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.

In force now · 2

  1. HYDROLANT 1959/26 · Icebergs2026-10-02
    Icebergs are reported in Scotia Sea, South Atlantic, South Pacific, and Antarctica at A84, A85, D33A and D33C; the warning cancels 03 October 2026 0413.
  2. HYDROLANT 1279/26 · Icebergs2026-06-30
    Icebergs are reported in South Atlantic, South Pacific, and Antarctica at positions A81, A84, A85, D33A, D33C; cancel message 011327Z July 26.

Longest in force

  1. HYDROLANT 1279/26 · Icebergs2026-06-30
    Icebergs are reported in South Atlantic, South Pacific, and Antarctica at positions A81, A84, A85, D33A, D33C; cancel message 011327Z July 26.
  2. HYDROLANT 1959/26 · Icebergs2026-10-02
    Icebergs 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

Icebergs3,01387%
Quakes2427%
Incidents682%
Surveys421%
Missiles391%
Nav aids241%
Wrecks120%
Other100%
Derelicts40%
Spills30%
Exercises20%
Debris10%
Containers10%

Archive · 3,459 cancelled

  1. HYDROLANT 598/24 · Icebergs2024-03-22 → 2024-03-23
    Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 60-03.00S 049-25.80W
  2. HYDROLANT 594/24 · Icebergs2024-03-21 → 2024-03-22
    Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 60-03.00S 049-25.80W
  3. HYDROLANT 584/24 · Icebergs2024-03-20 → 2024-03-21
    Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 60-03.00S 049-25.80W
  4. HYDROLANT 573/24 · Icebergs2024-03-19 → 2024-03-20
    Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 60-03.00S 049-25.80W
  5. HYDROLANT 566/24 · Icebergs2024-03-18 → 2024-03-19
    Icebergs reported in: a. 60-03.00S 049-25.80W
  6. HYDROLANT 561/24 · Icebergs2024-03-17 → 2024-03-18
    Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 60-03.00S 049-25.80W
  7. HYDROLANT 557/24 · Icebergs2024-03-16 → 2024-03-17
    Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 60-17.40S 050-16.80W
  8. HYDROLANT 541/24 · Icebergs2024-03-15 → 2024-03-16
    Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 60-17.40S 050-16.80W
  9. HYDROLANT 534/24 · Icebergs2024-03-14 → 2024-03-15
    Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 60-17.40S 050-16.80W
  10. HYDROLANT 518/24 · Icebergs2024-03-13 → 2024-03-14
    Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 60-17.40S 050-16.80W
  11. HYDROLANT 507/24 · Icebergs2024-03-12 → 2024-03-13
    Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 60-17.40S 050-16.80W
  12. HYDROLANT 500/24 · Icebergs2024-03-11 → 2024-03-12
    Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 60-17.40S 050-16.80W
  13. HYDROLANT 494/24 · Icebergs2024-03-10 → 2024-03-11
    Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 60-17.40S 050-16.80W
  14. HYDROLANT 485/24 · Icebergs2024-03-09 → 2024-03-10
    Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 60-17.40S 050-16.80W
  15. HYDROLANT 479/24 · Icebergs2024-03-08 → 2024-03-09
    Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 60-33.60 s 051-13.20 w. b. A74A, 72-04.20 s 054-44.40 w. c. A74B, 65-07.80 s,…
  16. HYDROLANT 473/24 · Icebergs2024-03-07 → 2024-03-08
    Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 60-33.60 s 051-13.20 w. b. A74A, 72-04.20 s 0054-44.40 w. c. A74B, 65-07.80…
  17. HYDROLANT 464/24 · Icebergs2024-03-06 → 2024-03-07
    Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 60-33.60S 051-13.20W
  18. HYDROLANT 454/24 · Icebergs2024-03-05 → 2024-03-06
    Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 60-33.60S 051-13.20W
  19. HYDROLANT 446/24 · Icebergs2024-03-04 → 2024-03-05
    Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 60-33.60S 051-13.20W
  20. HYDROLANT 439/24 · Icebergs2024-03-03 → 2024-03-04
    Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 60-33.60S 051-13.20W

Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.

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