Gulf of Alaska
IHO sea area 58 · -163° to -137° E, 54° to 62° N
- in force
- 2
- last 12 months
- 14
- archive messages
- 666
- categories
- 10
What the archive shows
666 messages are recorded since 1985-02-25 for the Gulf of Alaska. The selection uses the IHO sea area; a message may describe an exercise, equipment outage or continuing operation as well as a hazard report.
Nav aids accounts for 323 of 666 recorded messages (48%), 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 2025-11-13 21:05ZWeather fax services are off air at Kodiak, Alaska; NAVAREA XII 460/24 is canceled.
In force now · 2
- NOAAORR-11227 · Spills2026-09-28The 91-foot fishing vessel Rolfy sank at I-Dock in Seward Harbor, Alaska, on September 28, 2026, posing an oil threat as salvage crews prepare to refloat it.
- NAVAREA XII 718/25 · Nav aids2025-11-13Weather fax services are off air at Kodiak, Alaska; NAVAREA XII 460/24 is canceled.
Longest in force
- NAVAREA XII 718/25 · Nav aids2025-11-13Weather fax services are off air at Kodiak, Alaska; NAVAREA XII 460/24 is canceled.
- NOAAORR-11227 · Spills2026-09-28The 91-foot fishing vessel Rolfy sank at I-Dock in Seward Harbor, Alaska, on September 28, 2026, posing an oil threat as salvage crews prepare to refloat it.
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By category · available archive
| Nav aids | 323 | 48% |
| Spills | 191 | 29% |
| Quakes | 86 | 13% |
| Other | 33 | 5% |
| Exercises | 17 | 3% |
| Cable ops | 6 | 1% |
| Incidents | 4 | 1% |
| Debris | 3 | 0% |
| Derelicts | 2 | 0% |
| Missiles | 1 | 0% |
Archive · 664 cancelled
- NAVAREA XII 6/24 · Nav aids2024-01-08 → 2024-01-09NAVTEX station kodiak (j)(x) 57-46.60N 152-31.70W services degraded 091800Z to 092200Z jan
- NAVAREA XII 878/23 · Nav aids2023-12-20 → 2024-03-10Commdet kodiak, ak remote site cold bay 55-11.00N 162-42.00W hf transmit services unreliable
- NAVAREA XII 870/23 · Nav aids2023-12-15 → 2023-12-18Uscg communication facility kodiak (j) 57-46.6N 152-31.7W transmit and receive services unreliable
- NOAAORR-10699 · Spills2023-11-28 → 2023-12-12Diesel discharge near/into glacier creek at alyeska resort, girdwood, ak
- NAVAREA XII 739/23 · Nav aids2023-10-21 → 2023-10-22Uscg remote communication facility kodiak (j) 57-46.00N 152-34.00W mf and hf transmit and receive services…
- NAVAREA XII 717/23 · Nav aids2023-10-15 → 2023-10-19Uscg remote communication facility kodiak (j) 57-46.00N 152-34.00W hf and mf services off air
- NAVAREA XII 716/23 · Nav aids2023-10-14 → 2023-10-17Uscg remote communication facility kodiak (j) 57-46.00N 152-34.00W 4125KHZ services off air 161700Z to…
- NAVAREA XII 704/23 · Incidents2023-10-07 → 2023-10-11Uscg remote communication facility kodiak (j) 57-46.00N 152-34.00W unable to respond to dsc distress alerts…
- NAVAREA XII 676/23 · Nav aids2023-09-25 → 2023-09-30Uscg remote communication facility kodiak (j) 57-46.00N 152-34.00W hf and mf services off air
- NAVAREA XII 670/23 · Nav aids2023-09-24 → 2023-09-25NAVTEX station kodiak (j)(x) 57-46.60N 152-31.70W off air
- NAVAREA XII 646/23 · Nav aids2023-09-19 → 2023-09-23NAVTEX station kodiak (j)(x) 57-46.60N 152-31.70W off air
- NAVAREA XII 604/23 · Nav aids2023-09-02 → 2023-09-03Uscg communication facility kodiak (j) 57-46.00N 152-34.00W hf services off air
- HYDROPAC 2790/23 · Incidents2023-08-30 → 2023-09-15Distress signal received in vicinity 55-33.20N 159-58.80W
- USGS-US6000KXME · Quakes2023-08-03 → 2023-08-0685 km ssw of sand point, alaska
- NAVAREA XII 489/23 · Other2023-08-02 → 2023-08-08Uscg remote communication facility kodiak (j) 57-46.63N 152-31.72W receive services unreliable
- NAVAREA XII 447/23 · Nav aids2023-07-19 → 2023-07-19Uscg communication facility kodiak (j) 57-46.6N 152-31.7W service unreliable
- NAVAREA XII 442/23 · Quakes2023-07-16 → 2023-07-16Earthquake with magnitude of 7.2 occurred in vicinity 54-30.00N 160-48.00W at 160648Z jul
- NAVAREA XII 441/23 · Quakes2023-07-16 → 2023-07-16Earthquake with magnitude of 7.4 occurred in vicinity 54-30.00N 160-48.00W at 160648Z jul
- USGS-US7000KG31 · Quakes2023-07-16 → 2023-07-1981 km ssw of sand point, alaska
- NAVAREA XII 415/23 · Other2023-07-01 → 2023-07-02Uscg communication facility kodiak (j) 57-46.63N 152-31.72W all services degraded
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.