Sea Ledger, September 1998

1998-09-01 to 1998-09-30 · archive

issued
59
warning-days in force
2,672
in force at month end
94
sea × type cells
72

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

By type

typeissuedwarning-daysin force at end
Quakes32124.65
Spills192258
Nav aids3938.333
Wrecks2168.56
Ordnance142.12
Structures151.22
Cable ops172.23
Other036012
Incidents01806
War risk01204
Surveys01204
Derelicts0602
Containers0301
Towing0301
Exercises0301
Restricted0301
Mines0301
Volcanic0301
Missiles0301

By sea and type · 72 cells, most issued first

cellissuedwarning-daysvs 5 y
Quakes · South Pacific Ocean1336.5
Spills · Gulf of Mexico679
Spills · North Atlantic Ocean566
Quakes · Solomon Sea412
Spills · Gulf of Alaska335
Spills · North Pacific Ocean317
Quakes · Indian Ocean38.4
Quakes · Philippine Sea38.2
Wrecks · North Sea278.5
Quakes · North Pacific Ocean240.2
Spills · Caribbean Sea228
Quakes · Coral Sea23.9
Nav aids · North Atlantic Oceanlong running1133.3
Nav aids · South Atlantic Ocean1106.8
Structures · Persian Gulf121.2
Cable ops · Mozambique Channel112.2
Ordnance · North Atlantic Ocean112.1
Nav aids · Celtic Sea18.2
Quakes · South Atlantic Ocean13.4
Quakes · Bismarck Sea13
Quakes · Gulf of Tomini13
Quakes · Southern Ocean13
Quakes · Tyrrhenian Sea13
War risk · Persian Gulflong running0120
Nav aids · Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin090
Other · North Atlantic Oceanlong running090
Other · North Sealong running090
Nav aids · Tyrrhenian Sealong running090
Nav aids · North Pacific Oceanlong running060
Nav aids · North Sea060
Cable ops · Persian Gulf060
Nav aids · Persian Gulf060
Nav aids · South Pacific Oceanlong running060
Nav aids · Adriatic Sealong running030
Other · Adriatic Sealong running030
Surveys · Adriatic Sea030
Exercises · Aegean Sea030
Towing · Black Sealong running030
Nav aids · Bristol Channellong running030
Nav aids · Caribbean Sea030
Incidents · Caribbean Sealong running030
Containers · Celtic Sealong running030
Ordnance · English Channellong running030
Wrecks · English Channel030
Other · Gulf of Mexicolong running030
Nav aids · Gulf of Suez030
Derelicts · Indian Oceanlong running030
Nav aids · Indian Ocean030
Other · Labrador Sealong running030
Incidents · Ligurian Sealong running030
Wrecks · Malacca Straitlong running030
Nav aids · Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin030
Missiles · North Atlantic Ocean030
Restricted · North Atlantic Ocean030
Incidents · North Atlantic Oceanlong running030
Surveys · North Atlantic Oceanlong running030
Derelicts · North Pacific Oceanlong running030
Mines · North Sea030
Structures · North Sea030
Surveys · North Sea030
Wrecks · Persian Gulflong running030
Nav aids · Philippine Sealong running030
Volcanic · Philippine Sealong running030
Other · Red Sealong running030
Nav aids · Solomon Sea030
Other · South Atlantic Oceanlong running030
Incidents · South Atlantic Oceanlong running030
Surveys · South Atlantic Ocean030
Incidents · South China Sealong running030
Incidents · South Pacific Ocean030
Nav aids · Timor Sealong running030
Other · Tyrrhenian Sea030

Cite: seahazards.com Sea Ledger, 1998-09, 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 1998 — warnings by sea and type · seahazards