Japan Sea
IHO sea area 52 · 126° to 142° E, 33° to 52° N
- in force
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- last 12 months
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- archive messages
- 1,301
- categories
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What the archive shows
1,301 messages are recorded since 1993-06-02 for the Japan Sea. The selection uses the IHO sea area; a message may describe an exercise, equipment outage or continuing operation as well as a hazard report.
Exercises accounts for 635 of 1,301 recorded messages (49%), 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.
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| Exercises | 635 | 49% |
| Missiles | 190 | 15% |
| Other | 105 | 8% |
| Incidents | 103 | 8% |
| Quakes | 87 | 7% |
| Derelicts | 51 | 4% |
| Surveys | 34 | 3% |
| Ordnance | 29 | 2% |
| Cable ops | 24 | 2% |
| Nav aids | 17 | 1% |
| Restricted | 15 | 1% |
| Wrecks | 5 | 0% |
| Debris | 3 | 0% |
| Containers | 2 | 0% |
| Volcanic | 1 | 0% |
Archive · 1,301 cancelled
- HYDROPAC 2532/06 · Exercises2006-12-26 → 2007-01-31Gunnery exercises 2200Z to 1500Z commencing daily 01 thru 04, 07 thru 11, 14 thru 18, 21 thru 25, and 28…
- HYDROPAC 2294/06 · Exercises2006-11-25 → 2006-12-29Gunnery exercises 0001Z to 1300Z daily 01, 04 thru 08, 11 thru 15, 18 thru 22, and 26 thru 29 dec in area…
- HYDROPAC 2279/06 · Exercises2006-11-24 → 2006-12-29Gunnery exercises 2200Z to 1500Z commencing daily 30 nov, 03 thru 07, 10 thru 14, 17 thru 21 and 25 thru 28…
- HYDROPAC 2115/06 · Exercises2006-11-05 → 2006-11-12Hazardous operations 2200Z to 0300Z commencing daily 09 thru 11 nov and 0500Z to 0800Z daily 10 thru 12 nov…
- HYDROPAC 2039/06 · Exercises2006-10-26 → 2006-11-30Gunnery exercises 0001Z to 1300Z daily 01 thru 03, 06 thru 10, 13 thru 17, 20 thru 24 and 27 thru 30 nov in…
- HYDROPAC 2032/06 · Exercises2006-10-25 → 2006-11-30Gunnery exercises 2200Z to 1500Z commencing daily 31 oct thru 02 nov, 05 thru 09, 12 thru 16, 19 thru 23 and…
- HYDROPAC 2017/06 · Incidents2006-10-23 → 2006-12-06M/V sinegorye taking on water in 38-40N 130-12E at 230240Z oct
- HYDROPAC 1954/06 · Exercises2006-10-10 → 2006-10-12Hazardous operations 1500Z to 2359Z daily 10 and 11 oct in area bound by 42-57.0N 134-41.0E, 43-05.8N…
- HYDROPAC 1930/06 · Exercises2006-10-06 → 2006-10-12Hazardous operations 1500Z to 2359Z daily 09 thru 11 oct in area bound by 42-57.0N 134-41.0E, 43-05.8N…
- HYDROPAC 1874/06 · Exercises2006-09-25 → 2006-10-31Gunnery exercises 0001Z to 1300Z daily 02, 04, 09 thru 13, 16 thru 20, 23 thru 27, 30 and 31 oct in area…
- HYDROPAC 1873/06 · Exercises2006-09-25 → 2006-10-31Gunnery exercises 2200Z to 1500Z commencing daily 01, 03, 08 thru 12, 15 thru 19, 22 thru 26, 29 and 30 oct…
- USGS-USP000ET5K · Quakes2006-09-16 → 2006-09-19226 km se of preobrazheniye, russia
- HYDROPAC 1709/06 · Exercises2006-09-01 → 2006-09-07Hazardous operations 0300Z to 1300Z daily 04 thru 07 sep in area bound by 42-00N 132-20E, 42-10N 132-00E,…
- HYDROPAC 1690/06 · Exercises2006-08-30 → 2006-09-07Hazardous operations 0300Z to 1300Z daily 04 thru 07 sep in area bound by 42-10N 132-00E, 42-10N 132-20E,…
- HYDROPAC 1663/06 · Exercises2006-08-26 → 2006-09-29Gunnery exercises 0001Z to 1300Z daily 01, 04 thru 08, 11 thru 15, 18 thru 22, and 25 thru 29 sep in area…
- HYDROPAC 1660/06 · Exercises2006-08-26 → 2006-09-29Gunnery exercises 2200Z to 1300Z commencing daily 31 aug, 03 thru 07 sep, 10 thru 14 sep, 21 thru 24 sep, 28…
- USGS-USP000ER5Z · Quakes2006-08-17 → 2006-08-205 km ese of gornozavodsk, russia
- HYDROPAC 1469/06 · Incidents2006-08-04 → 2006-08-11Vessel kapella capsized and adrift in 46-02-18N 141-02-48E
- HYDROPAC 1405/06 · Exercises2006-07-26 → 2006-08-31Hazardous operations 0001Z to 1300Z daily 01 thru 04, 07 thru 11, 14, 16 thru 18, 21 thru 25, and 28 thru 31…
- HYDROPAC 1404/06 · Exercises2006-07-26 → 2006-08-31Hazardous operations 0001Z to 1300Z daily 01 thru 04, 07 thru 11, 14 thru 18, 21 thru 25, and 28 thru 31 aug…
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