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
- NOAAORR-10216 · Spills2020-12-26 → 2021-01-09On december 26, 2020, the uscg msd kodiak contacted the noaa emergency response division regarding a…
- NAVAREA XII 578/20 · Other2020-12-21 → 2020-12-21Commdet kodiak, ak remote site cold bay 55-11N 162-42W 4125KHZ services unreliable
- NOAAORR-10211 · Spills2020-12-16 → 2020-12-30Trading bay, cook inlet, alaska
- NAVAREA XII 495/20 · Nav aids2020-10-28 → 2020-10-29Uscg communication facility kodiak (j) 57-46.6N 152-31.7W dsc services off air 281700Z to 290001Z oct
- USGS-US6000C5ZM · Quakes2020-10-06 → 2020-10-0968 km se of sand point, alaska
- NAVAREA XII 438/20 · Other2020-09-30 → 2020-10-02Commdet kodiak, ak remote site cold bay 55-11N 162-42W services unreliable
- NAVAREA XII 419/20 · Other2020-09-18 → 2020-09-19Commdet kodiak, ak remote site cold bay 55-11N 162-42W 4125KHZ services unreliable
- NAVAREA XII 402/20 · Other2020-09-05 → 2020-09-05Uscg communication facility kodiak (j) 57-46.6N 152-31.7W inoperable
- NAVAREA XII 390/20 · Nav aids2020-08-28 → 2020-09-11Uscg communication facility kodiak (j) 57-46.6N 152-31.7W services unreliable
- NOAAORR-10158 · Spills2020-08-27 → 2020-09-10Fishing vessel struck rock; intentionally beached to prevent sinking; karluk, ak
- NAVAREA XII 376/20 · Exercises2020-08-18 → 2020-08-20Gunnery exercises 191600Z to 192300Z aug in area within one mile of 56-27.4N 151-48.4W
- USGS-US6000BB4R · Quakes2020-08-08 → 2020-08-1179 km ssw of sand point, alaska
- NOAAORR-10142 · Spills2020-08-08 → 2020-08-22Uyak bay, kodiak island, ak
- NOAAORR-10141 · Spills2020-08-07 → 2020-08-21Heather island, columbia bay, ak
- NAVAREA XII 350/20 · Nav aids2020-08-06 → 2020-08-10Uscg communication facility kodiak (j) 57-46.6N 152-31.7W dsc services unreliable
- NOAAORR-10136 · Spills2020-08-04 → 2020-08-18Whale island, kodiak, ak
- USGS-US6000B5ZL · Quakes2020-07-29 → 2020-08-0144 km sse of sand point, alaska
- USGS-US6000B56K · Quakes2020-07-28 → 2020-07-3175 km sw of sand point, alaska
- USGS-US6000B4YH · Quakes2020-07-27 → 2020-07-3046 km sse of sand point, alaska
- USGS-US6000B29H · Quakes2020-07-22 → 2020-07-2573 km s of ivanof bay, alaska
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.