Sea Ledger, February 2005

2005-02-01 to 2005-02-28 · archive

issued: 287
warning-days in force: 7,762
in force at month end: 298
sea × type cells: 181

baseline: same month, previous 5 years (2004-02, 2003-02, 2002-02, 2001-02, 2000-02)

By type

type	issued	warning-days	in force at end
Cable ops	55	742.6	29
Exercises	51	575.6	20
Quakes	46	144.1	5
Nav aids	39	2,503	95
Incidents	39	1,334.7	54
Surveys	15	731.3	31
Containers	10	32.7	4
Spills	6	65	2
Icebergs	5	31.9	2
Missiles	4	56	2
Derelicts	4	21.9	1
Other	3	282.7	10
Wrecks	3	935.6	33
Piracy	2	40.7	2
Debris	2	63.5	3
Ordnance	1	58.5	1
Restricted	1	6.9	0
Volcanic	1	27.6	1
War risk	0	43.3	1
Towing	0	8.7	0
Structures	0	56	2

By sea and type · 181 cells, most issued first

cell	issued	warning-days	at end	longest d	vs 5 y
Cable ops · South Atlantic Ocean	28	71	3	34	0.6× / 48.6
Exercises · North Pacific Oceansurge	16	64.3	1	30	3.1× / 5.2
Nav aids · Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotlandsurgelong running	12	79.2	4	574	2.0× / 6
Incidents · South Pacific Ocean	10	239.9	13	245	1.7× / 5.8
Exercises · North Atlantic Ocean	10	82.9	4	54	1.1× / 9.4
Quakes · South Pacific Ocean	9	28	2	30	1.1× / 8.4
Quakes · Indian Oceansurge	9	26.7	1	30	3.8× / 2.4
Incidents · Philippine Seasurge	7	162.3	9	46	2.3× / 3
Cable ops · Arabian Seasurge	7	146.7	5	109	2.2× / 3.2
Quakes · Philippine Seasurge	6	18	0	—	2.0× / 3
Containers · North Seasurge	6	16.9	3	5	30× / 0.2
Exercises · Laccadive Sea	5	47.3	1	28	1.0× / 5.2
Quakes · North Pacific Ocean	5	12.4	2	19	1.2× / 4.2
Nav aids · Tyrrhenian Sea	4	135.8	6	102	1.8× / 2.2
Incidents · North Pacific Ocean	4	113.6	6	72	0.4× / 9.8
Cable ops · Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basinsurge	4	101.5	3	83	2.2× / 1.8
Incidents · Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basinsurge	4	89.5	4	43	2.2× / 1.8
Surveys · Bay of Bengalnew	4	57.2	4	118	new / 0
Missiles · North Pacific Ocean	4	56	2	29	0.8× / 5
Icebergs · South Atlantic Ocean	4	25.1	2	32	1.1× / 3.6
Exercises · Bay of Bengal	4	19.7	0	—	1.2× / 3.4
Quakes · Andaman or Burma Seanew	4	14.5	0	—	new / 0
Nav aids · English Channel	3	164.9	7	97	0.9× / 3.4
Nav aids · Irish Sea and St. George's Channel	3	74	3	223	1.7× / 1.8
Incidents · South Atlantic Ocean	3	73	2	75	0.7× / 4.2
Spills · Gulf of Mexico	3	42	0	—	1.7× / 1.8
Nav aids · Mediterranean Sea - Western Basinnew	3	38.8	2	69	new / 0
Exercises · Persian Gulfsurge	3	28.7	0	—	15× / 0.2
Incidents · Bismarck Seasurge	3	23.8	2	13	15× / 0.2
