Sea Ledger, February 2002

2002-02-01 to 2002-02-28 · archive

issued: 326
warning-days in force: 5,969
in force at month end: 216
sea × type cells: 191

baseline: same month, previous 5 years (2001-02, 2000-02, 1999-02, 1998-02, 1997-02)

By type

type	issued	warning-days	in force at end
Exercises	62	439.5	12
Nav aids	57	2,042.4	77
Cable ops	55	633	24
Incidents	52	801.2	37
Quakes	22	71.6	1
Surveys	17	219.3	5
Other	16	447.3	16
Containers	11	56.6	1
Derelicts	10	83.4	3
Missiles	5	56	2
Wrecks	3	747.8	27
Ordnance	3	118.8	3
Towing	3	9.1	2
Icebergs	3	30.2	0
Spills	2	37	1
War risk	2	56	2
Debris	2	18.1	0
Piracy	1	15.8	0
Structures	0	29.5	1
Volcanic	0	56	2

By sea and type · 191 cells, most issued first

cell	issued	warning-days	at end	longest d	vs 5 y
Cable ops · South Atlantic Ocean	20	116.3	5	34	0.6× / 34.4
Nav aids · Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotlandsurgelong running	14	81.8	4	674	5.0× / 2.8
Incidents · North Pacific Oceansurge	11	114.9	9	71	2.5× / 4.4
Exercises · Arabian Seanew	10	57.6	0	—	new / 0
Exercises · North Atlantic Oceansurge	10	46.9	1	39	2.2× / 4.6
Nav aids · South Atlantic Oceansurgelong running	9	252.9	11	406	2.6× / 3.4
Nav aids · North Sealong running	8	191.5	8	525	1.3× / 6.4
Exercises · North Pacific Ocean	8	51.2	1	32	1.4× / 5.6
Cable ops · Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basinsurge	6	63.2	3	48	6.0× / 1
Exercises · Laccadive Seanew	6	26.2	1	22	new / 0
Incidents · South Pacific Ocean	5	121.1	4	68	1.5× / 3.4
Missiles · North Pacific Ocean	5	56	2	31	1.7× / 3
Quakes · Bismarck Seasurge	5	17	0	—	13× / 0.4
Incidents · South Atlantic Oceansurge	5	16.2	2	71	2.3× / 2.2
Cable ops · Indian Oceansurge	5	10.1	0	—	13× / 0.4
Derelicts · South Atlantic Oceansurge	5	9.7	0	—	13× / 0.4
Exercises · Ligurian Seasurge	5	8.9	0	—	4.2× / 1.2
Incidents · Philippine Seasurge	4	115.1	5	65	4.0× / 1
Nav aids · English Channellong running	4	91.2	3	500	1.1× / 3.8
Exercises · Aegean Sea	4	89.8	3	61	1.2× / 3.4
Incidents · South China Seasurge	4	68.7	3	75	2.2× / 1.8
Cable ops · North Atlantic Ocean	4	63	2	42	0.7× / 6.2
Incidents · Indian Oceansurge	4	52.2	3	55	4.0× / 1
Other · South Atlantic Oceansurge	4	46.2	1	359	20× / 0.2
Incidents · Coral Seasurge	4	27	1	72	3.3× / 1.2
Surveys · Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basinsurge	4	24.9	1	18	20× / 0.2
Incidents · North Atlantic Ocean	4	22.5	0	—	1.5× / 2.6
Surveys · Tyrrhenian Seasurge	4	12.7	0	—	20× / 0.2
Exercises · Arctic Oceannew	4	11.5	2	5	new / 0
Nav aids · South Pacific Oceanlong running	3	119.6	5	505	1.7× / 1.8
Nav aids · North Atlantic Oceansurgelong running	3	73.9	4	551	3.0× / 1
Derelicts · South Pacific Oceansurge	3	61.9	3	36	5.0× / 0.6
