Beaked whale strandings related to military sonar or seismic surveys

1974 - Corsica (France)
3 beaked whales - Warship reported

1974 - Bonaire, Lesser Antilles (Caribbean)
4 beaked whales - Naval explosion reported

1985 - Fuertoventura ( Canary Islands)
13 beaked whales - NATO naval manoeuvres

1988 - Fuertoventura (Canary Islands)
3 beaked whales - NATO naval manoeuvres

1989 - Fuertoventura (Canary Islands)
24 beaked whales - NATO naval manoeuvres

1991 - Fuertoventura (Canary Islands)
2 beaked whales - Naval manoeuvres

1996 - Kyparissiakos Gulf (Greece)
12 beaked whales - NATO exercise testing LFA sonar

1999 - Virgin Islands (USA)
4 beaked whales - Naval sonar reported

2000 - Bahamas (Caribbean)
15 beaked whales - US Navy exercise using mid-range sonar

2000 - Galapagos Islands (Ecuador)
3 beaked whales - Seismic air gun array

2000 - Maderia (Portugal)
3 beaked whales - Naval manoeuvres

2002 - Baja, California (USA)
2 beaked whales - Seismic survey using airgun array

2002 - Gran Canaria (Canary Islands)
10 beaked whales - NATO Naval Exercise

2004 - Lanzarote & Fuerteventura (Canary Islands)
4 beaked whales - NATO Naval Exercise

2006 – Almeria ( Southern Spain)
4 beaked whales - Military Naval Exercises