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 · 3,454 cancelled
- HYDROLANT 1595/23 · Icebergs2023-07-15 → 2023-07-18Iceberg reported in 62-08.10S 055-23.90W
- HYDROLANT 1594/23 · Icebergs2023-07-15 → 2023-07-18Iceberg reported in 62-19.90S 057-02.20W
- HYDROLANT 1586/23 · Icebergs2023-07-14 → 2023-07-15Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 68-13.80S 055-40.80W
- HYDROLANT 1577/23 · Icebergs2023-07-13 → 2023-07-14Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 68-13.80S 055-40.80W
- HYDROLANT 1574/23 · Icebergs2023-07-12 → 2023-07-13Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 68-13.80S 055-40.80W
- HYDROLANT 1566/23 · Icebergs2023-07-11 → 2023-07-12Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 68-13.80S 055-40.80W
- HYDROLANT 1559/23 · Icebergs2023-07-11 → 2023-07-14Iceberg reported in vicinity 62-07.10S 055-33.10W
- HYDROLANT 1558/23 · Icebergs2023-07-11 → 2023-07-14Iceberg reported in vicinity 62-25.00S 057-03.80W
- HYDROLANT 1557/23 · Icebergs2023-07-11 → 2023-07-14Iceberg reported in vicinity 61-33.90S 053-28.60W
- HYDROLANT 1555/23 · Icebergs2023-07-10 → 2023-07-11Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 68-19.80S 055-57.00W
- HYDROLANT 1548/23 · Icebergs2023-07-09 → 2023-07-10Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 68-19.80S 055-57.00W
- HYDROLANT 1541/23 · Icebergs2023-07-08 → 2023-07-09Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 68-19.80S 055-57.00W
- HYDROLANT 1534/23 · Icebergs2023-07-07 → 2023-07-08Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 68-19.80S 055-57.00W
- HYDROLANT 1521/23 · Icebergs2023-07-06 → 2023-07-07Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 68-19.80S 055-57.00W
- USGS-US6000KQEZ · Quakes2023-07-06 → 2023-07-09Earthquake magnitude 5.9 (mww) in 60.551S 153.718E, depth 10 km at 061031Z jul 23
- HYDROLANT 1509/23 · Icebergs2023-07-05 → 2023-07-06Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 68-19.80S 055-57.00W
- HYDROLANT 1505/23 · Icebergs2023-07-04 → 2023-07-05Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 68-19.80S 055-57.00W
- HYDROLANT 1499/23 · Icebergs2023-07-03 → 2023-07-04Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 68-19.80S 055-57.00W
- HYDROLANT 1493/23 · Icebergs2023-07-02 → 2023-07-03Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 70-30.00S 055-03.00W
- HYDROLANT 1485/23 · Icebergs2023-07-01 → 2023-07-02Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 70-30.00S 055-03.00W
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.