Icebergs

Iceberg in 77-48.8N 103-13.0E

Kara Sea · HYDROARC 154/21

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2021-07-30 18:39Z

This notice comes from the historical archive. Its archived status does not establish when or how the reported situation ended.

Source and dates
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · RUSSIA COASTAL WARNING WEST 41/21 271828Z JUL 21.. Issued 2021-07-27 18:39Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:38Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-17 15:46Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
Location covered
Kara Sea. The parsed report position is 77.813, 103.217. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the Kara Sea →

issued
2021-07-27 18:39Z
status
Archived notice
self-cancels
2021-07-30 18:39Z
authority
RUSSIA COASTAL WARNING WEST 41/21 271828Z JUL 21.
issued by
RUSSIA COASTAL WARNING WEST
sea
Kara Sea
position
77.813, 103.217
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

KARA SEA.
RUSSIA.
DNC 22.
1. ICEBERG IN 77-48.8N 103-13.0E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 301839Z JUL 21.

Reading this warning

DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
A reference to one of the regions of NGA's Digital Nautical Chart, used to tell the reader which charts a warning affects.
Icebergs and ice limits
Icebergs, smaller pieces of glacier ice and the published limit of known ice.
Position (degrees and minutes)
How warnings write positions: degrees, a hyphen, then minutes, with N/S and E/W — 49-40.8N 003-43.8W.
CANCEL THIS MSG
The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
Date-time group (DTG)
A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.

All warning terms →

Collected reports in this area · iceberg & sea-ice bulletins

145 within 180 nm since 2011 · 17 in the last 12 months · 1 listed in force now

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26

Counts include repeat notices about the same situation. NGA archive coverage ends 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. The period between them is incomplete. An empty year is not evidence that no hazards occurred.

Month of issue in the collected archive

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All available years combined. Uneven collection and repeat bulletins affect these counts; this chart does not measure the seasonality or probability of incidents.

Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

6 iceberg & sea-ice bulletins listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 00:24Z; source collection times vary.

Icebergs

Iceberg limits and reported bergs — mostly the North American Ice Service (International Ice Patrol) bulletins in the North Atlantic. All current iceberg & sea-ice bulletins →

Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.