Sea Ledger, August 2000

2000-08-01 to 2000-08-31 · archive

issued: 439
warning-days in force: 6,217
in force at month end: 190
sea × type cells: 169

baseline: same month, previous 5 years (1999-08, 1998-08, 1997-08)

By type

type	issued	warning-days	in force at end
Cable ops	135	1,014.4	27
Incidents	54	564.7	17
Nav aids	53	1,577.1	54
Surveys	52	484.6	16
Quakes	45	143.9	1
Exercises	41	305.5	8
Derelicts	12	77	2
Ordnance	10	306.9	11
Other	8	471.9	14
Containers	8	34.9	1
Missiles	6	62	2
Spills	4	48	1
Icebergs	4	26.5	0
Debris	4	28.1	0
Wrecks	3	736.3	26
War risk	0	149.2	4
Structures	0	31	1
Mines	0	62	2
Volcanic	0	62	2
Towing	0	31	1

By sea and type · 169 cells, most issued first

cell	issued	warning-days	at end	longest d	vs 5 y
Cable ops · South Atlantic Oceansurge	83	305	9	149	252× / 0.33
Cable ops · North Atlantic Oceansurge	20	219.5	3	59	20× / 1
Surveys · North Seasurge	16	108	3	69	16× / 1
Incidents · North Pacific Oceansurge	15	98	2	68	5.0× / 3
Cable ops · North Seasurge	9	66.1	1	45	4.5× / 2
Quakes · South Pacific Ocean	9	32.9	0	—	0.9× / 9.67
Nav aids · South Atlantic Oceansurge	8	210.9	8	180	3.4× / 2.33
Nav aids · North Seasurge	8	103.6	4	164	4.8× / 1.67
Quakes · Banda Seasurge	8	24	0	—	12× / 0.67
Surveys · Celtic Seasurge	8	20.6	0	—	2.2× / 3.67
Surveys · English Channelsurge	8	20.3	3	12	24× / 0.33
Exercises · North Pacific Oceansurge	7	42.7	0	—	10× / 0.67
Quakes · North Pacific Ocean	7	21	0	—	1.3× / 5.33
Cable ops · English Channelsurge	7	15.8	0	—	21× / 0.33
Incidents · Coral Seasurge	7	13	1	22	4.2× / 1.67
Incidents · South Atlantic Oceansurge	6	71.6	2	37	2.0× / 3
Incidents · North Atlantic Oceansurge	6	68.5	1	64	4.5× / 1.33
Missiles · North Pacific Oceansurge	6	62	2	35	3.6× / 1.67
Quakes · Philippine Seasurge	6	22.1	0	—	3.6× / 1.67
Surveys · Irish Sea and St. George's Channelsurge	6	17.5	1	25	2.6× / 2.33
Nav aids · South Pacific Oceansurgelong running	5	174.2	6	390	3.8× / 1.33
Exercises · Aegean Seasurge	5	106.4	3	242	15× / 0.33
Incidents · Indian Oceansurge	5	36.3	2	46	5.0× / 1
Exercises · North Atlantic Oceansurge	5	26	1	24	5.0× / 1
Containers · Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basinnew	5	20.7	0	—	new / 0
Nav aids · Celtic Seasurge	5	12	0	—	5.0× / 1
Cable ops · Eastern China Seasurge	4	110.7	4	94	6.0× / 0.67
Exercises · Black Seasurge	4	42.9	1	29	12× / 0.33
Icebergs · South Atlantic Ocean	4	26.5	0	—	1.5× / 2.67
Nav aids · Irish Sea and St. George's Channelsurge	3	96.9	2	120	3.0× / 1
Cable ops · Persian Gulfsurge	3	67.2	3	77	9.1× / 0.33
Nav aids · Tasman Seasurgelong running	3	64.3	3	380	4.5× / 0.67
Incidents · Philippine Seanew	3	50.4	1	58	new / 0
Surveys · Red Seanew	3	29.4	0	—	new / 0
Incidents · Persian Gulfnew	3	16.6	1	16	new / 0
Exercises · Adriatic Sea	3	10.3	0	—	0.6× / 4.67
Quakes · Coral Sea	3	10.3	0	—	1.5× / 2
Exercises · Tyrrhenian Seanew	3	10.3	0	—	new / 0
Exercises · Mediterranean Sea - Western Basinsurge	3	9.9	0	—	3.0× / 1
Nav aids · Persian Gulfnew	3	8.4	1	26	new / 0
Surveys · Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basinsurge	3	3.8	2	2	9.1× / 0.33
Nav aids · English Channel	3	1.8	0	—	1.8× / 1.67
Incidents · Mozambique Channelnew	3	0.7	0	—	new / 0
