Southern Ocean
IHO sea area 67 · -180° to 180° E, -86° to -60° N
- in force
- 2
- last 12 months
- 40
- archive messages
- 3,461
- categories
- 13
What the archive shows
3,461 messages are recorded since 1989-01-28 for the Southern Ocean. The selection uses the IHO sea area; a message may describe an exercise, equipment outage or continuing operation as well as a hazard report.
Icebergs accounts for 3,013 of 3,461 recorded messages (87%), the largest category group in this selection.
The NGA historical archive froze in 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. Counts around that gap are incomplete, and changes in reporting volume do not establish changes in incident frequency.
- An older warning still listed in force · issued 2026-06-30 13:27ZIcebergs are reported in South Atlantic, South Pacific, and Antarctica at positions A81, A84, A85, D33A, D33C; cancel message 011327Z July 26.
In force now · 2
- HYDROLANT 1959/26 · Icebergs2026-10-02Icebergs are reported in Scotia Sea, South Atlantic, South Pacific, and Antarctica at A84, A85, D33A and D33C; the warning cancels 03 October 2026 0413.
- HYDROLANT 1279/26 · Icebergs2026-06-30Icebergs are reported in South Atlantic, South Pacific, and Antarctica at positions A81, A84, A85, D33A, D33C; cancel message 011327Z July 26.
Longest in force
- HYDROLANT 1279/26 · Icebergs2026-06-30Icebergs are reported in South Atlantic, South Pacific, and Antarctica at positions A81, A84, A85, D33A, D33C; cancel message 011327Z July 26.
- HYDROLANT 1959/26 · Icebergs2026-10-02Icebergs are reported in Scotia Sea, South Atlantic, South Pacific, and Antarctica at A84, A85, D33A and D33C; the warning cancels 03 October 2026 0413.
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By category · available archive
| Icebergs | 3,013 | 87% |
| Quakes | 242 | 7% |
| Incidents | 68 | 2% |
| Surveys | 42 | 1% |
| Missiles | 39 | 1% |
| Nav aids | 24 | 1% |
| Wrecks | 12 | 0% |
| Other | 10 | 0% |
| Derelicts | 4 | 0% |
| Spills | 3 | 0% |
| Exercises | 2 | 0% |
| Debris | 1 | 0% |
| Containers | 1 | 0% |
Archive · 3,459 cancelled
- HYDROLANT 2901/23 · Icebergs2023-12-17 → 2023-12-18Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 62-23.40S 053-03.00W
- HYDROLANT 2897/23 · Icebergs2023-12-16 → 2023-12-17Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 62-23.40S 053-03.00W
- HYDROLANT 2895/23 · Icebergs2023-12-15 → 2023-12-16Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 62-23.40S 053-03.00W
- HYDROLANT 2885/23 · Icebergs2023-12-14 → 2023-12-15Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 62-23.40S 053-03.00W
- HYDROLANT 2877/23 · Icebergs2023-12-13 → 2023-12-14Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 62-23.40S 053-03.00W
- HYDROLANT 2864/23 · Icebergs2023-12-12 → 2023-12-13Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 62-23.40S 053-03.00W
- HYDROLANT 2857/23 · Icebergs2023-12-11 → 2023-12-12Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 62-49.20S 052-26.40W
- USGS-US7000LI3G · Quakes2023-12-11 → 2023-12-14Earthquake magnitude 5.7 (mww) in 60.277S 033.039W, depth 10 km at 111339Z dec 23
- HYDROLANT 2852/23 · Icebergs2023-12-10 → 2023-12-11Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 62-49.20S 052-26.40W
- HYDROLANT 2848/23 · Icebergs2023-12-09 → 2023-12-10Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 62-49.20S 052-26.40W
- HYDROLANT 2840/23 · Icebergs2023-12-08 → 2023-12-09Iceberg reported in: a. A23A, 62-49.20S 052-26.40W
- HYDROLANT 2830/23 · Icebergs2023-12-07 → 2023-12-08Iceberg reported in: a. A23A, 62-49.20S 052-26.40W
- HYDROLANT 2822/23 · Icebergs2023-12-06 → 2023-12-07Iceberg reported in: a. A23A, 62-49.20S 052-26.40W
- HYDROLANT 2810/23 · Icebergs2023-12-05 → 2023-12-06Iceberg reported in: a. A23A, 62-49.20S 052-26.40W
- HYDROLANT 2802/23 · Icebergs2023-12-04 → 2023-12-05Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 62-49.20S 052-26.40W
- HYDROLANT 2798/23 · Icebergs2023-12-04 → 2023-12-07Iceberg reported in 62-28.40S 053-48.90W
- HYDROLANT 2790/23 · Icebergs2023-12-03 → 2023-12-04Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 62-49.20S 052-26.40W
- HYDROLANT 2788/23 · Icebergs2023-12-02 → 2023-12-03Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 62-49.20S 052-26.40W
- HYDROLANT 2782/23 · Icebergs2023-12-01 → 2023-12-02Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 62-49.20S 052-26.40W
- HYDROLANT 2767/23 · Icebergs2023-11-30 → 2023-12-01Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 62-49.20S 052-26.40W
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.