Sea Ledger, September 1997

1997-09-01 to 1997-09-30 · archive

issued
39
warning-days in force
1,175
in force at month end
43
sea × type cells
49

baseline: same month, previous 5 years — not available for this month (needs three fully collected reference months)

By type

typeissuedwarning-daysin force at end
Quakes3191.53
Spills7535
Surveys110.31
Nav aids02709
Wrecks0602
Ordnance0301
Other02408
Incidents01505
War risk01204
Derelicts0602
Containers0301
Towing0301
Volcanic0301

By sea and type · 49 cells, most issued first

cellissuedwarning-daysvs 5 y
Quakes · South Pacific Ocean824.3
Quakes · North Pacific Ocean511
Quakes · South Atlantic Ocean39
Quakes · Southern Ocean39
Spills · North Atlantic Ocean217
Spills · Gulf of Mexico216
Quakes · Coral Sea26
Quakes · North Atlantic Ocean26
Spills · North Pacific Ocean25
Spills · Gulf of Alaska114
Surveys · North Atlantic Ocean110.3
Quakes · Philippine Sea15
Quakes · Bismarck Sea13.3
Quakes · Banda Sea13
Quakes · Indian Ocean13
Quakes · Molukka Sea13
Quakes · Solomon Sea13
Quakes · South China Sea13
Quakes · Makassar Strait12.9
War risk · Persian Gulf0120
Other · North Sea060
Nav aids · Tyrrhenian Sea060
Nav aids · Adriatic Sea030
Other · Adriatic Sea030
Towing · Black Sea030
Nav aids · Bristol Channel030
Incidents · Caribbean Sea030
Containers · Celtic Sea030
Ordnance · English Channel030
Other · Gulf of Mexico030
Derelicts · Indian Ocean030
Other · Labrador Sealong running030
Incidents · Ligurian Sea030
Wrecks · Malacca Strait030
Nav aids · North Atlantic Ocean030
Other · North Atlantic Oceanlong running030
Incidents · North Atlantic Oceanlong running030
Derelicts · North Pacific Ocean030
Nav aids · North Pacific Oceanlong running030
Wrecks · Persian Gulflong running030
Nav aids · Philippine Sealong running030
Volcanic · Philippine Sealong running030
Other · Red Sealong running030
Other · South Atlantic Ocean030
Incidents · South Atlantic Ocean030
Incidents · South China Sealong running030
Nav aids · South Pacific Oceanlong running030
Nav aids · Timor Sealong running030
Spills · The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia01

Cite: seahazards.com Sea Ledger, 1997-09, retrieved 2026-09-03

Not for navigation. Warning-days = days each warning was in force within the month, summed. Only warnings we display are counted; the ratio compares warnings issued with the mean of the reference months.

Sea Ledger, September 1997 — warnings by sea and type · seahazards