Iceberg & sea-ice bulletins in 2026

Iceberg limits and reported bergs — mostly the North American Ice Service (International Ice Patrol) bulletins in the North Atlantic.

issued in 2026
13
still in force
5
vs previous year
—
first · last
06-30 · 08-20

Coverage note: the NGA archive ends 2024-05 and live collection began 2026-08-17. Warnings issued in between are here only if they were still in force when collection started, so this year is under-counted.

By month

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By NAVAREA series

  • HYDROLANT7
  • NAVAREA IV4
  • HYDROARC2

Where · top seas

Southern Ocean431%
South Atlantic Ocean323%
Laptev Sea215%
Davis Strait215%
Labrador Sea215%

All iceberg & sea-ice bulletins issued in 2026 · 13

  1. HYDROLANT 1629/262026-08-20 → 2026-08-20
    Icebergs reported in: a. D33B, 59-57.00S 051-02.00W
    Scotia Sea · South Atlantic · Antarctica
  2. HYDROLANT 1623/262026-08-20 → 2026-08-20
    Icebergs reported in: a. A84, 71-40.20S 102-32.40W
    Scotia Sea · South Atlantic · South Pacific · Antarctica
  3. NAVAREA IV 804/262026-08-19 → 2026-08-20
    North american ice service (nais) iceberg bulletin 200001Z aug
  4. HYDROLANT 1617/262026-08-19 → 2026-08-19
    Icebergs reported in South Atlantic, Antarctica, South Shetland Islands at positions including 60-01S 051-24W and 58-53S 050-59W; cancellation at 201247Z August 26.
    South Atlantic · Antarctica · South Shetland Islands
  5. HYDROARC 177/262026-08-19 → 2026-08-19
    Icebergs reported in Laptev Sea at 79-07.70N 109-47.60E and 79-00.60N 110-02.70E on Aug 19.
    Laptev Sea
  6. HYDROLANT 1609/262026-08-19 → 2026-08-19
    Icebergs A84, A85, D33A, D33C reported in Scotia Sea, South Atlantic, South Pacific, Antarctica; message cancels August 26, 2026.
    Scotia Sea · South Atlantic · South Pacific · Antarctica
  7. NAVAREA IV 801/262026-08-18 → 2026-08-19
    Iceberg limits and sea ice limits are set along tracklines in the North Atlantic; report ice sightings to Canadian Coast Guard until August 26.
  8. NAVAREA IV 792/262026-08-14 → 2026-08-19
    North American Ice Service issues iceberg and sea ice limits along tracklines; sightings should be reported to Canadian Coast Guard; bulletin cancels August 16.
  9. HYDROLANT 1574/26in force2026-08-14
    Icebergs reported in Scotia Sea and South Shetland Islands at several positions; warning cancels 151314Z August 26.
    Scotia Sea · South Atlantic · South Shetland Islands
  10. HYDROLANT 1570/26in force2026-08-14
    Icebergs reported in the Scotia Sea and Antarctica at several coordinates; message cancels August 15, 2026, 06:32 UTC.
    Scotia Sea · South Atlantic · South Pacific · Antarctica
  11. NAVAREA IV 787/26in force2026-08-13
    North American Ice Service bulletin reports iceberg and sea ice limits along specified tracklines, requests ice reports to Canadian Coast Guard, cancels August 15.
  12. HYDROARC 169/26in force2026-08-13
    Six icebergs reported in Laptev Sea, Russia, at 13 Aug 09:00 UTC.
    Arctic · Laptev Sea · Russia
  13. HYDROLANT 1279/26in force2026-06-30
    Icebergs are reported in South Atlantic, South Pacific, and Antarctica at positions A81, A84, A85, D33A, D33C; cancel message 011327Z July 26.
    South Atlantic · South Pacific · Antarctica

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

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