Sea Ledger, June 2000

2000-06-01 to 2000-06-30 · archive

issued: 437
warning-days in force: 6,654
in force at month end: 218
sea × type cells: 173

baseline: same month, previous 5 years (1999-06, 1998-06, 1997-06)

By type

type	issued	warning-days	in force at end
Cable ops	133	1,027.6	33
Surveys	57	477.5	19
Quakes	53	154.1	3
Exercises	52	359.9	9
Nav aids	34	1,628	51
Incidents	31	607.7	18
Other	22	734.7	25
Missiles	10	70.2	3
Ordnance	10	339.4	12
Derelicts	7	65.8	4
Icebergs	6	25.4	2
Wrecks	6	689.9	22
Spills	6	85	2
Debris	3	15.7	2
Containers	3	14.4	1
Towing	2	4.4	0
Structures	1	64.7	3
Restricted	1	19.8	0
War risk	0	150	5
Mines	0	60	2
Volcanic	0	60	2

By sea and type · 173 cells, most issued first

cell	issued	warning-days	at end	longest d	vs 5 y
Cable ops · South Atlantic Oceansurge	63	298.3	12	186	63× / 1
Surveys · Celtic Seasurge	30	46.7	4	28	91× / 0.33
Cable ops · North Atlantic Oceansurge	28	178.9	6	126	28× / 1
Cable ops · Celtic Seasurge	19	61.7	2	31	28× / 0.67
Quakes · Indian Oceansurge	16	45.5	0	—	24× / 0.67
Quakes · Philippine Seasurge	12	33.6	2	24	6.0× / 2
Exercises · North Pacific Oceansurge	10	64.2	0	—	4.3× / 2.33
Incidents · North Pacific Oceansurge	8	68.1	3	63	8.0× / 1
Missiles · North Pacific Oceansurge	8	67.3	2	36	4.8× / 1.67
Surveys · English Channelsurge	8	18.9	1	21	12× / 0.67
Incidents · North Atlantic Oceansurge	7	53.3	3	45	4.2× / 1.67
Cable ops · Tasman Seanew	7	29.4	0	—	new / 0
Exercises · Adriatic Seasurge	7	21	0	—	7.0× / 1
Quakes · South Pacific Ocean	7	21	0	—	1.1× / 6.33
Exercises · North Atlantic Oceansurge	7	19.5	1	29	3.0× / 2.33
Quakes · North Pacific Ocean	6	16.7	1	28	1.8× / 3.33
Nav aids · North Seasurge	5	197	7	114	2.5× / 2
Nav aids · Coral Seasurgelong running	5	117.2	4	379	3.8× / 1.33
Exercises · Mediterranean Sea - Western Basinsurge	5	23.9	2	31	3.8× / 1.33
Cable ops · English Channelsurge	5	19.8	0	—	15× / 0.33
Incidents · Indian Oceannew	4	223.9	6	64	new / 0
Nav aids · South Atlantic Ocean	4	184.1	6	182	1.3× / 3
Other · South Pacific Oceansurge	4	163.7	5	135	12× / 0.33
Exercises · Aegean Seasurge	4	111.4	4	180	2.0× / 2
Nav aids · Irish Sea and St. George's Channelsurge	4	67.3	3	58	4.0× / 1
Ordnance · North Atlantic Oceannew	4	46.1	1	73	new / 0
Other · North Atlantic Oceansurge	4	34.3	0	—	3.0× / 1.33
Icebergs · South Atlantic Oceansurge	4	23.4	2	24	12× / 0.33
Exercises · Ionian Seasurge	4	13	0	—	6.0× / 0.67
Cable ops · Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basinnew	3	137.2	4	112	new / 0
Surveys · North Seasurge	3	52.1	2	46	4.5× / 0.67
Cable ops · Persian Gulfsurge	3	46.5	2	120	4.5× / 0.67
Spills · North Atlantic Ocean	3	39	1	30	1.0× / 3
Surveys · South Atlantic Oceansurge	3	24.8	1	43	9.1× / 0.33
Exercises · Tyrrhenian Seasurge	3	17.3	1	28	4.5× / 0.67
Containers · North Atlantic Oceansurge	3	14.4	1	24	9.1× / 0.33
Exercises · Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basinnew	3	12.5	0	—	new / 0
Exercises · Bay of Bengalnew	3	10	0	—	new / 0
Surveys · Irish Sea and St. George's Channelnew	3	9.5	0	—	new / 0
Quakes · North Atlantic Oceansurge	3	9	0	—	2.3× / 1.33
Surveys · Bristol Channelnew	3	4.4	0	—	new / 0
Incidents · Coral Seanew	3	1.8	0	—	new / 0
Nav aids · South Pacific Ocean	2	158.1	6	328	6.1× / 0.33
