Kara Sea

IHO sea area 9 · 55° to 108° E, 64° to 81° N

in force
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last 12 months
3
since 2009
324
categories
12

In force now · 3

  1. HYDROARC 152/26 · Surveys2026-07-30
    Survey operations are underway in the Kara Sea, Russia, until September 30, wide berth requested.
  2. HYDROARC 149/26 · Other2026-07-26
    A tide gauge is established at 15 meters depth in Kara Sea, Russia at 73-08.24N 080-26.79E, wide berth requested.
  3. HYDROARC 126/26 · Surveys2026-07-10
    In Kara Sea, Russia, survey operations by vessel Akvamarin towing 1000-meter cable from July 14 2026 until further notice; two-mile berth requested.

Longest in force

  1. HYDROARC 126/26 · Surveys2026-07-10
    In Kara Sea, Russia, survey operations by vessel Akvamarin towing 1000-meter cable from July 14 2026 until further notice; two-mile berth requested.
  2. HYDROARC 149/26 · Other2026-07-26
    A tide gauge is established at 15 meters depth in Kara Sea, Russia at 73-08.24N 080-26.79E, wide berth requested.
  3. HYDROARC 152/26 · Surveys2026-07-30
    Survey operations are underway in the Kara Sea, Russia, until September 30, wide berth requested.

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By category · since 1997

Icebergs9128%
Surveys8526%
Cable ops3812%
Missiles3611%
Nav aids206%
Other196%
Wrecks144%
Exercises103%
Derelicts72%
Debris21%
Towing10%
Mines10%

Archive · 321 cancelled

  1. HYDROARC 139/16 · Cable ops2016-07-21 → 2016-07-25
    Seismic survey in progress until 25 jul by M/V nikolay trubyatchinsky towing 8100 meter long cable in area…
  2. HYDROARC 128/16 · Cable ops2016-07-15 → 2016-09-09
    Seismic survey 18 jul thru 15 nov by M/V vyacheslav tikhonov towing eight 6000 meter long cables in area…
  3. HYDROARC 125/16 · Surveys2016-07-12 → 2016-07-21
    Hydrographic survey 14 thru 20 jul by M/V nikolay evgenov in areas bound by: a. 68-26.6N 073-49.4E, 68-26.6N…
  4. HYDROARC 120/16 · Cable ops2016-07-06 → 2016-09-09
    Seismic survey in progress until 30 oct by M/V bgp prospector towing 12 6000 meter long cables in area bound…
  5. HYDROARC 72/16 · Missiles2016-05-20 → 2016-05-27
    Hazardous operations 0700Z to 1200Z daily 25 thru 27 may in area bound by 75-40N 065-30E, 77-45N 080-30E,…
  6. HYDROARC 28/16 · Wrecks2016-04-04 → 2017-04-07
    Dangerous wrecks in: a. 73-18-53.58N 066-38-53.11E
  7. HYDROARC 4/16 · Nav aids2016-01-28 → 2017-04-07
    Ostrov mestnyy light 69-51N 061-14E unlit
  8. HYDROARC 2/16 · Nav aids2016-01-21 → 2017-04-07
    Racons inoperative at: 1. ostrov chirachiy light 70-22.2N 058-17.2E
  9. HYDROARC 432/15 · Surveys2015-12-31 → 2016-02-21
    Hydrographic survey in progress until further notice in areas bound by: a. 72-10.33N 073-11.45E, 72-10.17N…
  10. HYDROARC 376/15 · Missiles2015-10-25 → 2015-10-30
    Hazardous operations 300500Z to 301500Z oct in area bound by 74-00N 073-55E, 74-25N 078-20E, 73-55N 078-50E,…
  11. HYDROARC 348/15 · Icebergs2015-10-04 → 2015-10-07
    Icebergs reported at 031440Z oct in: a. 77-50.8N 103-25.1E
  12. HYDROARC 340/15 · Icebergs2015-09-30 → 2015-10-03
    Icebergs reported at 300800Z sep in: a. 77-53.9N 104-42.0E
  13. HYDROARC 339/15 · Icebergs2015-09-30 → 2015-10-03
    Icebergs reported at 300630Z sep in: a. 77-49.5N 103-17.8E
  14. HYDROARC 338/15 · Icebergs2015-09-30 → 2015-10-03
    Icebergs reported at 300600Z sep in: a. 77-52.3N 102-32.5E
  15. HYDROARC 337/15 · Icebergs2015-09-30 → 2015-10-03
    Icebergs reported at 300330Z sep in: a. 77-39.6N 096-22.0E
  16. HYDROARC 336/15 · Icebergs2015-09-30 → 2015-10-03
    Icebergs reported at 300500Z sep in: a. 77-53.1N 101-33.7E
  17. HYDROARC 335/15 · Icebergs2015-09-30 → 2015-10-03
    Icebergs reported at 281800Z sep in: a. 77-45.1N 097-58.5E
  18. HYDROARC 334/15 · Icebergs2015-09-30 → 2015-10-03
    Icebergs reported at 281420Z sep in: a. 77-55.2N 099-13.7E
  19. HYDROARC 333/15 · Icebergs2015-09-30 → 2015-10-03
    Icebergs reported at 281120Z sep in: a. 77-44.8N 102-07.7E
  20. HYDROARC 328/15 · Icebergs2015-09-28 → 2015-10-01
    Icebergs reported at 280900Z sep in: a. 77-52.6N 103-24.1E

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