Sea Ledger, June 2005

2005-06-01 to 2005-06-30 · archive

issued: 274
warning-days in force: 7,995
in force at month end: 245
sea × type cells: 192

baseline: same month, previous 5 years (2004-06, 2003-06, 2002-06, 2001-06, 2000-06)

By type

type	issued	warning-days	in force at end
Exercises	61	821	24
Quakes	35	106.4	3
Nav aids	33	2,530.5	81
Cable ops	33	599.6	23
Incidents	28	856.1	7
Surveys	23	944.1	32
Derelicts	16	104.2	2
Other	14	479.3	17
Wrecks	7	995.3	33
Missiles	5	60	2
Icebergs	5	36.9	2
Spills	4	35	2
Debris	4	79.2	2
Ordnance	4	105.1	6
Restricted	1	66.3	3
Volcanic	1	25.1	1
War risk	0	30	1
Piracy	0	60	2
Containers	0	1	0
Structures	0	60	2

By sea and type · 192 cells, most issued first

cell	issued	warning-days	at end	longest d	vs 5 y
Quakes · South Pacific Ocean	13	39.2	1	32	1.3× / 10
Exercises · North Pacific Ocean	11	50.7	1	35	1.6× / 7
Cable ops · South Atlantic Ocean	10	77.6	2	85	0.3× / 30.2
Quakes · North Pacific Ocean	10	27.1	1	21	1.6× / 6.4
Nav aids · North Seasurge	8	221.8	9	226	2.1× / 3.8
Incidents · Philippine Seasurge	8	10.9	0	—	2.7× / 3
Exercises · South Atlantic Oceansurge	7	85.8	3	35	8.8× / 0.8
Incidents · North Pacific Ocean	6	262.9	2	74	0.8× / 7.2
Cable ops · Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basinsurge	6	54.6	2	48	2.7× / 2.2
Exercises · Black Sea	6	41.9	0	—	0.9× / 6.6
Incidents · South Pacific Oceanlong running	5	146.1	2	367	0.8× / 6
Missiles · North Pacific Ocean	5	60	2	91	0.9× / 5.6
Nav aids · Irish Sea and St. George's Channel	5	50.4	2	56	1.9× / 2.6
Derelicts · South Pacific Oceansurge	5	27.6	0	—	3.1× / 1.6
Exercises · Bay of Bengal	5	23.1	1	24	1.5× / 3.4
Surveys · Bristol Channelsurge	5	20.1	1	20	2.8× / 1.8
Exercises · Laccadive Sea	5	10.6	1	24	0.9× / 5.6
Exercises · North Atlantic Ocean	4	105.4	1	176	0.4× / 10.8
Exercises · Yellow Seasurge	4	83.7	2	38	4.0× / 1
Surveys · North Atlantic Oceansurge	4	69.7	2	129	2.5× / 1.6
Exercises · Japan Seasurge	4	68.5	2	35	5.0× / 0.8
Cable ops · Mediterranean Sea - Western Basinsurge	4	57	2	30	2.5× / 1.6
Other · South Atlantic Oceansurge	4	17	1	14	5.0× / 0.8
Quakes · Indian Ocean	4	14.1	0	—	0.9× / 4.4
Surveys · Mediterranean Sea - Western Basinsurge	4	6.6	0	—	20× / 0.2
Nav aids · South Atlantic Ocean	3	136	5	201	0.4× / 7
Nav aids · Indian Oceansurge	3	122.6	5	82	3.8× / 0.8
Ordnance · North Seasurge	3	64.8	4	42	15× / 0.2
Cable ops · Celtic Sea	3	49.1	1	80	0.4× / 8.2
Exercises · Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin	3	36.2	3	63	0.7× / 4.4
Icebergs · South Atlantic Ocean	3	23.4	0	—	0.9× / 3.2
Derelicts · Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin	3	15.7	2	9	1.7× / 1.8
Exercises · South Pacific Ocean	3	13.2	0	—	1.7× / 1.8