Exercises · Yellow Seasurge	3	16.4	2	12	15× / 0.2
Quakes · Solomon Sea	3	9	0	—	1.3× / 2.4
Nav aids · Coral Sea	2	211.1	8	252	0.6× / 3.2
Incidents · Indian Ocean	2	183.4	5	57	0.6× / 3.6
Nav aids · North Sea	2	111.6	3	104	0.3× / 6.6
Surveys · Indian Ocean	2	97.4	4	74	10× / 0.2
Cable ops · Bass Strait	2	83	3	163	10× / 0.2
Nav aids · South Pacific Ocean	2	68.7	4	168	0.8× / 2.4
Piracy · Persian Gulfnew	2	40.7	2	20	new / 0
Cable ops · Red Sea	2	28	1	31	10× / 0.2
Exercises · Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin	2	25.3	1	25	0.7× / 2.8
Exercises · Tyrrhenian Sea	2	17.6	1	17	0.8× / 2.6
Exercises · Arabian Sea	2	15.2	0	—	0.3× / 6.2
Quakes · South Atlantic Ocean	2	9.5	0	—	2.5× / 0.8
Spills · North Atlantic Ocean	2	9	2	42	0.8× / 2.4
Exercises · Japan Sea	2	8.2	2	4	5.0× / 0.4
Containers · English Channel	2	7.6	0	—	2.5× / 0.8
Surveys · Bass Straitnew	2	6	0	—	new / 0
Quakes · Coral Sea	2	6	0	—	3.3× / 0.6
Nav aids · Bay of Bengallong running	1	229.5	9	516	1.7× / 0.6
Nav aids · Arabian Sea	1	158.1	5	230	5.0× / 0.2
Wrecks · Persian Gulf	1	140	5	131	5.0× / 0.2
Nav aids · South Atlantic Ocean	1	110.4	4	79	0.2× / 6.2
Exercises · Ionian Sea	1	87.1	3	56	1.3× / 0.8
Incidents · Mozambique Channel	1	84.1	3	31	1.3× / 0.8
Nav aids · Mozambique Channel	1	69.9	2	300	0.8× / 1.2
Wrecks · Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin	1	67.8	3	245	new / 0
Other · Persian Gulflong running	1	64.5	3	755	1.7× / 0.6
Nav aids · North Atlantic Ocean	1	63.8	2	315	0.4× / 2.4
Cable ops · Bay of Bengal	1	58.4	3	72	0.6× / 1.6
Incidents · Tasman Sea	1	53.3	1	67	0.7× / 1.4
Nav aids · Bass Strait	1	48.7	2	233	1.3× / 0.8
Nav aids · Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin	1	40.9	2	192	new / 0
Cable ops · Black Sea	1	38.4	2	70	5.0× / 0.2
Surveys · Persian Gulf	1	37.9	2	306	new / 0
Incidents · North Atlantic Ocean	1	34.7	0	—	0.2× / 5
Exercises · South Pacific Ocean	1	32.1	1	49	2.5× / 0.4
Incidents · South China Sea	1	29.3	1	67	0.3× / 3.4
Surveys · Arabian Sea	1	28	1	33	5.0× / 0.2
Volcanic · Philippine Sea	1	27.6	1	27	new / 0
Incidents · Bass Strait	1	26.2	1	26	2.5× / 0.4
Cable ops · Gulf of Guinea	1	25.4	1	25	5.0× / 0.2
Cable ops · Persian Gulf	1	20.3	1	20	1.3× / 0.8
Incidents · Gulf of Aden	1	19.6	1	19	5.0× / 0.2
Surveys · Tyrrhenian Sea	1	17.6	1	17	1.0× / 1
Spills · North Pacific Ocean	1	14	0	—	2.5× / 0.4
Wrecks · Andaman or Burma Sea	1	12.7	1	12	new / 0
Surveys · North Atlantic Ocean	1	11.7	1	29	0.6× / 1.8
Other · South Atlantic Ocean	1	10.9	0	—	1.3× / 0.8
