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
- HYDROPAC 1495/22 · Incidents2022-05-28 → 2022-06-1760 foot vessel grizzly rose, two persons on board, disabled in 58-14.71N 138-56.67W
- NAVAREA XII 333/22 · Nav aids2022-05-24 → 2022-06-21NAVTEX station kodiak (X) 57-46.6N 152-31.7W unreliable
- NAVAREA XII 221/22 · Other2022-04-08 → 2022-04-08Uscg communication facility kodiak (j) 57-46.6N 152-31.7W reception capabilities unreliable
- NAVAREA XII 208/22 · Nav aids2022-04-01 → 2022-04-02NAVTEX station kodiak (X) 57-46.6N 152-31.7W unreliable
- NAVAREA XII 110/22 · Nav aids2022-02-20 → 2022-02-23Commdet kodiak, ak remote site cold bay 55-11N 162-42W hf services unreliable
- NAVAREA XII 107/22 · Nav aids2022-02-18 → 2022-04-01NAVTEX station kodiak (jx) 57-46.6N 152-31.7W unreliable
- NAVAREA XII 62/22 · Nav aids2022-02-03 → 2022-02-14Commdet kodiak, ak remote site cold bay 55-11N 162-42W hf services unreliable
- NAVAREA XII 44/22 · Other2022-01-27 → 2022-02-02Uscg communication facility kodiak (j) 57-46.6N 152-31.7W reception capabilities unreliable 311300Z jan…
- USGS-AK021GBH4RSO · Quakes2021-12-21 → 2021-12-2458 km e of port alsworth, alaska
- NAVAREA XII 699/21 · Other2021-12-13 → 2021-12-14Commdet kodiak, ak remote site cold bay 55-11N 162-42W 4125KHZ services inoperative
- NAVAREA XII 693/21 · Nav aids2021-12-09 → 2021-12-14Uscg communication facility kodiak (j) 57-46.6N 152-31.7W hf dsc unreliable
- NAVAREA XII 686/21 · Nav aids2021-12-06 → 2021-12-09Uscg communication facility kodiak (j) 57-46.6N 152-31.7W hf dsc services unreliable
- NAVAREA XII 622/21 · Other2021-11-02 → 2021-11-06Commdet kodiak, ak remote site cold bay 55-11N 162-42W 4125KHZ services unreliable 2100Z to 0200Z daily 02…
- NOAAORR-10377 · Spills2021-11-01 → 2021-11-15Sitkalidak island, kodiak, ak
- USGS-US7000FQAI · Quakes2021-10-31 → 2021-11-03115 km sse of perryville, alaska
- NOAAORR-10373 · Spills2021-10-21 → 2021-11-04Turnagain arm, cook inlet, alaska
- NAVAREA XII 592/21 · Other2021-10-13 → 2021-10-16Commdet kodiak, ak remote site cold bay 55-11N 162-42W services unreliable until 160200Z oct
- USGS-AK021D1U1NOS · Quakes2021-10-11 → 2021-10-14112 km e of chignik, alaska
- NAVAREA XII 585/21 · Other2021-10-11 → 2021-10-13Commdet kodiak, ak remote site cold bay 55-11N 162-42W services unreliable 121900Z to 130200Z oct
- NAVAREA XII 564/21 · Nav aids2021-10-04 → 2021-10-05Uscg communication facility kodiak (j) 57-46.6N 152-31.7W broadcast services unreliable
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.