Wrecks · South Pacific Oceannew	2	92.5	4	230	new / 0
Nav aids · North Atlantic Oceanlong running	2	85.2	3	431	1.5× / 1.33
Incidents · South Atlantic Ocean	2	55.1	2	69	0.9× / 2.33
Ordnance · Tyrrhenian Sea	2	36.1	1	239	3.0× / 0.67
Cable ops · North Sea	2	27.3	0	—	0.6× / 3.33
Other · Indian Oceannew	2	23.3	2	121	new / 0
Derelicts · South Pacific Oceannew	2	21.7	2	14	new / 0
Incidents · Philippine Sea	2	15.6	0	—	2.0× / 1
Wrecks · Persian Gulf	2	8.5	2	4	6.1× / 0.33
Nav aids · English Channel	2	8.4	0	—	1.0× / 2
Exercises · South Pacific Oceannew	2	6.3	0	—	new / 0
Ordnance · Persian Gulf	2	6.2	0	—	2.0× / 1
Quakes · Coral Sea	2	6	0	—	6.1× / 0.33
Quakes · Solomon Sea	2	6	0	—	6.1× / 0.33
Quakes · South China Seanew	2	6	0	—	new / 0
Debris · North Atlantic Oceannew	2	5.1	2	4	new / 0
Towing · Gulf of Mexiconew	2	4.4	0	—	new / 0
Missiles · North Atlantic Ocean	2	2.9	1	3	6.1× / 0.33
Other · English Channel	2	2.6	0	—	3.0× / 0.67
Icebergs · North Atlantic Ocean	2	2	0	—	3.0× / 0.67
Other · Great Australian Bightnew	2	1.3	0	—	new / 0
Incidents · South Pacific Ocean	1	149.9	1	76	1.5× / 0.67
Surveys · Adriatic Sealong running	1	98.4	3	469	3.0× / 0.33
Nav aids · Gulf of Suez	1	63.6	3	59	3.0× / 0.33
Exercises · Black Sea	1	50	1	66	3.0× / 0.33
Nav aids · Andaman or Burma Sea	1	43.9	1	94	new / 0
Other · Tasman Sea	1	43.3	2	42	new / 0
Ordnance · North Pacific Ocean	1	37.4	2	54	1.5× / 0.67
Cable ops · Norwegian Sea	1	37.1	2	48	new / 0
Other · Arabian Sea	1	36.6	1	39	new / 0
Wrecks · Irish Sea and St. George's Channel	1	33.9	0	—	3.0× / 0.33
Nav aids · Caribbean Sea	1	32	2	56	new / 0
Nav aids · Celtic Sea	1	30.9	0	—	0.5× / 2
Surveys · Persian Gulf	1	26.6	1	26	new / 0
Surveys · South China Sea	1	24.6	1	24	new / 0
Nav aids · Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin	1	24.4	0	—	1.0× / 1
Surveys · Bay of Biscay	1	24.3	1	24	new / 0
Other · Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin	1	22.3	1	22	3.0× / 0.33
Derelicts · North Atlantic Ocean	1	21.4	1	31	0.6× / 1.67
Other · Bay of Bengal	1	20.5	1	20	new / 0
Restricted · North Atlantic Ocean	1	19.8	0	—	new / 0
Cable ops · Arabian Sea	1	18.6	1	18	new / 0
Spills · North Pacific Ocean	1	18	0	—	1.5× / 0.67
Surveys · Ligurian Sea	1	17.3	1	17	3.0× / 0.33
Wrecks · Gulf of Mexico	1	15.1	1	15	new / 0
Incidents · Mozambique Channel	1	14.3	1	14	new / 0
Other · Singapore Strait	1	14.3	1	14	new / 0
Spills · The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia	1	14	0	—	1.5× / 0.67
Incidents · South China Sea	1	12.7	1	12	new / 0
Incidents · Bay of Bengal	1	11	0	—	new / 0
Derelicts · South Atlantic Ocean	1	6.8	0	—	new / 0
Debris · Aegean Sea	1	6.6	0	—	new / 0
Other · Malacca Strait	1	6.6	1	6	3.0× / 0.33
Derelicts · Caribbean Sea	1	6.4	0	—	new / 0
Derelicts · Indian Ocean	1	6.3	0	—	3.0× / 0.33
Other · Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland	1	6.3	0	—	new / 0
Exercises · Ligurian Sea	1	5	0	—	0.8× / 1.33
Structures · Irish Sea and St. George's Channel	1	4.7	1	4	new / 0
Exercises · South Atlantic Ocean	1	4.7	0	—	new / 0
Surveys · Ionian Sea	1	4.5	1	4	new / 0
Other · Tyrrhenian Sea	1	3.8	0	—	3.0× / 0.33
Ordnance · Philippine Sea	1	3.6	1	3	1.5× / 0.67
Derelicts · North Pacific Ocean	1	3.2	1	3	new / 0
Quakes · Banda Sea	1	3	0	—	3.0× / 0.33
