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 2113/22 · Icebergs2022-08-26 → 2022-08-27Icebergs reported in a. A64, 65-16.80S 058-15.00W
- HYDROLANT 2112/22 · Icebergs2022-08-26 → 2022-08-27Icebergs reported in: a. A76A, 61-30.00S 052-30.00W
- HYDROLANT 2101/22 · Icebergs2022-08-25 → 2022-08-26Icebergs reported in a. A64, 65-16.80S 058-15.00W
- HYDROLANT 2100/22 · Icebergs2022-08-25 → 2022-08-26Icebergs reported in: a. A76A, 61-33.00S 052-31.00W
- HYDROLANT 2097/22 · Icebergs2022-08-25 → 2022-08-26Iceberg reported in 61-40.00S 057-53.00W
- HYDROLANT 2094/22 · Icebergs2022-08-24 → 2022-08-25Icebergs reported in a. A64, 65-16.80S 058-15.00W
- HYDROLANT 2093/22 · Icebergs2022-08-24 → 2022-08-25Icebergs reported in: a. A76A, 61-30.00S 052-27.00W
- USGS-US7000I1UI · Quakes2022-08-23 → 2022-08-26Earthquake magnitude 5.9 (mww) in 62.155S 161.443E, depth 10 km at 231841Z aug 22
- HYDROLANT 2086/22 · Icebergs2022-08-23 → 2022-08-24Icebergs reported in: a. A64, 65-16.80S 058-15.00W
- HYDROLANT 2085/22 · Icebergs2022-08-23 → 2022-08-24Icebergs reported in: a. A76A, 61-38.00S 052-40.00W
- HYDROLANT 2081/22 · Icebergs2022-08-22 → 2022-08-23Icebergs reported in: a. A64, 65-16.80S 058-15.00W
- HYDROLANT 2080/22 · Icebergs2022-08-22 → 2022-08-23Icebergs reported in: a. A76A, 61-40.00S 052-48.00W
- HYDROLANT 2072/22 · Icebergs2022-08-21 → 2022-08-22Icebergs reported in: a. A76A, 61-41.00S 052-53.00W
- HYDROLANT 2071/22 · Icebergs2022-08-21 → 2022-08-22Icebergs reported in: a. A64, 65-17.00S 058-15.00W
- HYDROLANT 2070/22 · Icebergs2022-08-20 → 2022-08-21Icebergs reported in: a. A64, 65-19.80S 058-19.20W
- HYDROLANT 2069/22 · Icebergs2022-08-20 → 2022-08-21Icebergs reported in: a. A76A, 61-44.00S 052-58.00W
- HYDROLANT 2061/22 · Icebergs2022-08-19 → 2022-08-20Icebergs reported in: a. A64, 65-19.80S 058-19.20W
- HYDROLANT 2059/22 · Icebergs2022-08-19 → 2022-08-20Icebergs reported in: a. A76A, 61-48.00S 053-04.00W
- HYDROLANT 2056/22 · Icebergs2022-08-19 → 2022-08-20Icebergs reported in: a. A64, 65-19.80S 058-19.20W
- HYDROLANT 2051/22 · Icebergs2022-08-18 → 2022-08-19Icebergs reported in: a. A76A, 61-49.00S 053-00.00W
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.