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
- USGS-US6000K6NS · Quakes2023-04-24 → 2023-04-27Earthquake magnitude 5.6 (mb) in 60.461S 026.230W, depth 10 km at 240217Z apr 23
- HYDROLANT 874/23 · Icebergs2023-04-23 → 2023-04-24Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 71-45.60S 051-19.20W
- HYDROLANT 870/23 · Icebergs2023-04-22 → 2023-04-23Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 71-45.60S 051-19.20W
- HYDROLANT 864/23 · Icebergs2023-04-21 → 2023-04-22Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 71-45.60S 051-19.20W
- HYDROLANT 850/23 · Icebergs2023-04-20 → 2023-04-21Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 71-45.60S 051-19.20W
- HYDROLANT 840/23 · Icebergs2023-04-19 → 2023-04-20Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 71-45.60S 051-19.20W
- HYDROLANT 837/23 · Icebergs2023-04-18 → 2023-04-19Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 71-45.60S 051-19.20W
- HYDROLANT 828/23 · Icebergs2023-04-17 → 2023-04-18Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 71-45.60S 051-19.20W
- HYDROLANT 824/23 · Icebergs2023-04-16 → 2023-04-17Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 71-45.60S 051-19.20W
- HYDROLANT 819/23 · Icebergs2023-04-15 → 2023-04-16Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 71-52.80S 050-04.80W
- HYDROLANT 803/23 · Icebergs2023-04-14 → 2023-04-15Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 71-52.80S 050-04.80W
- HYDROLANT 796/23 · Icebergs2023-04-13 → 2023-04-14Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 71-52.80S 050-04.80W
- HYDROLANT 787/23 · Icebergs2023-04-12 → 2023-04-13Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 71-52.80S 050-04.80W
- HYDROLANT 776/23 · Icebergs2023-04-11 → 2023-04-12Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 71-52.80S 050-04.80W
- HYDROLANT 766/23 · Icebergs2023-04-10 → 2023-04-11Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 71-52.80S 050-04.80W
- HYDROLANT 760/23 · Icebergs2023-04-09 → 2023-04-10Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 71-52.80S 050-04.80W
- HYDROLANT 754/23 · Icebergs2023-04-08 → 2023-04-09Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 71-52.80S 050-04.80W
- HYDROLANT 750/23 · Icebergs2023-04-07 → 2023-04-08Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 71-52.80S 050-04.80W
- HYDROLANT 745/23 · Icebergs2023-04-06 → 2023-04-07Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 71-52.80S 050-04.80W
- HYDROLANT 739/23 · Icebergs2023-04-05 → 2023-04-06Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 71-52.80S 050-04.80W
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.