Cable ops · Arabian Seasurge	3	42.4	2	22	5.0× / 0.6
Surveys · North Atlantic Oceansurge	3	38.4	1	23	2.5× / 1.2
Exercises · Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basinsurge	3	36.5	0	—	3.8× / 0.8
Surveys · South Atlantic Oceannew	3	36.5	1	36	new / 0
Containers · South Atlantic Oceansurge	3	19.9	0	—	15× / 0.2
Exercises · Bay of Bengalsurge	3	16.7	1	15	7.5× / 0.4
Quakes · North Pacific Ocean	3	9	0	—	0.6× / 4.8
Quakes · Solomon Sea	3	8.5	1	29	1.1× / 2.8
Containers · English Channelsurge	3	7.9	0	—	15× / 0.2
Incidents · Aegean Seanew	3	4.2	1	3	new / 0
Other · North Pacific Oceansurge	3	3.7	1	3	3.8× / 0.8
Nav aids · Gulf of Mexiconew	3	2.3	0	—	new / 0
Wrecks · South China Sea	2	111.9	4	154	10× / 0.2
Other · Japan Sea	2	60.2	2	31	3.3× / 0.6
War risk · Persian Gulflong running	2	56	2	392	1.7× / 1.2
Cable ops · Persian Gulfnew	2	43.4	1	102	new / 0
Exercises · Tyrrhenian Sea	2	30	1	30	1.1× / 1.8
Cable ops · Bay of Bengal	2	29.6	1	21	10× / 0.2
Icebergs · Southern Ocean	2	23.7	0	—	5.0× / 0.4
Exercises · Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin	2	15.8	0	—	1.0× / 2
Containers · Celtic Sea	2	12.1	0	—	10× / 0.2
Surveys · Ligurian Sea	2	11	0	—	5.0× / 0.4
Towing · Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basinnew	2	8.8	1	10	new / 0
Quakes · South Pacific Ocean	2	8.7	0	—	0.3× / 6.8
Containers · Ligurian Seanew	2	7.4	1	7	new / 0
Cable ops · North Sea	2	6.1	1	12	0.7× / 2.8
Quakes · Philippine Sea	2	6	0	—	0.8× / 2.6
Quakes · South Atlantic Ocean	2	6	0	—	10× / 0.2
Nav aids · Coral Sealong running	1	142.8	5	679	0.3× / 3.2
Nav aids · Celtic Sea	1	83.1	3	324	0.4× / 2.6
Nav aids · Irish Sea and St. George's Channellong running	1	82.2	3	666	0.5× / 2.2
Incidents · Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin	1	78.1	2	49	2.5× / 0.4
Nav aids · Gulf of Suez	1	70.3	3	182	new / 0
Nav aids · North Pacific Ocean	1	57.9	2	363	new / 0
Incidents · Arabian Sea	1	49.3	2	40	1.7× / 0.6
Nav aids · Tyrrhenian Sea	1	42.9	1	310	1.0× / 1
Nav aids · Great Australian Bight	1	42.6	2	315	1.3× / 0.8
Exercises · Malacca Strait	1	32.3	1	32	5.0× / 0.2
Other · Yellow Sea	1	30	1	33	2.5× / 0.4
Other · North Sealong running	1	28.9	1	696	2.5× / 0.4
Ordnance · Ligurian Sea	1	28	1	33	new / 0
Cable ops · Eastern China Sea	1	24.3	1	24	2.5× / 0.4
Incidents · Ionian Sea	1	21.4	1	21	new / 0
Cable ops · Philippine Sea	1	18.6	0	—	new / 0
Cable ops · South China Sea	1	18	1	43	1.0× / 1
Other · North Atlantic Ocean	1	16.9	1	16	5.0× / 0.2
Cable ops · Black Sea	1	16.7	1	16	new / 0
Other · Sea of Marmara	1	16.4	1	16	new / 0
Piracy · Indian Ocean	1	15.8	0	—	new / 0
Cable ops · Mozambique Channel	1	15.1	1	15	new / 0
