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% |
| Wrecks | 27 | 1% |
| Missiles | 27 | 1% |
| Towing | 16 | 0% |
| Quakes | 13 | 0% |
| Ordnance | 9 | 0% |
| Structures | 8 | 0% |
| Restricted | 3 | 0% |
| Containers | 2 | 0% |
Archive · 3,972 cancelled
- NAVAREA IV 346/23 · Exercises2023-03-27 → 2023-04-01Hazardous operations in progress until 31 mar in area bound by 23-39.00N 097-23.00W, 23-39.00N 097-34.00W,…
- NAVAREA IV 345/23 · Exercises2023-03-27 → 2023-04-01Hazardous operations in progress until 31 mar in area bound by 25-12.00N 097-00.00W, 25-12.00N 097-12.00W,…
- HYDROLANT 663/23 · Incidents2023-03-26 → 2023-04-14Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 40 foot vessel in 24-54.20N 088-07.30W at 261211Z mar
- NOAAORR-10594 · Spills2023-03-21 → 2023-04-04Tpic MP67 cs platform spill; la
- NAVAREA IV 309/23 · Derelicts2023-03-20 → 2023-03-23Derelict 30 foot S/V tulaichean 2 adrift in vicinity 22-00.20N 086-05.50W at 192058Z mar
- NOAAORR-10586 · Spills2023-03-15 → 2023-03-29Sunken 60-Foot shrimping vessel, bolivar peninsula, tx
- HYDROLANT 551/23 · Incidents2023-03-13 → 2023-03-31Distress signal received from S/V, three persons on board, in 28-21.00N 093-23.20W at 130839Z mar
- NOAAORR-10583 · Spills2023-03-13 → 2023-03-27Bolivar peninsula, tx
- NOAAORR-10581 · Spills2023-03-12 → 2023-03-26On march 3, 2023, the uscg notified the noaa ssc regarding a yellowish substance stranded on sargent beach,…
- HYDROLANT 543/23 · Incidents2023-03-11 → 2023-03-31M/V salty, two persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 27-38.00N 094-44.00W at…
- NOAAORR-10580 · Spills2023-03-10 → 2023-03-24Gulf of mexico
- NAVAREA IV 251/23 · Cable ops2023-03-07 → 2023-03-17Temporary buoy established in 26-23.55N 090-38.57W until 16 mar by cableship it infinity
- HYDROLANT 510/23 · Incidents2023-03-06 → 2023-03-24F/V kim nhi requests medevac in 27-46.50N 087-12.40W at 061653Z mar
- HYDROLANT 488/23 · Incidents2023-03-03 → 2023-03-1740 foot S/V taking on water in 29-03.36N 087-29.40W at 031303Z mar
- HYDROLANT 469/23 · Incidents2023-03-01 → 2023-03-17Vessel, eight persons on board, requesting assistance in 26-27.89N 089-14.70W at 010723Z mar
- NAVAREA IV 220/23 · Missiles2023-03-01 → 2023-03-01Hazardous operations, space debris in areas within nine miles of: a. cape 28-51.00N 080-13.80W
- NAVAREA IV 218/23 · Missiles2023-02-28 → 2023-03-01Hazardous operations, space debris in areas within nine miles of: a. cape 28-51.00N 080-13.80W
- HYDROLANT 446/23 · Incidents2023-02-26 → 2023-03-17Kayak, red and yellow, capsized in 27-52.31N 091-59.11W at 261936Z feb
- NAVAREA IV 210/23 · Nav aids2023-02-26 → 2023-03-07Temporary buoy established in 26-33.10N 090-38.30W until 06 mar
- NAVAREA IV 198/23 · Nav aids2023-02-22 → 2023-02-23Uscg remote communication facility new orleans (g) 29-53.00N 089-56.70W mf and hf transmit services off air…
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.