Norwegian Sea

IHO sea area 6 · -14° to 26° E, 61° to 77° N

in force
1
last 12 months
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archive messages
497
categories
15

What the archive shows

497 messages are recorded since 1999-04-21 for the Norwegian 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.

Cable ops accounts for 134 of 497 recorded messages (27%), 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 · 1

  1. HYDROARC 191/26 · Surveys2026-08-28
    Survey operations in Norwegian Sea by Amazon Conqueror towing twelve 10,000-meter cables, seven mile berth requested.

Longest in force

  1. HYDROARC 191/26 · Surveys2026-08-28
    Survey operations in Norwegian Sea by Amazon Conqueror towing twelve 10,000-meter cables, seven mile berth requested.

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By category · available archive

Cable ops13427%
Surveys10922%
Missiles8517%
Exercises6212%
Nav aids316%
Quakes173%
Ordnance133%
Debris122%
Other122%
Containers92%
Incidents61%
Restricted41%
Mines10%
Derelicts10%
Icebergs10%

Archive · 496 cancelled

  1. HYDROARC 154/15 · Cable ops2015-06-30 → 2015-11-01
    Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V bgp prospector towing ten 8000 meter long cables in…
  2. HYDROLANT 1336/15 · Cable ops2015-06-01 → 2015-08-11
    Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V geo coral towing 12 9100 meter long cables in area…
  3. HYDROLANT 1332/15 · Restricted2015-06-01 → 2017-01-27
    Navigation prohibited within 500 meters of 61-08.86N 000-47.17E
  4. HYDROLANT 1325/15 · Cable ops2015-05-31 → 2015-07-09
    Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V polar duchess towing 12 7050 meter long cables in: a.…
  5. HYDROARC 96/15 · Cable ops2015-05-31 → 2015-07-09
    Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V polar duchess towing 12 7050 meter long cables in: a.…
  6. HYDROLANT 1220/15 · Exercises2015-05-19 → 2015-05-19
    Hazardous operations
  7. HYDROARC 84/15 · Exercises2015-05-19 → 2015-05-19
    Hazardous operations
  8. HYDROLANT 1069/15 · Nav aids2015-05-02 → 2015-05-05
    Loran-c station vaerlandet (61-18N 004-42E), rates 9007-Y and 7499-Y, off air
  9. HYDROLANT 1068/15 · Missiles2015-05-02 → 2015-05-06
    Hazardous operations 1200Z to 2100Z daily 06 and 07 may in area bound by 69-01.8N 015-29.7E, 69-03.5N…
  10. HYDROARC 74/15 · Missiles2015-05-02 → 2015-05-06
    Hazardous operations 1200Z to 2100Z daily 06 and 07 may in area bound by 69-01.8N 015-29.7E, 69-03.5N…
  11. HYDROLANT 944/15 · Cable ops2015-04-20 → 2015-05-31
    Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V polar duchess towing 12 7050 meter long cables in: a.…
  12. HYDROARC 63/15 · Cable ops2015-04-19 → 2015-05-31
    Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V polar duchess towing 12 7050 meter long cables in: a.…
  13. HYDROLANT 673/15 · Missiles2015-03-19 → 2015-03-31
    Hazardous operations 1600Z to 2300Z daily 23 mar thru 01 apr: a. within three miles of 69-17.6N 016-01.1E…
  14. HYDROARC 40/15 · Missiles2015-03-19 → 2015-03-31
    Hazardous operations 1600Z to 2300Z daily 23 mar thru 01 apr: a. within three miles of 69-17.6N 016-01.1E…
  15. HYDROARC 34/15 · Missiles2015-03-09 → 2015-03-13
    Hazardous operations 0600Z to 2000Z daily 12 and 13 mar in area bound by 70-45N 022-15E, 71-10N 021-40E,…
  16. HYDROLANT 499/15 · Missiles2015-02-28 → 2015-03-15
    Hazardous operations 1900Z to 0200Z commencing daily 03 thru 18 mar: a. within nine miles of 69-17.64N…
  17. HYDROARC 27/15 · Missiles2015-02-28 → 2015-03-15
    Hazardous operations 1900Z to 0200Z commencing daily 03 thru 18 mar: a. within nine miles of 69-17.64N…
  18. HYDROLANT 401/15 · Nav aids2015-02-16 → 2015-02-17
    Loran-c station vaerlandet 61-18N 004-42E, rates 9007Y and 7499Y, off air 170800Z to 171500Z feb
  19. HYDROLANT 282/15 · Missiles2015-02-02 → 2015-02-20
    Hazardous operations 1600Z to 2300Z daily 07 thru 24 feb in areas bound by: a. 69-31.8N 015-29.2E, 69-35.5N…
  20. HYDROARC 9/15 · Missiles2015-02-02 → 2015-02-20
    Hazardous operations 1600Z to 2300Z daily 07 thru 24 feb in areas bound by: a. 69-31.8N 015-29.2E, 69-35.5N…

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

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