Gulf of Mexico

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

in force
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last 12 months
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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.

In force now · 8

  1. 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.
  2. NAVAREA IV 53/26 · Wrecks2026-01-20
    Dangerous wreck in Gulf of America near Mexico at 25-14.24N 097-07.72W.
  3. NAVAREA IV 90/25 · Nav aids2025-01-16
    Santiaguillo Light in Bay of Campeche, Mexico, at 19-08.56N 095-48.48W is unlit.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. NAVAREA IV 278/21 · Nav aids2021-04-02
    Roca Partida light in Bay of Campeche, Mexico, is unlit.
  8. NAVAREA IV 277/21 · Nav aids2021-04-02
    Tonala Light at 18-12-45N 094-08-00W in Bay of Campeche, Mexico is unlit.

Longest in force

  1. NAVAREA IV 277/21 · Nav aids2021-04-02
    Tonala Light at 18-12-45N 094-08-00W in Bay of Campeche, Mexico is unlit.
  2. NAVAREA IV 278/21 · Nav aids2021-04-02
    Roca Partida light in Bay of Campeche, Mexico, is unlit.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.

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By category · available archive

Spills1,56639%
Nav aids58615%
Incidents45711%
Exercises39610%
Cable ops2456%
Derelicts1654%
Surveys1624%
Other1263%
Storms1233%
Debris491%
Missiles271%
Wrecks271%
Towing160%
Quakes130%
Ordnance90%
Structures80%
Restricted30%
Containers20%

Archive · 3,972 cancelled

  1. NOAAORR-10985 · Spills2025-05-13 → 2025-05-27
    Houma, la, USA
  2. NOAAORR-10964 · Spills2025-04-26 → 2025-05-10
    Well #59 incident: well blowout, garden island bay; port eads, louisiana
  3. NOAAORR-10960 · Spills2025-04-21 → 2025-05-05
    Oil spill at apache corporation west delta platform; se of grand isle, louisiana
  4. NOAAORR-10958 · Spills2025-04-14 → 2025-04-28
    Satellite imagery documents sheen; tpic main pass 81 b, south platform, louisiana
  5. NOAAORR-10955 · Spills2025-04-11 → 2025-04-25
    Satellite imagery identifies potential oil spill; main pass 81, wellhead 36, louisiana
  6. NOAAORR-10956 · Spills2025-04-11 → 2025-04-25
    Satellite imagery identifies potential oil spill; tpic wellhead, main pass jk north, louisiana
  7. NOAAORR-10952 · Spills2025-04-09 → 2025-04-23
    Leak in flowline detected by satellite imagery; triumph, louisiana
  8. NOAAORR-10945 · Spills2025-04-01 → 2025-04-15
    Tpic facility condensate and oil release; southwest pass and cockler bay, louisiana
  9. NOAAORR-10942 · Spills2025-03-29 → 2025-04-12
    Mystery sheen, main pass 24; gulf of america
  10. NOAAORR-10932 · Spills2025-03-08 → 2025-03-22
    Leak in underwater transfer line, whitney gas lake hatch main facility; houma, louisiana
  11. NOAAORR-10929 · Spills2025-03-03 → 2025-03-17
    Alice b, la, USA
  12. NOAAORR-10923 · Spills2025-02-21 → 2025-03-07
    Pascagoula, ms, USA
  13. NOAAORR-10913 · Spills2025-02-09 → 2025-02-23
    Gulf of america
  14. NOAAORR-10904 · Spills2025-01-27 → 2025-02-10
    Leak in tpic black lake tank battery 5 flowline; hackberry, la
  15. NOAAORR-10906 · Spills2025-01-27 → 2025-02-10
    On january 27, 2025, the louisiana dept of wildlife and fisheries (ldwf) reported oiled shoreline, sheen in…
  16. NOAAORR-10914 · Spills2025-01-27 → 2025-02-10
    Tpic well #58 main pass oil spill; main pass 80
  17. NOAAORR-10903 · Spills2025-01-26 → 2025-02-09
    South lake hatch oil spill from whitney oil & gas platform; houma, la
  18. NOAAORR-10915 · Spills2025-01-24 → 2025-02-07
    On january 24, 2025, the uscg unit at morgan city, la, notified the noaa ssc regarding a reported 5bbl spill…
  19. NOAAORR-10916 · Spills2024-12-31 → 2025-01-14
    MV patrick j studdert and cargo ship clara b collision; destrehan, la, USA
  20. NOAAORR-10888 · Spills2024-12-18 → 2025-01-01
    On december 17, 2024, at approximately 0700 central, the M/V dalma discharged a reported 650 gallons of…

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