Other · Gulf of Suez	1	14.3	1	14	new / 0
Nav aids · Bass Strait	1	14.1	0	—	1.0× / 1
Spills · Caribbean Sea	1	14	0	—	5.0× / 0.2
Surveys · Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland	1	12.8	0	—	0.6× / 1.8
Spills · Gulf of Mexico	1	10	1	10	0.3× / 3
Cable ops · Celtic Sea	1	9.6	0	—	0.5× / 2
Cable ops · Laccadive Sea	1	8.5	1	8	new / 0
Cable ops · North Pacific Ocean	1	8.5	0	—	0.6× / 1.6
Other · Tyrrhenian Sea	1	8.5	0	—	1.0× / 1
Cable ops · Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin	1	8.3	0	—	2.5× / 0.4
Debris · Philippine Sea	1	6.7	0	—	new / 0
Icebergs · Indian Ocean	1	6.5	0	—	new / 0
Debris · English Channel	1	6.4	0	—	new / 0
Containers · Bay of Biscay	1	6.3	0	—	new / 0
Derelicts · Gulf of Thailand	1	5.9	0	—	new / 0
Derelicts · South China Sea	1	5.9	0	—	2.5× / 0.4
Exercises · Philippine Sea	1	5.8	0	—	new / 0
Incidents · Ligurian Sea	1	5.6	1	5	new / 0
Cable ops · Adriatic Sea	1	5.5	0	—	5.0× / 0.2
Exercises · Adriatic Sea	1	4.5	1	4	0.2× / 5.2
Nav aids · Solomon Sea	1	4.4	1	4	5.0× / 0.2
Nav aids · Bay of Bengal	1	4.1	0	—	5.0× / 0.2
Exercises · Alboran Sea	1	4	0	—	new / 0
Quakes · Banda Sea	1	3	0	—	2.5× / 0.4
Quakes · Gulf of California	1	3	0	—	new / 0
Quakes · Japan Sea	1	3	0	—	5.0× / 0.2
Quakes · Molukka Sea	1	3	0	—	1.0× / 1
Quakes · Sea of Okhotsk	1	3	0	—	1.0× / 1
Ordnance · Tyrrhenian Sea	1	3	0	—	2.5× / 0.4
Nav aids · Bristol Channel	1	1.8	0	—	1.7× / 0.6
Exercises · Ionian Sea	1	1.8	0	—	5.0× / 0.2
Ordnance · Philippine Sea	1	1.4	0	—	new / 0
Wrecks · South Pacific Ocean	1	1.4	1	1	new / 0
Other · Irish Sea and St. George's Channel	1	1.1	0	—	new / 0
Nav aids · Arafura Sea	1	1	0	—	5.0× / 0.2
Nav aids · Ionian Sea	1	0.9	0	—	5.0× / 0.2
Cable ops · Bass Strait	1	0.8	0	—	new / 0
Towing · North Atlantic Ocean	1	0.3	1	0	new / 0
Incidents · Timor Sea	1	0.2	0	—	new / 0
Incidents · Great Australian Bight	1	0.1	0	—	2.5× / 0.4
Incidents · Tasman Sea	1	0.1	0	—	1.3× / 0.8
Incidents · Bismarck Sea	1	0	0	—	new / 0
Wrecks · English Channellong running	0	112	4	974	0.0× / 0.2
Nav aids · Mozambique Channel	0	112	4	287	0.0× / 0.2
Cable ops · Caribbean Sea	0	84	3	120	— / 0
Nav aids · Singapore Strait	0	82.6	2	352	— / 0
Wrecks · North Sealong running	0	74.5	2	475	— / 0
Wrecks · Baltic Sealong running	0	56	2	426	— / 0
Wrecks · Coral Sealong running	0	56	2	388	0.0× / 0.6
Nav aids · Persian Gulf	0	56	2	86	0.0× / 0.6
Volcanic · Philippine Sea	0	56	2	160	— / 0
Nav aids · South China Sea	0	56	2	259	0.0× / 0.4
Wrecks · Tyrrhenian Sealong running	0	56	2	385	0.0× / 0.4
Surveys · Indian Ocean	0	51	1	37	0.0× / 0.2
Nav aids · Adriatic Sea	0	48.5	1	272	— / 0
Incidents · Sea of Okhotsk	0	48.5	1	50	— / 0
Other · South China Sea	0	44	1	55	— / 0
