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 3278/22 · Wrecks2022-12-22 → 2023-11-2612 meter shoals reported in: a. 64-30.90S 062-09.30W
- HYDROLANT 3276/22 · Icebergs2022-12-22 → 2022-12-23Icebergs reported in: a. A69A, 60-37.20S 050-01.80W
- HYDROLANT 3268/22 · Icebergs2022-12-21 → 2022-12-22Icebergs reported in: a. A69A, 60-37.20S 050-01.80W
- HYDROLANT 3256/22 · Icebergs2022-12-20 → 2022-12-21Icebergs reported in: a. A69A, 60-37.20S 050-01.80W
- HYDROLANT 3241/22 · Icebergs2022-12-19 → 2022-12-20Icebergs reported in: a. A64, 60-31.80S 049-33.60W
- HYDROLANT 3234/22 · Icebergs2022-12-18 → 2022-12-19Icebergs reported in: a. A64, 60-31.80S 049-33.60W
- HYDROLANT 3231/22 · Icebergs2022-12-17 → 2022-12-18Icebergs reported in: a. A64, 60-31.80S 049-33.60W
- HYDROLANT 3224/22 · Icebergs2022-12-16 → 2022-12-17Icebergs reported in: a. A64, 60-31.80S 049-33.60W
- HYDROLANT 3215/22 · Icebergs2022-12-15 → 2022-12-16Icebergs reported in: a. A64, 60-31.80S 049-33.60W
- HYDROLANT 3204/22 · Icebergs2022-12-14 → 2022-12-15Icebergs reported in: a. A64, 60-31.80S 049-33.60W
- USGS-US6000J957 · Quakes2022-12-14 → 2022-12-17Earthquake magnitude 5.6 (mww) in 62.938S 155.894E, depth 10 km at 140628Z dec 22
- HYDROLANT 3198/22 · Icebergs2022-12-13 → 2022-12-14Icebergs reported in: a. A64, 60-31.80S 049-33.60W
- HYDROLANT 3185/22 · Icebergs2022-12-12 → 2022-12-13Icebergs reported in: a. A64, 60-31.80S 049-33.60W
- HYDROLANT 3182/22 · Icebergs2022-12-11 → 2022-12-12Icebergs reported in: a. A64, 60-31.80S 049-33.60W
- HYDROLANT 3177/22 · Icebergs2022-12-10 → 2022-12-11Icebergs reported in: a. A64, 60-31.80S 049-33.60W
- HYDROLANT 3167/22 · Icebergs2022-12-09 → 2022-12-10Icebergs reported in: a. A64, 60-31.80S 049-33.60W
- HYDROLANT 3156/22 · Icebergs2022-12-08 → 2022-12-09Icebergs reported in: a. A64, 60-31.80S 049-33.60W
- USGS-US6000J7WG · Quakes2022-12-08 → 2022-12-11Earthquake magnitude 5.6 (mww) in 63.114S 163.670W, depth 10 km at 081445Z dec 22
- HYDROLANT 3143/22 · Icebergs2022-12-07 → 2022-12-08Icebergs reported in: a. A64, 60-31.80S 049-33.60W
- HYDROLANT 3135/22 · Icebergs2022-12-06 → 2022-12-07Icebergs reported in: a. A64, 60-31.80S 049-33.60W
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.