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 1306/22 · Exercises2022-12-05 → 2022-12-11Hazardous operations 07 thru 10 dec in area bound by 20-00.00N 091-00.00W, 20-00.00N 091-05.00W, 20-05.00N…
- NAVAREA IV 1305/22 · Exercises2022-12-05 → 2022-12-11Hazardous operations 07 thru 10 dec in area bound by 18-55.00N 092-15.00W, 18-50.00N 092-15.00W, 18-50.00N…
- NAVAREA IV 1304/22 · Exercises2022-12-05 → 2022-12-11Hazardous operations 07 thru 10 dec in area bound by 22-20.00N 091-34.00W, 22-10.00N 091-34.00W 22-10.00N…
- NAVAREA IV 1303/22 · Exercises2022-12-05 → 2022-12-11Hazardous operations 07 thru 10 dec in area bound by 21-03.30N 096-52.20W, 20-53.00N 096-52.20W, 20-53.00N…
- NAVAREA IV 1300/22 · Exercises2022-12-05 → 2022-12-10Hazardous operations 06 thru 09 dec in area bound by 21-51.00N 089-51.00W, 21-58.00N 089-45.00W, 22-04.00N…
- NAVAREA IV 1299/22 · Exercises2022-12-05 → 2022-12-11Hazardous operations 07 thru 10 dec in area bound by 22-05.00N 097-37.00W, 21-57.00N 097-35.00W, 21-57.00N…
- NAVAREA IV 1289/22 · Other2022-12-03 → 2022-12-0942 foot S/V, white and blue hull, requesting assistance in vicinity 22-18.60N 087-58.20W
- NAVAREA IV 1287/22 · Nav aids2022-12-03 → 2022-12-07NAVTEX station new orleans (g) 29-53.1N 089-56.7W off air
- NAVAREA IV 1269/22 · Surveys2022-12-01 → 2023-05-09Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V olympic artemis with three submersibles, M/V sanco…
- NOAAORR-10545 · Spills2022-12-01 → 2022-12-15On december 1, 2022, uscg sector houston galveston requested noaa ssc review of a draft biological…
- NAVAREA IV 1263/22 · Derelicts2022-11-30 → 2022-12-03Derelict 20 meter vessel adrift in vicinity 28-19.20N 088-11.00W at 300142Z nov
- NOAAORR-10539 · Spills2022-11-28 → 2022-12-12Lake charles, la
- HYDROLANT 3055/22 · Other2022-11-27 → 2022-12-16Unmanned kayak in 26-35.90N 087-55.40W at 271800Z nov
- HYDROLANT 3054/22 · Other2022-11-27 → 2022-12-16Green flare sighted in vicinity 28-45.01N 090-57.18W at 270850Z nov
- HYDROLANT 3050/22 · Incidents2022-11-27 → 2022-12-16Distress signal received from vessel shes a belle in vicinity 28-41.98N 084-23.74W at 270717Z nov
- NOAAORR-10541 · Spills2022-11-27 → 2022-12-11Whitney oil & gas well 259 garden island bay leak; port eads, la, USA
- HYDROLANT 3041/22 · Incidents2022-11-25 → 2022-12-0920 foot vessel, white hull, capsized and adrift in 28-14.01N 090-13.19W at 252140Z nov
- HYDROLANT 3031/22 · Incidents2022-11-25 → 2022-12-09Man overboard from carnival valor in vicinity 28-00.00N 089-00.00W
- NOAAORR-10540 · Spills2022-11-21 → 2022-12-05Gulf of mexico
- HYDROLANT 2984/22 · Incidents2022-11-20 → 2022-12-09Three liferafts, persons on board, reported in 28-16.30N 092-06.40W at 201910Z nov
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.