Cable ops · Celtic Sea	1	10.1	0	—	0.7× / 1.4
Cable ops · Eastern China Sea	1	7.3	0	—	1.7× / 0.6
Restricted · North Atlantic Ocean	1	6.9	0	—	new / 0
Derelicts · North Pacific Ocean	1	6.8	0	—	1.3× / 0.8
Icebergs · Southern Ocean	1	6.8	0	—	0.4× / 2.6
Debris · Japan Sea	1	6.7	0	—	new / 0
Derelicts · Gulf of Mexico	1	6.5	0	—	new / 0
Cable ops · Laccadive Sea	1	6.3	1	6	2.5× / 0.4
Containers · Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin	1	6.2	0	—	2.5× / 0.4
Surveys · Gulf of Suez	1	5.4	1	5	new / 0
Surveys · Ionian Sea	1	4.3	0	—	2.5× / 0.4
Cable ops · Bristol Channel	1	4.2	0	—	1.7× / 0.6
Surveys · South Atlantic Ocean	1	3.7	1	3	0.5× / 2
Ordnance · Philippine Sea	1	3.6	0	—	1.7× / 0.6
Quakes · Banda Sea	1	3	0	—	5.0× / 0.2
Quakes · Bay of Bengal	1	3	0	—	new / 0
Quakes · Bismarck Sea	1	3	0	—	0.7× / 1.4
Quakes · Caribbean Sea	1	3	0	—	2.5× / 0.4
Quakes · Celebes Sea	1	3	0	—	new / 0
Quakes · Gulf of California	1	3	0	—	2.5× / 0.4
Cable ops · Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin	1	2.9	0	—	2.5× / 0.4
Cable ops · Makassar Strait	1	2.6	1	2	new / 0
Cable ops · South Pacific Ocean	1	2.1	1	2	0.5× / 2.2
Containers · South Pacific Ocean	1	2	1	2	new / 0
Derelicts · Coral Sea	1	1.3	0	—	1.3× / 0.8
Derelicts · North Atlantic Ocean	1	1.3	1	1	0.3× / 3.2
Nav aids · Gulf of Mexico	1	1.1	0	—	1.3× / 0.8
Other · Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland	1	1	0	—	5.0× / 0.2
Debris · Caribbean Sea	1	0.8	1	0	new / 0
Cable ops · English Channel	1	0.3	0	—	0.5× / 2.2
Surveys · Baffin Baylong running	0	140	5	515	— / 0
Nav aids · Tasman Sea	0	140	5	230	0.0× / 0.6
Nav aids · Andaman or Burma Sea	0	112	4	243	0.0× / 0.2
Wrecks · Arabian Sea	0	112	4	257	0.0× / 0.2
Exercises · Aegean Sea	0	84	3	56	0.0× / 3.6
Surveys · Beaufort Sealong running	0	84	3	417	— / 0
Nav aids · Great Australian Bight	0	84	3	168	0.0× / 1
Wrecks · Irish Sea and St. George's Channel	0	84	3	175	0.0× / 0.2
Nav aids · North Pacific Ocean	0	84	3	213	0.0× / 0.2
Nav aids · Persian Gulflong running	0	84	3	1,182	0.0× / 0.8
Wrecks · North Sea	0	83.8	2	129	— / 0
Cable ops · Timor Sea	0	78.1	2	261	0.0× / 0.2
Surveys · Arctic Oceanlong running	0	56	2	417	— / 0
Nav aids · Celtic Sea	0	56	2	114	0.0× / 2.8
Other · Coral Sea	0	56	2	248	— / 0
Nav aids · Indian Ocean	0	56	2	160	0.0× / 1.6
Nav aids · Red Sea	0	56	2	210	— / 0
Wrecks · South China Sea	0	56	2	184	0.0× / 0.6
Other · Tasman Sea	0	56	2	264	0.0× / 0.2
Wrecks · Yellow Sea	0	56	2	257	— / 0
Wrecks · Malacca Strait	0	43.3	1	143	— / 0
