Icebergs

Iceberg reported in 71-44.00N 159-34.00E at 290945Z aug

East Siberian Sea · HYDROARC 248/22

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2022-08-31 11:00Z

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 COAST EAST 9/22 291812Z AUG 22.. Issued 2022-08-29 22:50Z. 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: East Siberian Sea. The parsed report position is 71.733, 159.567. 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 East Siberian Sea →

issued: 2022-08-29 22:50Z
status: Archived notice
self-cancels: 2022-08-31 11:00Z
authority: RUSSIA COAST EAST 9/22 291812Z AUG 22.
issued by: RUSSIA COAST EAST
sea: East Siberian Sea
position: 71.733, 159.567
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EAST SIBERIAN SEA.
RUSSIA.
DNC 27.
1. ICEBERG REPORTED IN 71-44.00N 159-34.00E AT
   290945Z AUG.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 311100Z AUG 22.

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.
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.
CANCEL THIS MSG: The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.

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

4 within 180 nm since 2012 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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.

Numerous icebergs sighted in vicinity 72-13.7N 163-49.2E at 301347Z2021-07-30
Icebergs reported at 290350Z jul in: a. 72-00.0N 158-30.5E2021-07-29
Iceberg reported in 72-45.6N 161-22.6E2012-09-07

Month of issue in the collected archive

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

No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.

Worldwide in the collected sources

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

Record snapshot 2026-10-03 11:54Z; 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.