Nav aids · Andaman or Burma Sealong running	0	34.6	1	394	0.0× / 0.2
Nav aids · Timor Sealong running	0	29.6	1	765	— / 0
Incidents · Adriatic Sea	0	28	1	41	— / 0
Surveys · Adriatic Sea	0	28	1	172	0.0× / 0.4
Nav aids · Arabian Sea	0	28	1	231	— / 0
Other · Bass Strait	0	28	1	56	0.0× / 0.2
Wrecks · Bay of Biscaylong running	0	28	1	467	— / 0
Nav aids · Bering Sea	0	28	1	210	— / 0
Nav aids · Caribbean Sea	0	28	1	273	0.0× / 0.2
Wrecks · Celtic Sea	0	28	1	104	— / 0
Other · Coral Sea	0	28	1	32	— / 0
Nav aids · Eastern China Sealong running	0	28	1	493	— / 0
Other · Greenland Sealong running	0	28	1	554	— / 0
Ordnance · Indian Ocean	0	28	1	28	— / 0
Wrecks · Irish Sea and St. George's Channellong running	0	28	1	605	0.0× / 0.2
Cable ops · Java Sea	0	28	1	123	0.0× / 0.4
Wrecks · Kattegatlong running	0	28	1	374	0.0× / 0.4
Nav aids · Laccadive Sea	0	28	1	308	0.0× / 0.2
Wrecks · Malacca Strait	0	28	1	247	— / 0
Nav aids · Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin	0	28	1	43	— / 0
Other · Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin	0	28	1	71	— / 0
Incidents · Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin	0	28	1	32	— / 0
Ordnance · North Pacific Ocean	0	28	1	140	0.0× / 0.4
Wrecks · North Pacific Ocean	0	28	1	140	— / 0
Other · Persian Gulf	0	28	1	155	0.0× / 0.4
Wrecks · Persian Gulf	0	28	1	252	— / 0
Nav aids · Philippine Sea	0	28	1	259	— / 0
Wrecks · Red Sea	0	28	1	299	— / 0
Other · Rio de La Plata	0	28	1	161	— / 0
Wrecks · Sea of Okhotsk	0	28	1	150	— / 0
Nav aids · Skagerrak	0	28	1	240	— / 0
Wrecks · Skagerraklong running	0	28	1	477	— / 0
Structures · South China Sea	0	28	1	110	— / 0
Nav aids · Sulu Sealong running	0	28	1	412	— / 0
Ordnance · Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin	0	20.5	0	—	— / 0
Spills · North Atlantic Ocean	0	13	0	—	0.0× / 2.4
Cable ops · Tyrrhenian Sea	0	11	0	—	— / 0
Nav aids · Tasman Sea	0	7.5	0	—	0.0× / 0.6
Ordnance · Eastern China Sea	0	7.4	0	—	— / 0
Other · Ligurian Sea	0	6	0	—	— / 0
Debris · Ligurian Sea	0	5	0	—	— / 0
Surveys · Tasman Sea	0	4	0	—	— / 0
Containers · Tyrrhenian Sea	0	3	0	—	— / 0
Ordnance · Yellow Sea	0	2.5	0	—	0.0× / 0.2
Nav aids · Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin	0	2.3	0	—	0.0× / 0.6
Other · South Pacific Ocean	0	1.6	0	—	0.0× / 0.6
Other · Adriatic Sea	0	1.5	0	—	— / 0
Structures · Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin	0	1.5	0	—	— / 0
Quakes · Gulf of Mexico	0	1.4	0	—	— / 0
Cable ops · Gulf of Guinea	0	1	0	—	0.0× / 0.2
Cable ops · Gulf of Mexico	0	1	0	—	— / 0
Cable ops · Singapore Strait	0	0	0	—	0.0× / 0.2

Cite: seahazards.com Sea Ledger, 2002-02, 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.