War risk · Persian Gulflong running	0	43.3	1	1,123	0.0× / 1.6
Exercises · Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin	0	42.2	1	59	0.0× / 2.8
Other · North Pacific Ocean	0	38.3	1	69	0.0× / 1.6
Incidents · Coral Sea	0	36.7	1	63	0.0× / 3.4
Nav aids · Laccadive Sea	0	28.5	1	258	0.0× / 0.2
Structures · Adriatic Sea	0	28	1	164	— / 0
Surveys · Alboran Sea	0	28	1	49	— / 0
Other · Arabian Sea	0	28	1	76	0.0× / 0.2
Incidents · Arabian Sea	0	28	1	47	0.0× / 1.6
Nav aids · Arafura Sea	0	28	1	168	0.0× / 0.4
Debris · Arctic Ocean	0	28	1	69	— / 0
Surveys · Balearic (Iberian Sea)long running	0	28	1	585	— / 0
Wrecks · Bass Strait	0	28	1	304	— / 0
Wrecks · Bay of Bengal	0	28	1	278	— / 0
Incidents · Bay of Biscay	0	28	1	41	— / 0
Nav aids · Caribbean Sea	0	28	1	73	— / 0
Wrecks · Caribbean Sea	0	28	1	40	— / 0
Surveys · Greenland Sealong running	0	28	1	733	0.0× / 0.6
Cable ops · Gulf of Mexico	0	28	1	55	— / 0
Wrecks · Gulf of Mexico	0	28	1	154	— / 0
Ordnance · Gulf of Oman	0	28	1	244	— / 0
Cable ops · Gulf of Suez	0	28	1	31	0.0× / 1
Nav aids · Gulf of Suez	0	28	1	93	0.0× / 0.2
Wrecks · Indian Ocean	0	28	1	84	— / 0
Nav aids · Ionian Sealong running	0	28	1	462	0.0× / 0.2
Wrecks · Japan Sea	0	28	1	39	— / 0
Incidents · Laccadive Sea	0	28	1	35	— / 0
Wrecks · Laccadive Sea	0	28	1	230	— / 0
Nav aids · Malacca Strait	0	28	1	203	0.0× / 0.2
Surveys · Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin	0	28	1	32	0.0× / 1.2
Incidents · Molukka Sea	0	28	1	53	— / 0
Debris · North Pacific Ocean	0	28	1	257	— / 0
Wrecks · North Pacific Ocean	0	28	1	35	— / 0
Incidents · North Sea	0	28	1	46	— / 0
Structures · Persian Gulf	0	28	1	133	— / 0
Nav aids · Philippine Sea	0	28	1	213	— / 0
Wrecks · Singapore Strait	0	28	1	280	— / 0
Nav aids · South China Sealong running	0	28	1	621	0.0× / 0.8
Other · South Pacific Ocean	0	28	1	39	0.0× / 0.4
Wrecks · South Pacific Ocean	0	28	1	274	0.0× / 0.2
Surveys · Tasman Sea	0	28	1	34	0.0× / 0.2
Surveys · Yellow Sea	0	28	1	28	— / 0
Ordnance · Tasman Sea	0	26.9	0	—	— / 0
Incidents · Caribbean Sea	0	16.6	0	—	0.0× / 0.2
Surveys · Gulf of Guinea	0	14.1	0	—	— / 0
Incidents · Gulf of Guinea	0	8.7	0	—	0.0× / 0.2
Towing · Sulu Sea	0	8.7	0	—	— / 0
Derelicts · Bay of Bengal	0	6	0	—	— / 0
Exercises · Black Sea	0	4.6	0	—	0.0× / 3.4
Quakes · Ionian Sea	0	2	0	—	— / 0
Other · Arafura Sea	0	0	0	—	— / 0
Containers · North Pacific Ocean	0	0	0	—	0.0× / 0.4

Cite: seahazards.com Sea Ledger, 2005-02, 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.