Gulf of Mexico
IHO sea area 26 · -98° to -80° E, 17° to 31° N
- in force
- 8
- last 12 months
- 61
- archive messages
- 3,980
- categories
- 18
What the archive shows
3,980 messages are recorded since 1970-02-10 for the Gulf of Mexico. The selection uses the IHO sea area; a message may describe an exercise, equipment outage or continuing operation as well as a hazard report.
Spills accounts for 1,566 of 3,980 recorded messages (39%), 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 2021-04-02 00:21ZTonala Light at 18-12-45N 094-08-00W in Bay of Campeche, Mexico is unlit.
In force now · 8
- NAVAREA IV 662/26 · Nav aids2026-07-07The 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 53/26 · Wrecks2026-01-20Dangerous wreck in Gulf of America near Mexico at 25-14.24N 097-07.72W.
- NAVAREA IV 90/25 · Nav aids2025-01-16Santiaguillo Light in Bay of Campeche, Mexico, at 19-08.56N 095-48.48W is unlit.
- NAVAREA IV 702/24 · Nav aids2024-06-18In the Gulf of Mexico off Mexico, Punta de Piedra Light at 24-29.23N 097-44.56W is unlit.
- NAVAREA IV 701/24 · Nav aids2024-06-18Carbonera Light in the Gulf of Mexico, Mexico, at 24-37.62N 097-42.97W is unlit.
- NAVAREA IV 778/21 · Nav aids2021-08-31La Barra Light in Bay of Campeche, Mexico, chart 28320, at 20-58.4N 097-18.5W, is unreliable.
- NAVAREA IV 278/21 · Nav aids2021-04-02Roca Partida light in Bay of Campeche, Mexico, is unlit.
- NAVAREA IV 277/21 · Nav aids2021-04-02Tonala Light at 18-12-45N 094-08-00W in Bay of Campeche, Mexico is unlit.
Longest in force
- NAVAREA IV 277/21 · Nav aids2021-04-02Tonala Light at 18-12-45N 094-08-00W in Bay of Campeche, Mexico is unlit.
- NAVAREA IV 278/21 · Nav aids2021-04-02Roca Partida light in Bay of Campeche, Mexico, is unlit.
- NAVAREA IV 778/21 · Nav aids2021-08-31La Barra Light in Bay of Campeche, Mexico, chart 28320, at 20-58.4N 097-18.5W, is unreliable.
- NAVAREA IV 701/24 · Nav aids2024-06-18Carbonera Light in the Gulf of Mexico, Mexico, at 24-37.62N 097-42.97W is unlit.
- NAVAREA IV 702/24 · Nav aids2024-06-18In the Gulf of Mexico off Mexico, Punta de Piedra Light at 24-29.23N 097-44.56W is unlit.
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By category · available archive
| Spills | 1,566 | 39% |
| Nav aids | 586 | 15% |
| Incidents | 457 | 11% |
| Exercises | 396 | 10% |
| Cable ops | 245 | 6% |
| Derelicts | 165 | 4% |
| Surveys | 162 | 4% |
| Other | 126 | 3% |
| Storms | 123 | 3% |
| Debris | 49 | 1% |
| Missiles | 27 | 1% |
| Wrecks | 27 | 1% |
| Towing | 16 | 0% |
| Quakes | 13 | 0% |
| Ordnance | 9 | 0% |
| Structures | 8 | 0% |
| Restricted | 3 | 0% |
| Containers | 2 | 0% |
Archive · 3,972 cancelled
- USGS-US6000LDNY · Quakes2023-10-07 → 2023-10-102 km s of paso real de sarabia, mexico
- NOAAORR-10673 · Spills2023-10-06 → 2023-10-20Barge discharges heavy fuel oil into intercoastal waterway; franklin, la
- NOAAORR-10674 · Spills2023-10-02 → 2023-10-16On october 2, 2023, approximately 100bbl of crude oil was discharged into a trench from the hilcorp burrwood…
- HYDROLANT 2217/23 · Incidents2023-09-30 → 2023-10-20Distress signal received from 26 foot vessel in 27-51.60N 083-31.10W
- NAVAREA IV 1121/23 · Surveys2023-09-27 → 2023-10-18NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions 271405Z sep: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
- NAVAREA IV 1112/23 · Surveys2023-09-24 → 2023-11-08Survey operations 29 sep thru 07 nov by M/V pxgeo 2 towing 12 6000 meter long cables in area bound by…
- NAVAREA IV 1094/23 · Exercises2023-09-21 → 2023-09-30Hazardous operations 24 thru 29 sep in area bound by 21-58.00N 089-45.00W, 22-04.00N 089-51.00W, 21-58.00N…
- NAVAREA IV 1093/23 · Exercises2023-09-21 → 2023-09-30Hazardous operations 24 thru 29 sep in area bound by 22-20.00N 091-16.00W, 22-20.00N 091-34.00W, 22-10.00N…
- NAVAREA IV 1092/23 · Exercises2023-09-21 → 2023-09-30Hazardous operations 24 thru 29 sep in area bound by 20-05.00N 091-00.00W, 20-05.00N 091-05.00W, 20-00.00N…
- NAVAREA IV 1091/23 · Exercises2023-09-21 → 2023-09-30Hazardous operations 24 thru 29 sep in area bound by 18-55.00N 092-08.00W, 18-55.00N 092-15.00W, 18-50.00N…
- NAVAREA IV 1090/23 · Exercises2023-09-21 → 2023-09-30Hazardous operations 24 thru 29 sep in area bound by 18-52.30N 095-05.80W, 18-43.80N 095-10.20W, 18-32.20N…
- NAVAREA IV 1089/23 · Exercises2023-09-21 → 2023-09-30Hazardous operations 24 thru 29 sep in area bound by 21-03.30N 096-41.00W, 21-03.30N 096-52.20W, 20-53.00N…
- NAVAREA IV 1088/23 · Exercises2023-09-21 → 2023-09-30Hazardous operations 24 thru 29 sep in area bound by 22-05.00N 097-25.00W, 22-05.00N 097-37.00W, 21-57.00N…
- NAVAREA IV 1087/23 · Exercises2023-09-21 → 2023-09-30Hazardous operations 24 thru 29 sep in area bound by 23-39.00N 097-23.00W, 23-39.00N 097-34.00W, 23-26.00N…
- NAVAREA IV 1083/23 · Nav aids2023-09-20 → 2023-09-21Uscg remote communication facility new orleans (g) 29-53.10N 089-56.70W mf and hf services unreliable…
- NAVAREA IV 1082/23 · Surveys2023-09-20 → 2023-09-27NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 201405Z sep: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
- HYDROLANT 2102/23 · Incidents2023-09-19 → 2023-10-0622 foot F/V, white hull, two persons on board, overdue
- NOAAORR-10664 · Spills2023-09-14 → 2023-09-28Galveston, tx, USA
- HYDROLANT 2037/23 · Incidents2023-09-10 → 2023-09-29Alabama DNC 15
- HYDROLANT 2028/23 · Incidents2023-09-09 → 2023-09-2927 foot vessel, seven persons on board, taking on water in vicinity 28-16.41N 090-48.52W at 082335Z sep
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.