Gulf of Mexico

IHO sea area 26 · -98° to -80° E, 17° to 31° N

in force: 11
last 12 months: 5
since 1997: 2,018
categories: 11

In force now · 11

NAVAREA IV 762/26 · Surveys2026-08-06
Survey operations are in progress until 31 December by vessel Island Frontier in the Gulf of America off Louisiana; wide berth requested.
NAVAREA IV 737/26 · Nav aids2026-07-29
U.S. Coast Guard remote communication facility at New Orleans, Louisiana is off air for high-frequency digital selective calling.
NAVAREA IV 662/26 · Nav aids2026-07-07
The US Coast Guard remote communication facility in New Orleans (29-53N 89-57W) is off air for medium and high frequency digital selective calling.
NAVAREA IV 587/26 · Surveys2026-06-15
Survey operations by vessels Island Pride, Sanco Swift, and Olympic Artemis are underway until September 15 in the Gulf of America; wide berth requested.
NAVAREA IV 53/26 · Wrecks2026-01-20
Dangerous wreck in Gulf of America near Mexico at 25-14.24N 097-07.72W.
NAVAREA IV 90/25 · Nav aids2025-01-16
Santiaguillo Light in Bay of Campeche, Mexico, at 19-08.56N 095-48.48W is unlit.
NAVAREA IV 702/24 · Nav aids2024-06-18
In the Gulf of Mexico off Mexico, Punta de Piedra Light at 24-29.23N 097-44.56W is unlit.
NAVAREA IV 701/24 · Nav aids2024-06-18
Carbonera Light in the Gulf of Mexico, Mexico, at 24-37.62N 097-42.97W is unlit.
NAVAREA IV 778/21 · Nav aids2021-08-31
La Barra Light in Bay of Campeche, Mexico, chart 28320, at 20-58.4N 097-18.5W, is unreliable.
NAVAREA IV 278/21 · Nav aids2021-04-02
Roca Partida light in Bay of Campeche, Mexico, is unlit.
NAVAREA IV 277/21 · Nav aids2021-04-02
Tonala Light at 18-12-45N 094-08-00W in Bay of Campeche, Mexico is unlit.

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By category · since 1997

Nav aids	583	29%
Exercises	397	20%
Other	330	16%
Cable ops	244	12%
Derelicts	167	8%
Surveys	155	8%
Missiles	77	4%
Wrecks	27	1%
Debris	20	1%
Towing	16	1%
Containers	2	0%

Archive · 2,007 cancelled

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