Sea Ledger, May 1998

1998-05-01 to 1998-05-31 · archive

issued
44
warning-days in force
1,897
in force at month end
67
sea × type cells
60

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

By type

typeissuedwarning-daysin force at end
Quakes34103.73
Spills8677
Nav aids2672.623
Other02488
Incidents01866
War risk01244
Surveys01244
Derelicts0622
Containers0311
Towing0311
Wrecks0933
Exercises0311
Ordnance0311
Restricted0311
Mines0311
Volcanic0311

By sea and type · 60 cells, most issued first

cellissuedwarning-daysvs 5 y
Quakes · North Pacific Ocean1030.2
Spills · Gulf of Mexico655
Quakes · Indian Ocean617.7
Quakes · Philippine Sea412
Quakes · South Pacific Ocean39.7
Quakes · Bismarck Sea39
Quakes · Solomon Sea26
Nav aids · North Pacific Oceanlong running133.1
Nav aids · Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin119.5
Spills · North Atlantic Ocean19
Quakes · Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin14.1
Spills · Caribbean Sea13
Quakes · Makassar Strait13
Quakes · North Atlantic Ocean13
Quakes · Seto Naikai or Inland Sea13
Quakes · South China Sea13
Quakes · Tyrrhenian Sea13
War risk · Persian Gulf0124
Nav aids · North Atlantic Oceanlong running093
Nav aids · Tyrrhenian Sealong running093
Nav aids · North Sea062
Other · North Sealong running062
Nav aids · Persian Gulf062
Nav aids · South Atlantic Ocean062
Nav aids · Adriatic Sea031
Other · Adriatic Sealong running031
Surveys · Adriatic Sea031
Exercises · Aegean Sea031
Towing · Black Sealong running031
Nav aids · Bristol Channel031
Nav aids · Caribbean Sea031
Incidents · Caribbean Sealong running031
Containers · Celtic Sea031
Ordnance · English Channel031
Wrecks · English Channel031
Other · Gulf of Mexicolong running031
Derelicts · Indian Ocean031
Nav aids · Indian Ocean031
Other · Labrador Sealong running031
Incidents · Ligurian Sealong running031
Wrecks · Malacca Straitlong running031
Nav aids · Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin031
Other · North Atlantic Oceanlong running031
Restricted · North Atlantic Ocean031
Incidents · North Atlantic Oceanlong running031
Surveys · North Atlantic Ocean031
Derelicts · North Pacific Oceanlong running031
Mines · North Sea031
Surveys · North Sea031
Wrecks · Persian Gulflong running031
Nav aids · Philippine Sealong running031
Volcanic · Philippine Sealong running031
Other · Red Sealong running031
Other · South Atlantic Oceanlong running031
Incidents · South Atlantic Ocean031
Surveys · South Atlantic Ocean031
Incidents · South China Sealong running031
Nav aids · South Pacific Oceanlong running031
Incidents · South Pacific Ocean031
Nav aids · Timor Sealong running031

Cite: seahazards.com Sea Ledger, 1998-05, 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, May 1998 — warnings by sea and type · seahazards