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
- NOAAORR-10572 · Spills2023-02-21 → 2023-03-0732-Foot recreational fishing vessel sunk offshore texas
- HYDROLANT 389/23 · Derelicts2023-02-19 → 2023-02-22Derelict vessel, green hull, adrift in 27-43.09N 095-13.50W at 191550Z feb
- HYDROLANT 372/23 · Other2023-02-17 → 2023-03-03Orange flare sighted in 26-47.00N 091-54.00W at 170030Z feb
- HYDROLANT 329/23 · Incidents2023-02-10 → 2023-02-24Liferaft reported in 25-03.10N 086-37.40W at 092200Z feb
- HYDROLANT 304/23 · Incidents2023-02-06 → 2023-02-24Derelict 12 foot vessel, blue and white hull, capsized and adrift in 29-06.97N 088-26.92W at 061612Z feb
- NAVAREA IV 147/23 · Other2023-02-06 → 2023-02-09Uscg remote communication facility new orleans (g) 29-53.00N 089-56.70W unable to receive hf dsc calls on…
- NAVAREA IV 132/23 · Nav aids2023-02-02 → 2026-08-14In Gulf of Mexico near Cuba, La Tabla and Zorrita lights changed to flashing white: 5 and 7 seconds, 11 meters, 12 miles.
- NAVAREA IV 118/23 · Other2023-01-31 → 2023-04-08Uscg remote communication facility new orleans (g) 29-53.0N 089-57.0W hf dsc reception capabilities reduced
- HYDROLANT 204/23 · Derelicts2023-01-24 → 2023-01-27Derelict 40 foot vessel finale, white hull, adrift
- HYDROLANT 200/23 · Other2023-01-24 → 2023-01-2440 foot vessel finale, requesting assistance in 24-25.40N 084-36.36W
- NOAAORR-10561 · Spills2023-01-22 → 2023-02-05Port sulphur, la
- HYDROLANT 157/23 · Derelicts2023-01-20 → 2023-01-23Louisiana DNC 15
- HYDROLANT 156/23 · Other2023-01-20 → 2023-02-03Vessel requesting assistance in 27-35.40N 087-56.60W at 191651Z jan
- NOAAORR-10560 · Spills2023-01-17 → 2023-01-31La, gulf of mexico
- NOAAORR-10559 · Spills2023-01-16 → 2023-01-30Sunken dredge barge, mm 85 of the mississippi river
- NAVAREA IV 54/23 · Nav aids2023-01-13 → 2023-02-02Cuba
- NAVAREA IV 53/23 · Nav aids2023-01-13 → 2023-01-31Zorrita light 22-22.30N 084-34.90W damaged
- HYDROLANT 94/23 · Incidents2023-01-11 → 2023-01-14Derelict 25 foot vessel, white hull, capsized and adrift in 28-17.35N 088-16.67W
- NOAAORR-10553 · Spills2023-01-05 → 2023-01-19On january 5, 2022, sector houston-galveston notified noaa ssc about a broken natural gas wellhead…
- HYDROLANT 7/23 · Incidents2023-01-01 → 2023-05-1925 foot vessel, white hull, capsized and adrift in 27-50.70N 092-31.10W at 011719 jan
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.