380/142014-05-23 → 2014-05-26
    Six mile long cable marked by buoy, yellow, fl w, adrift vicinity 12-07N 075-55W
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia-north Coast
  33. NAVAREA IV 300/142014-04-28 → 2014-05-01
    900 meter dredge pipe adrift vicinity 17-48.56N 063-01.63W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Guadeloupe
  34. NAVAREA IV 271/142014-04-18 → 2014-04-21
    Noaa buoy 42059 adrift vicinity 15-05-41N 067-36-01W at 181242Z apr
    Caribbean Sea
  35. HYDROLANT 774/142014-03-18 → 2014-03-22
    Red flare sighted vicinity 17-46N 069-48W
    Northern Caribbean Sea · Dominican Republic
  36. HYDROLANT 3300/132013-12-21 → 2013-12-28
    Antigua and barbuda
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  37. NAVAREA IV 809/132013-12-20 → 2014-09-13
    Cancel NAVAREA IV 790/13
    Gulf of Mexico · Mexico
  38. NAVAREA IV 724/132013-11-19 → 2013-11-22
    Noaa buoy 42057 adrift in 16-54-32N 082-42-39W at 190400Z nov
    Western Caribbean Sea
  39. HYDROLANT 2571/132013-10-17 → 2013-10-26
    Four orange flares sighted in 17-42N 069-30W
    Northern Caribbean Sea · Dominican Republic
  40. NAVAREA IV 644/132013-10-15 → 2013-11-16
    11-57.977N 083-40.052W, 11-58.019N 083-40.104W, 11-58.081N 083-40.267W, 11-58.376N 083-40.937W, 11-58.386N…
    Western Caribbean Sea · Nicaragua
  41. NAVAREA IV 458/132013-08-02 → 2013-08-05
    Noaa buoy 42059 adrift in 14-59-11N 067-24-32W at 020039Z aug
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  42. HYDROLANT 1040/132013-04-26 → 2013-05-04
    Two men overboard 15 miles east of st lucia (13-50N 060-53W) at 200200Z apr
    Western North Atlantic · St Lucia
  43. HYDROLANT 1000/132013-04-20 → 2013-04-21
    Dominica two men overboard
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Lesser Antilles
  44. HYDROLANT 950/132013-04-15 → 2013-04-27
    Two men overboard from 30 foot F/V in a while in 15-47.75N 061-52.73W at 130800Z apr
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Lesser Antilles · Dominica
  45. HYDROLANT 2911/122012-12-09 → 2012-12-15
    Red flare sighted vicinity 17-28.3N 069-31.5W
    Northern Caribbean Sea · Dominican Republic
  46. HYDROLANT 1397/122012-06-26 → 2012-07-21
    Florida to mexico
    Gulf of Mexico
  47. HYDROLANT 644/122012-03-23 → 2012-03-31
    S/V prarie fox in need of assistance in 17-47.46N 066-43.64W at 230748Z mar
    Puerto Rico-south Coast
  48. NAVAREA IV 407/112011-11-21 → 2011-12-03
    Nga chart 26065 (4TH ed)
    Western Caribbean Sea · Panama
  49. NAVAREA IV 147/112011-05-01 → 2011-05-04
    Noaa buoy 42060 adrift vicinity 16-27-28N 063-31-12W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  50. NAVAREA IV 493/102010-12-06 → 2010-12-09
    Container partially submerged and adrift vicinity 17-50.171N 062-15.350W at 061830Z dec
    Eastern Caribbean Sea

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

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