Nav aids · North Pacific Oceannew	2	85.2	3	170	new / 0
Incidents · South Pacific Ocean	2	64.1	2	47	1.2× / 1.67
Nav aids · Mozambique Channelnew	2	57.4	2	52	new / 0
Surveys · South Atlantic Oceannew	2	43.3	1	24	new / 0
Surveys · Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin	2	42.2	1	38	6.1× / 0.33
Ordnance · North Atlantic Ocean	2	41.5	0	—	6.1× / 0.33
Spills · North Atlantic Ocean	2	28	0	—	1.2× / 1.67
Cable ops · Celtic Sea	2	24.8	0	—	2.0× / 1
Nav aids · Arabian Sea	2	24.3	1	22	6.1× / 0.33
Derelicts · Celtic Seanew	2	21.1	1	14	new / 0
Derelicts · North Atlantic Oceannew	2	17.9	0	—	new / 0
Debris · North Atlantic Oceannew	2	15.5	0	—	new / 0
Derelicts · North Pacific Oceannew	2	13.8	0	—	new / 0
Containers · Philippine Seanew	2	13.2	0	—	new / 0
Exercises · South Atlantic Oceannew	2	9.6	0	—	new / 0
Exercises · Sea of Okhotsknew	2	9.2	0	—	new / 0
Quakes · Indian Ocean	2	6	0	—	1.0× / 2
Quakes · Solomon Sea	2	6	0	—	1.5× / 1.33
Quakes · South Atlantic Ocean	2	6	0	—	1.2× / 1.67
Other · North Pacific Oceannew	2	5.7	0	—	new / 0
Exercises · Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin	2	5.4	0	—	6.1× / 0.33
Exercises · Ionian Sea	2	4.2	2	3	1.2× / 1.67
Other · North Atlantic Ocean	2	2.9	0	—	1.5× / 1.33
Ordnance · Eastern China Seanew	2	2.4	0	—	new / 0
Nav aids · Great Australian Bightnew	2	1.6	0	—	new / 0
Ordnance · Adriatic Sealong running	1	218.1	7	447	3.0× / 0.33
Nav aids · Tyrrhenian Sea	1	98.1	3	180	0.6× / 1.67
Wrecks · North Sea	1	97.6	4	289	new / 0
Nav aids · North Atlantic Ocean	1	93.5	3	109	0.3× / 3.33
Other · South Atlantic Ocean	1	60.4	2	100	3.0× / 0.33
Cable ops · Adriatic Sea	1	53.4	2	40	new / 0
Wrecks · Red Sea	1	47.4	2	114	new / 0
Cable ops · Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin	1	42.3	1	174	new / 0
Other · Red Sealong running	1	42	1	1,728	new / 0
Ordnance · Tyrrhenian Sea	1	34.3	2	301	3.0× / 0.33
Incidents · Arabian Sea	1	33.9	1	51	new / 0
Nav aids · Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotlandlong running	1	33.4	1	469	0.8× / 1.33
Nav aids · Adriatic Sealong running	1	32	1	527	3.0× / 0.33
Surveys · Tyrrhenian Sea	1	31.3	0	—	3.0× / 0.33
Cable ops · South China Sea	1	31	1	56	new / 0
Incidents · South China Sea	1	25.1	1	74	3.0× / 0.33
Incidents · Ligurian Sea	1	23.1	1	23	new / 0
Incidents · Sea of Okhotsk	1	22	1	22	new / 0
Cable ops · Bass Strait	1	21.7	1	21	new / 0
Nav aids · Indian Ocean	1	18.2	1	18	1.5× / 0.67
Other · Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin	1	17.5	0	—	new / 0
Nav aids · Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin	1	16.3	1	16	new / 0
Cable ops · South Pacific Ocean	1	15.4	0	—	new / 0
Spills · Caribbean Sea	1	14	0	—	new / 0
Nav aids · Red Sea	1	11	0	—	3.0× / 0.33
Other · Greenland Sea	1	8.5	1	8	new / 0
Surveys · Ligurian Sea	1	8.3	0	—	new / 0
Derelicts · Caribbean Sea	1	6.8	0	—	3.0× / 0.33
Debris · Arafura Sea	1	6.5	0	—	new / 0
Debris · Caribbean Sea	1	6.1	0	—	new / 0
Derelicts · Eastern China Sea	1	6.1	0	—	new / 0
Spills · Gulf of Mexico	1	5	1	44	0.6× / 1.67
Cable ops · Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland	1	5	0	—	new / 0
Exercises · Japan Sea	1	4.9	0	—	new / 0
