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 74/23 · Icebergs2023-01-09 → 2023-01-10Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 72-15.00S 046-37.20W
- HYDROLANT 66/23 · Icebergs2023-01-08 → 2023-01-09Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 72-15.00S 046-37.00W
- HYDROLANT 63/23 · Icebergs2023-01-08 → 2023-01-08Iceberg A69A, in 60-24.00S 049-28.00W
- HYDROLANT 61/23 · Icebergs2023-01-07 → 2023-01-08Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 72-15.00S 046-37.00W
- HYDROLANT 55/23 · Icebergs2023-01-06 → 2023-01-07Icebergs reported in: a. A69A, 60-29.40S 049-36.60W
- HYDROLANT 46/23 · Icebergs2023-01-05 → 2023-01-06Icebergs reported in: a. A69A, 60-29.40S 049-36.60W
- HYDROLANT 35/23 · Icebergs2023-01-04 → 2023-01-05Icebergs reported in: a. A69A, 60-29.40S 049-36.60W
- HYDROLANT 25/23 · Icebergs2023-01-03 → 2023-01-04Icebergs reported in: a. A69A, 60-29.40S 049-36.60W
- USGS-US7000J1U9 · Quakes2023-01-03 → 2023-01-06Earthquake magnitude 5.6 (mww) in 65.407S 178.895E, depth 10 km at 031453Z jan 23
- USGS-US7000J1TT · Quakes2023-01-03 → 2023-01-06Earthquake magnitude 5.5 (mww) in 65.163S 179.294E, depth 10 km at 031309Z jan 23
- HYDROLANT 15/23 · Icebergs2023-01-02 → 2023-01-03Icebergs reported in: a. A69A, 60-29.40S 049-36.60W
- HYDROLANT 3340/22 · Icebergs2022-12-31 → 2023-01-01Icebergs reported in: a. A69A, 60-30.00S 049-34.20W
- HYDROLANT 3332/22 · Icebergs2022-12-30 → 2022-12-31Icebergs reported in: a. A69A, 60-30.00S 049-34.20W
- HYDROLANT 3317/22 · Icebergs2022-12-28 → 2022-12-29Icebergs reported in: a. A69A, 60-30.00S 049-34.20W
- HYDROLANT 3309/22 · Icebergs2022-12-27 → 2022-12-28Icebergs reported in: a. A69A, 60-30.00S 049-34.20W
- HYDROLANT 3302/22 · Icebergs2022-12-26 → 2022-12-27Icebergs reported in: a. A69A, 60-30.00S 049-34.20W
- HYDROLANT 3300/22 · Icebergs2022-12-25 → 2022-12-26Icebergs reported in: a. A69A, 60-30.00S 049-34.20W
- HYDROLANT 3290/22 · Icebergs2022-12-24 → 2022-12-25Icebergs reported in: a. 60-37.20S 050-01.80W
- HYDROLANT 3284/22 · Icebergs2022-12-23 → 2022-12-24Icebergs reported in: a. A69A, 60-37.20S 050-01.80W
- USGS-US6000JB9K · Quakes2022-12-23 → 2022-12-26Earthquake magnitude 5.8 (mww) in 65.357S 179.774W, depth 10 km at 230839Z dec 22
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.