Sea Ledger, October 1997

1997-10-01 to 1997-10-31 · archive

issued
48
warning-days in force
1,314
in force at month end
43
sea × type cells
50

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

By type

typeissuedwarning-daysin force at end
Quakes40121.42
Spills61035
Nav aids2283.910
Other02488
Incidents01555
War risk01244
Surveys0311
Derelicts0622
Containers0311
Towing0311
Wrecks0622
Ordnance0311
Volcanic0311

By sea and type · 50 cells, most issued first

cellissuedwarning-daysvs 5 y
Quakes · South Pacific Ocean1442
Quakes · North Pacific Ocean519
Spills · Gulf of Mexico456
Quakes · Solomon Sea412
Quakes · North Atlantic Ocean39
Quakes · Philippine Sea39
Spills · North Pacific Ocean233
Quakes · Japan Sea26
Quakes · South Atlantic Ocean26
Nav aids · Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin14.9
Quakes · Bali Sea13
Quakes · Eastern China Sea13
Quakes · Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin13
Quakes · Molukka Sea13
Quakes · Sea of Okhotsk13
Quakes · Indian Ocean12.8
Quakes · Coral Sea10.5
Nav aids · English Channel10
War risk · Persian Gulf0124
Other · North Sea062
Nav aids · Tyrrhenian Sea062
Nav aids · Adriatic Sea031
Other · Adriatic Sea031
Towing · Black Sea031
Nav aids · Bristol Channel031
Incidents · Caribbean Sea031
Containers · Celtic Sea031
Ordnance · English Channel031
Other · Gulf of Mexico031
Derelicts · Indian Ocean031
Other · Labrador Sealong running031
Incidents · Ligurian Sea031
Wrecks · Malacca Strait031
Nav aids · North Atlantic Ocean031
Other · North Atlantic Oceanlong running031
Incidents · North Atlantic Oceanlong running031
Surveys · North Atlantic Ocean031
Derelicts · North Pacific Ocean031
Nav aids · North Pacific Oceanlong running031
Wrecks · Persian Gulflong running031
Nav aids · Philippine Sealong running031
Volcanic · Philippine Sealong running031
Other · Red Sealong running031
Other · South Atlantic Ocean031
Incidents · South Atlantic Ocean031
Incidents · South China Sealong running031
Nav aids · South Pacific Oceanlong running031
Nav aids · Timor Sealong running031
Spills · North Atlantic Ocean014
Quakes · Makassar Strait00.1

Cite: seahazards.com Sea Ledger, 1997-10, 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, October 1997 — warnings by sea and type · seahazards