Quakes · Japan Sea	1	3	0	—	3.0× / 0.33
Quakes · Molukka Sea	1	3	0	—	3.0× / 0.33
Nav aids · Indian Ocean	1	2.8	0	—	3.0× / 0.33
Cable ops · Irish Sea and St. George's Channel	1	2.8	0	—	new / 0
Surveys · North Atlantic Ocean	1	1.6	0	—	new / 0
Nav aids · Great Australian Bight	1	1.1	0	—	new / 0
Exercises · Gulf of Mexico	1	1.1	0	—	new / 0
Spills · Gulf of Mexico	1	1	1	1	0.4× / 2.33
Nav aids · Bass Strait	1	0.8	0	—	1.5× / 0.67
Incidents · English Channel	1	0.6	1	0	new / 0
Nav aids · Bristol Channel	1	0	0	—	3.0× / 0.33
Nav aids · Singapore Strait	1	0	0	—	3.0× / 0.33
Ordnance · Adriatic Sealong running	0	210	7	385	0.0× / 6
War risk · Persian Gulf	0	120	4	148	0.0× / 1.33
Wrecks · South China Sea	0	98.5	3	262	— / 0
Cable ops · Eastern China Sea	0	90	3	74	0.0× / 3
Nav aids · Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotlandlong running	0	90	3	407	0.0× / 1.33
Wrecks · English Channellong running	0	82.4	2	366	0.0× / 0.67
Nav aids · Tasman Sea	0	82.4	2	318	— / 0
Nav aids · Tyrrhenian Sea	0	82.4	2	118	0.0× / 2.33
Other · Adriatic Sealong running	0	60	2	1,292	0.0× / 0.67
Other · Gulf of Mexico	0	60	2	95	— / 0
Wrecks · Kattegat	0	60	2	93	— / 0
Nav aids · Malacca Strait	0	60	2	259	— / 0
Volcanic · North Pacific Oceanlong running	0	60	2	518	— / 0
Mines · North Sealong running	0	60	2	842	— / 0
Other · North Sealong running	0	60	2	428	0.0× / 0.67
Wrecks · North Sea	0	60	2	227	0.0× / 0.33
Wrecks · Tyrrhenian Sealong running	0	60	2	617	— / 0
Wrecks · North Atlantic Oceanlong running	0	59.5	1	388	0.0× / 0.33
Other · Persian Gulf	0	55.8	1	146	— / 0
Nav aids · North Pacific Ocean	0	53.8	1	108	— / 0
Surveys · Tyrrhenian Sea	0	45.8	1	49	0.0× / 1.67
Surveys · Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin	0	40	1	36	0.0× / 1
Nav aids · Adriatic Sealong running	0	30	1	465	— / 0
War risk · Adriatic Sealong running	0	30	1	442	— / 0
Wrecks · Adriatic Sea	0	30	1	137	— / 0
Nav aids · Bay of Bengal	0	30	1	269	— / 0
Wrecks · Coral Sea	0	30	1	32	— / 0
Other · Gulf of California	0	30	1	95	— / 0
Nav aids · Gulf of Mexico	0	30	1	37	— / 0
Nav aids · Laccadive Sea	0	30	1	92	— / 0
Surveys · North Pacific Ocean	0	30	1	97	— / 0
Other · Red Sealong running	0	30	1	1,666	— / 0
Wrecks · Red Sea	0	30	1	52	— / 0
Other · South Atlantic Ocean	0	30	1	38	0.0× / 0.33
Nav aids · South China Sealong running	0	30	1	394	0.0× / 0.67
Other · South China Sea	0	30	1	311	— / 0
Structures · South China Sea	0	30	1	352	— / 0
Cable ops · South Pacific Ocean	0	30	1	31	0.0× / 0.67
Structures · South Pacific Ocean	0	30	1	54	— / 0
Nav aids · Timor Sea	0	30	1	157	— / 0
Wrecks · Gulf of Thailand	0	29.5	0	—	— / 0
Nav aids · Southern Ocean	0	29.5	0	—	— / 0
Nav aids · Black Sea	0	27.4	0	—	— / 0
Cable ops · Gulf of Oman	0	25.6	0	—	0.0× / 0.33
Cable ops · Singapore Strait	0	15.2	0	—	— / 0
Spills · Bering Sea	0	13	0	—	— / 0
Surveys · Philippine Sea	0	8	0	—	— / 0
Cable ops · Bass Strait	0	6	0	—	— / 0
Nav aids · Persian Gulf	0	5.7	0	—	0.0× / 0.33
Debris · North Pacific Ocean	0	4	0	—	— / 0
Cable ops · Gulf of Guinea	0	2.7	0	—	— / 0
Incidents · Arabian Sea	0	1.4	0	—	— / 0
Quakes · Southern Ocean	0	1.3	0	—	0.0× / 0.33
Cable ops · Indian Ocean	0	0.5	0	—	— / 0

Cite: seahazards.com Sea Ledger, 2000-06, 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.