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 327/15 · Icebergs2015-09-28 → 2015-10-01
    Icebergs reported at 280650Z sep in: a. 78-01.7N 105-40.7E
  2. HYDROARC 298/15 · Other2015-09-21 → 2015-09-29
    Geophysical survey 22 sep thru 23 oct by M/V kapitan voronin in area bound by 72-50.67N 067-06.00E,…
  3. HYDROARC 288/15 · Icebergs2015-09-16 → 2015-09-19
    Icebergs reported at 161105Z sep in: a. 77-45.2N 101-33.5E
  4. HYDROARC 287/15 · Icebergs2015-09-16 → 2015-09-19
    Iceberg sighted in 77-49.6N 103-30.8E at 160800Z sep
  5. HYDROARC 277/15 · Icebergs2015-09-14 → 2015-09-17
    Icebergs reported at 130730Z sep: a. 77-54.4N 104-54.1E
  6. HYDROARC 246/15 · Icebergs2015-08-27 → 2015-08-30
    Iceberg sighted in 76-52N 092-09E at 271145Z aug
  7. HYDROARC 241/15 · Cable ops2015-08-23 → 2015-10-20
    Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V professor kurentsov towing 1500 meter long cable and…
  8. HYDROARC 220/15 · Cable ops2015-08-07 → 2015-11-05
    Seismic survey 11 aug thru 28 nov by M/V geolog dmitriy nalivkin towing 8100 meter long cable in area bound…
  9. HYDROARC 217/15 · Cable ops2015-08-05 → 2015-11-02
    Seismic survey in progress until 01 nov by M/V vyacheslav tikhonov towing eight 6000 meter long cables in…
  10. HYDROARC 187/15 · Surveys2015-07-15 → 2015-09-02
    Scientific moorings established until 01 sep in: a. 72-24.33N 068-22.86E
  11. HYDROARC 159/15 · Cable ops2015-07-03 → 2015-09-16
    Seismic survey in progress until 15 sep by M/V polar empress towing 14 6000 meter long cables in area bound…
  12. HYDROARC 89/15 · Nav aids2015-05-20 → 2015-06-16
    Sterlegova dgps station 75-23N 088-45E off air
  13. HYDROARC 78/15 · Icebergs2015-05-11 → 2015-05-14
    Ice
  14. HYDROARC 373/14 · Nav aids2014-12-29 → 2015-02-04
    Oleniy dgps station 72-36N 077-39E off air
  15. HYDROARC 337/14 · Wrecks2014-11-06 → 2016-04-09
    Int 804
  16. HYDROARC 294/14 · Cable ops2014-10-10 → 2014-10-21
    Seismic survey in progress until 15 nov by M/V vyachesla tikhonov towing eight 6000 meter cables in area…
  17. HYDROARC 247/14 · Cable ops2014-09-26 → 2014-10-02
    Seismic survey 28 sep until further notice by M/V geolog dmitriy nalivkin towing 6000 meter long cable in…
  18. HYDROARC 242/14 · Cable ops2014-09-24 → 2014-10-10
    Seismic survey in progress until 15 nov by M/V vyacheslav tikhonov towing eight 6000 meter long cables in…
  19. HYDROARC 217/14 · Debris2014-09-16 → 2014-09-19
    Scientific mooring adrift vicinity 69-45.80N 063-44.85E at 151100Z sep
  20. HYDROARC 210/14 · Surveys2014-09-12 → 2014-09-29
    Geophysical survey in progress thru 30 nov by M/V akademik nemchinov towing 8300 meter long cable in area…

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