Exercises · Aegean Sea	2	126.6	6	178	0.7× / 3
Cable ops · Bay of Bengal	2	120.2	3	194	2.0× / 1
Other · North Sea	2	113	3	72	3.3× / 0.6
Nav aids · English Channel	2	102	3	198	0.7× / 2.8
Wrecks · South China Seanew	2	83.4	3	306	new / 0
Nav aids · Celtic Sea	2	67.7	3	236	1.0× / 2
Nav aids · Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotlandlong running	2	58.9	2	696	0.6× / 3.6
Other · North Atlantic Ocean	2	45.1	2	22	0.4× / 5
Wrecks · English Channelnew	2	44.3	2	23	new / 0
Cable ops · North Sea	2	43.4	2	65	0.8× / 2.4
Other · Persian Gulflong running	2	42.6	2	604	3.3× / 0.6
Surveys · Sea of Okhotsk	2	42.6	2	21	10× / 0.2
Exercises · Malacca Strait	2	34.1	1	29	5.0× / 0.4
Surveys · Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin	2	31.1	2	21	2.5× / 0.8
Spills · Gulf of Mexico	2	17	1	16	1.3× / 1.6
Icebergs · Southern Ocean	2	13.5	2	6	10× / 0.2
Incidents · North Atlantic Ocean	2	6.6	1	69	0.4× / 5.6
Quakes · Molukka Sea	2	6	0	—	2.5× / 0.8
Derelicts · Gulf of Mexiconew	2	5.4	0	—	new / 0
Exercises · Arabian Sea	2	1.7	0	—	0.6× / 3.2
Wrecks · Irish Sea and St. George's Channel	1	126.6	4	297	5.0× / 0.2
Nav aids · Bay of Bengallong running	1	96.2	2	638	0.7× / 1.4
Cable ops · South China Sea	1	85.8	3	81	0.6× / 1.6
Other · Bay of Bengal	1	62.5	3	120	5.0× / 0.2
Nav aids · North Atlantic Ocean	1	61.5	2	56	0.3× / 4
Incidents · Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin	1	61.4	1	72	0.4× / 2.4
Incidents · Tasman Sea	1	57.3	0	—	1.0× / 1
Surveys · Bay of Bengal	1	54.3	2	240	new / 0
Nav aids · Caribbean Sea	1	49.4	2	195	5.0× / 0.2
Debris · North Pacific Oceanlong running	1	36.7	1	379	5.0× / 0.2
Wrecks · Indian Ocean	1	35.8	2	206	new / 0
Nav aids · Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin	1	33.1	1	191	1.0× / 1
Incidents · South China Sea	1	30.1	0	—	0.6× / 1.6
Nav aids · Ionian Sealong running	1	30	1	584	2.5× / 0.4
Nav aids · Persian Gulflong running	1	30	1	1,304	1.0× / 1
Nav aids · South China Sealong running	1	30	1	743	1.7× / 0.6
Incidents · Bay of Bengal	1	28.5	0	—	2.5× / 0.4
Incidents · Bismarck Sea	1	27.9	0	—	2.5× / 0.4
Volcanic · Andaman or Burma Sea	1	24.3	1	24	new / 0
Exercises · Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin	1	23.5	0	—	0.4× / 2.8
Incidents · Arabian Sea	1	22	0	—	0.5× / 2
Derelicts · Bay of Bengal	1	22	0	—	new / 0
Nav aids · Arafura Sea	1	14.2	1	14	new / 0
Spills · Caribbean Sea	1	14	0	—	new / 0
Surveys · South Pacific Ocean	1	12.8	0	—	new / 0
Surveys · Adriatic Sea	1	11.9	1	11	5.0× / 0.2
Other · Arabian Sea	1	10.3	1	83	2.5× / 0.4
Ordnance · Philippine Sea	1	10.3	1	10	1.3× / 0.8
Derelicts · South Atlantic Ocean	1	9.2	0	—	0.8× / 1.2
Surveys · Bay of Biscay	1	9.1	0	—	2.5× / 0.4
