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.

In force now · 2

  1. HYDROLANT 1959/26 · Icebergs2026-10-02
    Icebergs are reported in Scotia Sea, South Atlantic, South Pacific, and Antarctica at A84, A85, D33A and D33C; the warning cancels 03 October 2026 0413.
  2. HYDROLANT 1279/26 · Icebergs2026-06-30
    Icebergs are reported in South Atlantic, South Pacific, and Antarctica at positions A81, A84, A85, D33A, D33C; cancel message 011327Z July 26.

Longest in force

  1. HYDROLANT 1279/26 · Icebergs2026-06-30
    Icebergs are reported in South Atlantic, South Pacific, and Antarctica at positions A81, A84, A85, D33A, D33C; cancel message 011327Z July 26.
  2. HYDROLANT 1959/26 · Icebergs2026-10-02
    Icebergs 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

Icebergs3,01387%
Quakes2427%
Incidents682%
Surveys421%
Missiles391%
Nav aids241%
Wrecks120%
Other100%
Derelicts40%
Spills30%
Exercises20%
Debris10%
Containers10%

Archive · 3,459 cancelled

  1. HYDROLANT 2022/23 · Icebergs2023-09-08 → 2023-09-09
    Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 65-43.20S 053-28.80W
  2. HYDROLANT 2018/23 · Icebergs2023-09-07 → 2023-09-08
    Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 65-43.20S 053-28.80W
  3. HYDROLANT 2006/23 · Icebergs2023-09-06 → 2023-09-07
    Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 65-43.20S 053-28.80W
  4. HYDROLANT 1999/23 · Icebergs2023-09-05 → 2023-09-06
    Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 65-43.20S 053-28.80W
  5. HYDROLANT 1992/23 · Icebergs2023-09-05 → 2023-09-08
    Iceberg reported in vicinity 61-23.80S 054-09.40W
  6. HYDROLANT 1986/23 · Icebergs2023-09-04 → 2023-09-05
    Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 68-00.00S 054-00.00W
  7. HYDROLANT 1978/23 · Icebergs2023-09-03 → 2023-09-04
    Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 68-00.00S 054-00.00W
  8. HYDROLANT 1972/23 · Icebergs2023-09-02 → 2023-09-03
    Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 68-00.00S 054-00.00W
  9. HYDROLANT 1966/23 · Icebergs2023-09-01 → 2023-09-02
    Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 68-00.00S 054-00.00W
  10. HYDROLANT 1956/23 · Icebergs2023-08-31 → 2023-09-01
    Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 68-00.00S 054-00.00W
  11. HYDROLANT 1946/23 · Icebergs2023-08-30 → 2023-08-31
    Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 68-00.00S 054-00.00W
  12. HYDROLANT 1939/23 · Icebergs2023-08-29 → 2023-08-30
    Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 68-00.00S 054-00.00W
  13. HYDROLANT 1935/23 · Icebergs2023-08-29 → 2023-09-01
    Iceberg reported in vicinity 60-10.40S 054-06.80W
  14. HYDROLANT 1934/23 · Icebergs2023-08-29 → 2023-09-01
    Iceberg reported in vicinity 61-37.00S 054-00.80W
  15. HYDROLANT 1927/23 · Icebergs2023-08-28 → 2023-08-29
    Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 68-00.00S 054-00.00W
  16. HYDROLANT 1923/23 · Icebergs2023-08-27 → 2023-08-28
    Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 68-00.00S 054-00.00W
  17. HYDROLANT 1914/23 · Icebergs2023-08-26 → 2023-08-27
    Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 68-00.00S 054-00.00W
  18. HYDROLANT 1906/23 · Icebergs2023-08-25 → 2023-08-26
    Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 68-00.00S 054-00.00W
  19. HYDROLANT 1900/23 · Icebergs2023-08-24 → 2023-08-25
    Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 68-00.00S 054-00.00W
  20. HYDROLANT 1885/23 · Icebergs2023-08-23 → 2023-08-24
    Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 68-00.00S 054-00.00W

Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.

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