Strait of Gibraltar
IHO sea area 28a · -6° to -5° E, 36° to 36° N
- in force
- 0
- last 12 months
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- archive messages
- 133
- categories
- 5
What the archive shows
133 messages are recorded since 2000-01-17 for the Strait of Gibraltar. 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 53 of 133 recorded messages (40%), 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 · 0
Nothing in force in this sea right now.
By year
By month (all years)
By category · available archive
| Cable ops | 53 | 40% |
| Nav aids | 49 | 37% |
| Surveys | 14 | 11% |
| Restricted | 12 | 9% |
| Incidents | 5 | 4% |
Archive · 133 cancelled
- HYDROLANT 1102/06 · Restricted2006-06-08 → 2006-08-25Navigation prohibited until further notice in area bound by 35-42.6N 005-57.2W, 35-43.4N 006-02.0W, 35-48.7N…
- HYDROLANT 404/06 · Cable ops2006-02-27 → 2006-03-14Cable laying operations 01 thru 13 mar by cableships giulio verne and mare oceano along trackline between…
- HYDROLANT 210/06 · Restricted2006-01-31 → 2006-02-22Navigation prohibited until further notice in area bound by 35-42.6N 005-57.2W, 35-51.7N 005-56.2W, 35-43.4N…
- HYDROLANT 207/06 · Restricted2006-01-30 → 2006-01-31Navigation prohibited until further notice in area bound by 35-42.6N 005-57.2W, 35-43.4N 006-02.0W, 35-48.7N…
- HYDROLANT 2103/05 · Cable ops2005-11-15 → 2005-11-26Cable operations 17 thru 25 nov by cableship skagerrak along trackline between 36-02.0N 005-37.2W and…
- HYDROLANT 1974/05 · Cable ops2005-10-30 → 2005-11-09Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship rene descartes in area bound by 35-58.9N…
- HYDROLANT 1966/05 · Cable ops2005-10-28 → 2005-10-30Cable operations 292200Z oct until further notice by cableship rene descartes in area bound by 35-58.9N…
- HYDROLANT 1014/05 · Surveys2005-05-28 → 2005-10-05Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V kingfisher and M/V eeva vicinity 35-51.3N 005-44.5W
- HYDROLANT 1361/03 · Cable ops2003-07-16 → 2003-08-09Cable operations in progress until further notice vicinity 36-06.7N 005-50.5W
- HYDROLANT 825/02 · Surveys2002-04-10 → 2002-04-11Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V kommander subsea 2000 vicinity 35-56.8N 005-54.1W
- HYDROLANT 820/02 · Surveys2002-04-10 → 2002-04-10Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V kommander subsea 2000 vicinity 35-57.5N 005-53.6W
- HYDROLANT 758/02 · Surveys2002-04-02 → 2002-04-04Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V kommandor subsea vicinity 36-01.5N 005-52.2W
- HYDROLANT 167/00 · Nav aids2000-01-17 → 2000-01-17Tarifa light 36-00.1N 005-36.5W unlit
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.