Debris · Bay of Biscay	1	6.4	0	—	new / 0
Derelicts · Celtic Sea	1	6.4	0	—	1.7× / 0.6
Cable ops · Philippine Sea	1	6.4	1	6	5.0× / 0.2
Restricted · Irish Sea and St. George's Channel	1	6.3	1	6	new / 0
Cable ops · Labrador Sea	1	6.3	1	6	new / 0
Derelicts · Arabian Sea	1	6.2	0	—	0.7× / 1.4
Derelicts · North Atlantic Ocean	1	6.2	0	—	0.7× / 1.4
Debris · Tyrrhenian Sea	1	6.1	0	—	5.0× / 0.2
Exercises · Philippine Sea	1	6	0	—	1.0× / 1
Derelicts · Indian Ocean	1	5.5	0	—	1.3× / 0.8
Quakes · Southern Ocean	1	5.4	0	—	new / 0
Cable ops · Arabian Sea	1	5.1	1	44	0.6× / 1.6
Spills · North Pacific Ocean	1	4	1	4	1.3× / 0.8
Cable ops · English Channel	1	3.6	1	3	0.3× / 3.2
Quakes · Bismarck Sea	1	3	0	—	1.7× / 0.6
Quakes · Gulf of California	1	3	0	—	new / 0
Quakes · Sea of Okhotsk	1	3	0	—	new / 0
Quakes · South Atlantic Ocean	1	3	0	—	2.5× / 0.4
Exercises · Gulf of Mexico	1	2.8	0	—	1.0× / 1
Other · Labrador Sea	1	2.1	1	2	2.5× / 0.4
Surveys · Coral Sea	1	1.8	0	—	5.0× / 0.2
Other · Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland	1	1	0	—	2.5× / 0.4
Surveys · Celtic Sea	1	0.8	1	0	0.1× / 10.2
Wrecks · Ionian Sea	1	0.6	0	—	new / 0
Cable ops · Laccadive Sea	1	0.5	1	113	2.5× / 0.4
Quakes · Coral Sea	1	0.4	1	0	0.5× / 2
Incidents · Celtic Sea	1	0.1	0	—	1.3× / 0.8
Debris · Arabian Sea	1	0	0	—	5.0× / 0.2
Nav aids · Arabian Sea	0	240.5	7	352	0.0× / 0.8
Nav aids · Tasman Sea	0	180	6	312	0.0× / 0.4
Nav aids · South Pacific Ocean	0	171.5	4	290	0.0× / 1.4
Nav aids · Coral Sealong running	0	165.3	5	374	0.0× / 2.6
Surveys · Baffin Baylong running	0	150	5	637	— / 0
Wrecks · Persian Gulf	0	120.8	4	253	0.0× / 0.8
Nav aids · Tyrrhenian Sea	0	120	4	224	0.0× / 0.8
Wrecks · Arabian Sea	0	90	3	303	0.0× / 0.2
Surveys · Beaufort Sealong running	0	90	3	539	— / 0
Nav aids · Great Australian Bight	0	90	3	208	0.0× / 0.6
Exercises · Ionian Sea	0	90	3	178	0.0× / 1.6
Nav aids · Red Sea	0	90	3	332	0.0× / 0.4
Incidents · South Atlantic Ocean	0	82.3	0	—	0.0× / 5.2
Nav aids · Andaman or Burma Sealong running	0	75.8	1	365	0.0× / 0.6
Incidents · Indian Ocean	0	74.3	1	75	0.0× / 4.4
Surveys · Arabian Sea	0	60	2	110	0.0× / 0.2
Surveys · Arctic Oceanlong running	0	60	2	539	— / 0
Nav aids · Bass Strait	0	60	2	142	0.0× / 0.4
Wrecks · Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basinlong running	0	60	2	367	0.0× / 0.2
Wrecks · North Sea	0	60	2	251	0.0× / 1
Piracy · Persian Gulf	0	60	2	142	— / 0
Wrecks · South Pacific Oceanlong running	0	60	2	396	0.0× / 0.4
Surveys · Tasman Sea	0	60	2	156	— / 0
Wrecks · Yellow Sealong running	0	60	2	379	0.0× / 0.2
Nav aids · North Pacific Ocean	0	45.3	1	313	0.0× / 0.4
Wrecks · North Pacific Ocean	0	45.3	1	157	— / 0
Other · Coral Sea	0	30.5	0	—	0.0× / 0.4
