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 182/24 · Icebergs2024-01-24 → 2024-01-25Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 61-03.00S 050-16.20W
- HYDROLANT 175/24 · Icebergs2024-01-23 → 2024-01-24Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 61-03.00S 050-16.20W
- HYDROLANT 170/24 · Icebergs2024-01-22 → 2024-01-23Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 61-03.00S 050-16.20W
- HYDROLANT 166/24 · Icebergs2024-01-21 → 2024-01-22Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 61-03.00S 050-16.20W
- HYDROLANT 163/24 · Icebergs2024-01-20 → 2024-01-21Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 61-12.00S 050-30.60W
- HYDROLANT 157/24 · Icebergs2024-01-19 → 2024-01-20Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 61-12.00S 050-30.60W
- HYDROLANT 145/24 · Icebergs2024-01-18 → 2024-01-19Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 61-12.00S 050-30.60W
- HYDROLANT 135/24 · Icebergs2024-01-17 → 2024-01-18Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 61-12.00S 050-30.60W
- HYDROLANT 128/24 · Icebergs2024-01-16 → 2024-01-17Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 61-12.00S 050-30.60W
- HYDROLANT 113/24 · Icebergs2024-01-15 → 2024-01-16Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 61-50.40S 051-44.40W
- HYDROLANT 104/24 · Icebergs2024-01-14 → 2024-01-15Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 61-50.40S 051-44.40W
- HYDROLANT 101/24 · Icebergs2024-01-13 → 2024-01-14Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 61-50.40S 051-44.40W
- HYDROLANT 90/24 · Icebergs2024-01-12 → 2024-01-13Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 61-50.40S 051-44.40W
- HYDROLANT 84/24 · Icebergs2024-01-11 → 2024-01-12Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 61-50.40S 051-44.40W
- HYDROLANT 76/24 · Icebergs2024-01-10 → 2024-01-11Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 61-50.40S 051-44.40W
- HYDROLANT 67/24 · Icebergs2024-01-09 → 2024-01-10Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 61-50.40S 051-44.40W
- HYDROLANT 57/24 · Icebergs2024-01-08 → 2024-01-09Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 61-50.40S 051-44.40W
- USGS-US6000M2D7 · Quakes2024-01-07 → 2024-01-10Earthquake magnitude 5.5 (mww) in 62.329S 165.325E, depth 10 km at 072000Z jan 24
- USGS-US6000M2CV · Quakes2024-01-07 → 2024-01-10Earthquake magnitude 5.6 (mww) in 62.211S 165.505E, depth 10 km at 071806Z jan 24
- HYDROLANT 53/24 · Icebergs2024-01-07 → 2024-01-08Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 61-50.40S 051-44.40W
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.