Sea Ledger, August 1998

1998-08-01 to 1998-08-31 · archive

issued
35
warning-days in force
2,356
in force at month end
79
sea × type cells
67

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

By type

typeissuedwarning-daysin force at end
Quakes26103.35
Nav aids3888.830
Spills3601
Other1366.212
Cable ops155.52
Missiles114.21
Wrecks01244
Ordnance0311
Surveys01244
Incidents01866
War risk01244
Restricted0311
Mines0311
Derelicts0622
Containers0311
Towing0311
Volcanic0311
Exercises0311
Structures0311

By sea and type · 67 cells, most issued first

cellissuedwarning-daysvs 5 y
Quakes · North Pacific Ocean741.3
Quakes · South Pacific Ocean726.4
Spills · Gulf of Mexico233
Quakes · South Atlantic Ocean25.6
Nav aids · South Atlantic Ocean187.7
Other · North Sealong running187.2
Cable ops · Persian Gulf155.5
Nav aids · South Pacific Oceanlong running135
Spills · North Atlantic Ocean127
Nav aids · Solomon Sea122.1
Missiles · North Atlantic Ocean114.2
Quakes · Andaman or Burma Sea13
Quakes · Bismarck Sea13
Quakes · Coral Sea13
Quakes · Indian Ocean13
Quakes · Molukka Sea13
Quakes · Philippine Sea13
Quakes · Sea of Okhotsk13
Quakes · Solomon Sea13
Quakes · South China Sea13
Quakes · Southern Ocean13
Nav aids · North Atlantic Oceanlong running0124
War risk · Persian Gulflong running0124
Nav aids · Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin093
Other · North Atlantic Oceanlong running093
Nav aids · Tyrrhenian Sealong running093
Nav aids · North Pacific Oceanlong running062
Nav aids · North Sea062
Nav aids · Persian Gulf062
Nav aids · Adriatic Sealong running031
Other · Adriatic Sealong running031
Surveys · Adriatic Sea031
Exercises · Aegean Sea031
Towing · Black Sealong running031
Nav aids · Bristol Channellong running031
Nav aids · Caribbean Sea031
Incidents · Caribbean Sealong running031
Containers · Celtic Sealong running031
Ordnance · English Channellong running031
Wrecks · English Channel031
Other · Gulf of Mexicolong running031
Nav aids · Gulf of Suez031
Derelicts · Indian Oceanlong running031
Nav aids · Indian Ocean031
Other · Labrador Sealong running031
Incidents · Ligurian Sealong running031
Wrecks · Malacca Straitlong running031
Nav aids · Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin031
Restricted · North Atlantic Ocean031
Incidents · North Atlantic Oceanlong running031
Surveys · North Atlantic Ocean031
Derelicts · North Pacific Oceanlong running031
Mines · North Sea031
Structures · North Sea031
Surveys · North Sea031
Wrecks · 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 Oceanlong running031
Surveys · South Atlantic Ocean031
Incidents · South China Sealong running031
Incidents · South Pacific Ocean031
Nav aids · Timor Sealong running031
Other · Tyrrhenian Sea031

Cite: seahazards.com Sea Ledger, 1998-08, 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, August 1998 — warnings by sea and type · seahazards