Incidents · Coral Sea	0	30.5	0	—	0.0× / 4.6
Structures · Adriatic Sea	0	30	1	286	— / 0
Debris · Arctic Ocean	0	30	1	191	— / 0
Surveys · Bass Strait	0	30	1	40	0.0× / 0.2
Surveys · Bering Sea	0	30	1	72	— / 0
Cable ops · Black Sea	0	30	1	51	0.0× / 0.4
Wrecks · Caribbean Sea	0	30	1	162	— / 0
Surveys · Chukchi Sea	0	30	1	72	— / 0
Surveys · Greenland Sealong running	0	30	1	855	— / 0
Nav aids · Gulf of Mexico	0	30	1	80	0.0× / 0.4
Wrecks · Gulf of Mexico	0	30	1	276	0.0× / 0.6
Ordnance · Gulf of Omanlong running	0	30	1	366	0.0× / 0.2
Nav aids · Gulf of Suez	0	30	1	215	0.0× / 0.8
Wrecks · Gulf of Suez	0	30	1	75	— / 0
Other · Indian Ocean	0	30	1	43	0.0× / 0.6
Restricted · Indian Ocean	0	30	1	67	0.0× / 0.2
Surveys · Indian Ocean	0	30	1	178	— / 0
Wrecks · Malacca Strait	0	30	1	265	0.0× / 0.4
Nav aids · Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin	0	30	1	314	— / 0
Nav aids · Mozambique Channel	0	30	1	79	0.0× / 0.4
Other · North Pacific Ocean	0	30	1	157	0.0× / 0.4
Restricted · Persian Gulf	0	30	1	42	— / 0
Structures · Persian Gulf	0	30	1	255	— / 0
War risk · Persian Gulflong running	0	30	1	423	— / 0
Surveys · Philippine Sea	0	30	1	54	— / 0
Nav aids · Singapore Strait	0	30	1	116	0.0× / 0.2
Wrecks · Singapore Straitlong running	0	30	1	402	— / 0
Wrecks · South Atlantic Ocean	0	30	1	109	— / 0
Cable ops · South Pacific Ocean	0	30	1	124	0.0× / 0.2
Other · South Pacific Ocean	0	30	1	63	0.0× / 1
Surveys · Strait of Gibraltar	0	30	1	33	— / 0
Other · Tasman Sea	0	30	1	233	0.0× / 0.6
Cable ops · Tyrrhenian Sea	0	30	1	75	— / 0
Surveys · Balearic (Iberian Sea)	0	28.2	0	—	— / 0
Surveys · English Channel	0	25.1	0	—	0.0× / 3.2
Wrecks · Bay of Bengal	0	21.7	0	—	0.0× / 0.2
Other · Singapore Strait	0	18	0	—	0.0× / 0.2
Other · Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin	0	17.2	0	—	0.0× / 0.6
Exercises · Tyrrhenian Sea	0	16.5	0	—	0.0× / 0.8
Nav aids · Laccadive Sea	0	15.3	0	—	0.0× / 0.6
Nav aids · Philippine Sea	0	15.3	0	—	0.0× / 0.4
Incidents · Tyrrhenian Sea	0	15.2	0	—	0.0× / 0.8
Nav aids · Bristol Channel	0	7.7	0	—	0.0× / 0.8
Wrecks · Laccadive Sea	0	6	0	—	— / 0
Quakes · Philippine Sea	0	2.2	0	—	0.0× / 4
Containers · North Pacific Ocean	0	1	0	—	— / 0
Wrecks · Bass Strait	0	0.8	0	—	— / 0
Volcanic · Philippine Sea	0	0.8	0	—	0.0× / 0.2
Exercises · Red Sea	0	0.7	0	—	0.0× / 0.2
Ordnance · Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin	0	0	0	—	0.0× / 0.4
Cable ops · North Atlantic Ocean	0	0	0	—	0.0× / 9
Derelicts · Philippine Sea	0	0	0	—	0.0× / 0.4
Surveys · South Atlantic Ocean	0	0	0	—	0.0× / 1.4
Surveys · South China Sea	0	0	0	—	0.0× / 0.2

Cite: seahazards.com Sea Ledger, 2005-06, 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.