Ordnance · Yellow Sea	1	4.5	0	—	new / 0
Surveys · North Atlantic Ocean	1	4.3	0	—	0.3× / 3
Ordnance · Indian Ocean	1	4.1	0	—	new / 0
Derelicts · Tyrrhenian Sea	1	3.3	1	3	new / 0
Quakes · Bay of Bengal	1	3	0	—	new / 0
Quakes · Caribbean Sea	1	3	0	—	new / 0
Quakes · Gulf of Tomini	1	3	0	—	3.0× / 0.33
Quakes · Japan Sea	1	3	0	—	new / 0
Quakes · Molukka Sea	1	3	0	—	1.5× / 0.67
Cable ops · Irish Sea and St. George's Channel	1	2.9	1	2	new / 0
Wrecks · South Atlantic Ocean	1	2.3	1	2	new / 0
Exercises · Bay of Bengal	1	2	0	—	new / 0
Exercises · Gulf of Aden	1	1.7	1	1	new / 0
Ordnance · Japan Sea	1	1.7	1	1	new / 0
Derelicts · South Atlantic Ocean	1	1.5	0	—	1.5× / 0.67
Derelicts · Coral Sea	1	1	0	—	1.5× / 0.67
Containers · Eastern China Sea	1	1	1	1	new / 0
Surveys · Alboran Sea	1	0.6	0	—	new / 0
Quakes · Celebes Sea	1	0.6	1	0	new / 0
Derelicts · Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin	1	0.5	0	—	new / 0
Ordnance · Persian Gulf	1	0.3	1	0	new / 0
Nav aids · Coral Sealong running	0	124	4	441	0.0× / 1.67
War risk · Persian Gulf	0	124	4	210	— / 0
Nav aids · Gulf of Suez	0	93	3	121	0.0× / 0.67
Wrecks · South China Sea	0	93	3	226	— / 0
Other · North Sealong running	0	66.3	2	490	0.0× / 2.33
Other · Adriatic Sealong running	0	62	2	1,354	— / 0
Surveys · Adriatic Sealong running	0	62	2	531	0.0× / 0.33
Wrecks · English Channellong running	0	62	2	428	— / 0
Wrecks · Kattegat	0	62	2	155	— / 0
Nav aids · Malacca Strait	0	62	2	321	— / 0
Volcanic · North Pacific Oceanlong running	0	62	2	580	— / 0
Mines · North Sealong running	0	62	2	904	— / 0
Wrecks · Persian Gulf	0	62	2	66	— / 0
Other · South Pacific Ocean	0	62	2	116	0.0× / 0.67
Wrecks · South Pacific Ocean	0	62	2	118	— / 0
Wrecks · Tyrrhenian Sealong running	0	62	2	679	— / 0
Cable ops · Japan Sea	0	33.6	1	55	— / 0
Wrecks · Adriatic Sea	0	31	1	199	— / 0
Wrecks · Arabian Sea	0	31	1	55	— / 0
Nav aids · Bay of Bengal	0	31	1	331	— / 0
Surveys · Bay of Biscay	0	31	1	37	— / 0
Nav aids · Caribbean Sea	0	31	1	118	— / 0
Wrecks · Coral Sea	0	31	1	94	— / 0
Incidents · Eastern China Sea	0	31	1	45	— / 0
Other · Gulf of California	0	31	1	157	— / 0
Nav aids · Gulf of Mexico	0	31	1	99	— / 0
Other · Gulf of Mexico	0	31	1	157	— / 0
Other · Gulf of Oman	0	31	1	35	— / 0
Wrecks · Irish Sea and St. George's Channel	0	31	1	59	— / 0
Wrecks · Makassar Strait	0	31	1	50	— / 0
Wrecks · North Atlantic Oceanlong running	0	31	1	450	— / 0
Surveys · North Pacific Ocean	0	31	1	159	0.0× / 0.67
Nav aids · Philippine Sea	0	31	1	48	— / 0
Surveys · Sea of Okhotsk	0	31	1	38	— / 0
Other · South China Sealong running	0	31	1	373	0.0× / 0.67
Structures · South China Sealong running	0	31	1	414	— / 0
Towing · South China Sea	0	31	1	40	— / 0
Nav aids · Timor Sea	0	31	1	219	— / 0
War risk · Adriatic Sea	0	25.2	0	—	— / 0
Exercises · Norwegian Sea	0	20	0	—	— / 0
Incidents · English Channel	0	10.4	0	—	— / 0
Other · Indian Ocean	0	10.3	0	—	— / 0
Other · Malacca Strait	0	10.3	0	—	— / 0
Derelicts · South Pacific Ocean	0	5	0	—	0.0× / 0.33
Spills · North Pacific Ocean	0	1	0	—	0.0× / 1
Icebergs · Indian Ocean	0	0	0	—	— / 0

Cite: seahazards.com Sea Ledger, 2000-08, 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.