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.
By year
70
73
75
78
79
81
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
00
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
By month (all years)
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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
- HYDROLANT 740/24 · Incidents2024-04-09 → 2024-05-03S/V covina, two persons onboard, disabled and adrift in 25-01.35N 082-54.32W
- HYDROLANT 720/24 · Incidents2024-04-05 → 2024-04-26Vessel capsized and adrift in 27-26.60N 091-49.41W at 051750Z apr
- NOAAORR-10768 · Spills2024-04-04 → 2024-04-18Floating tar patties from dismantling of hilcorp boudreaux canal barge; chauvin, la
- HYDROLANT 661/24 · Incidents2024-03-31 → 2024-04-19Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V southbound in 29-49.00N 088-07.50W at 311206Z mar
- NAVAREA IV 373/24 · Surveys2024-03-29 → 2024-06-16Survey operations 01 apr thru 15 jun by M/V sanco sword, M/V olympic artemis, M/V fulmar explorer and M/V…
- NAVAREA IV 367/24 · Nav aids2024-03-29 → 2024-04-14Uscg remote communication facility new orleans (g) 29-53.00N 089-57.00W
- NOAAORR-10760 · Spills2024-03-25 → 2024-04-08Horsepen bayou crude oil and produced water discharge; houston, tx
- NAVAREA IV 318/24 · Exercises2024-03-20 → 2024-04-29Hazardous operations 26 thru 31 mar and 23 thru 28 apr in area bound by 21-58.00N 089-45.00W, 22-04.00N…
- NAVAREA IV 317/24 · Exercises2024-03-20 → 2024-04-01Hazardous operations 26 thru 31 mar in area bound by 22-20.00N 091-16.00W, 22-20.00N 091-34.00W, 22-10.00N…
- NAVAREA IV 316/24 · Exercises2024-03-20 → 2024-04-29Hazardous operations 26 thru 31 mar and 23 thru 28 apr in area bound by 20-05.00N 091-00.00W, 20-05.00N…
- NAVAREA IV 315/24 · Exercises2024-03-20 → 2024-04-01Hazardous operations 26 thru 31 mar in area bound by 18-55.00N 092-08.00W, 18-55.00N 092-15.00W, 18-50.00N…
- NAVAREA IV 314/24 · Exercises2024-03-20 → 2024-04-01Hazardous operations 26 thru 31 mar in area bound by 19-05.00N 094-24.00W, 19-05.00N 094-35.00W, 18-55.00N…
- NAVAREA IV 313/24 · Exercises2024-03-20 → 2024-04-29Hazardous operations 26 thru 31 mar and 23 thru 28 apr in area bound by 21-03.00N 096-24.00W, 21-03.30N…
- NAVAREA IV 312/24 · Exercises2024-03-20 → 2024-04-29Hazardous operations 26 thru 31 mar and 23 thru 28 apr in area bound by 22-05.00N 097-25.00W, 22-05.00N…
- NAVAREA IV 311/24 · Exercises2024-03-20 → 2024-04-01Hazardous operations 26 thru 31 mar in area bound by 25-12.00N 097-00.00W, 25-12.00N 097-12.00W, 25-00.00N…
- NAVAREA IV 310/24 · Exercises2024-03-20 → 2024-04-29Hazardous operations 26 thru 31 mar and 23 thru 28 apr in area bound by 23-39.00N 097-23.00W, 23-39.00N…
- NOAAORR-10758 · Spills2024-03-20 → 2024-04-03On march 20, 2024, the uccg received reports of a mystery slick in breton sound from two local osros
- NAVAREA IV 306/24 · Nav aids2024-03-18 → 2024-03-22Uscg remote communication facility new orleans (g) 29-53.08N 089-56.73W mf and hf transmit services…
- NAVAREA IV 301/24 · Nav aids2024-03-17 → 2024-03-18Uscg remote communication facility new orleans (g) 29-53.00N 089-57.00W
- NAVAREA IV 288/24 · Incidents2024-03-15 → 2024-03-15S/V lina taking on water in vicinity 26-03.60N 085-09.93W
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.