Icebergs

Iceberg reported in 76-13.5N 131-17.8E at 210447Z sep

Laptev Sea · HYDROARC 256/16

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2016-09-25 12:50Z

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 EAST 73/16 221231Z SEP 16.. Issued 2016-09-22 12:50Z. 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: Laptev Sea. The parsed report position is 76.225, 131.297. 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 Laptev Sea →

issued: 2016-09-22 12:50Z
status: Archived notice
self-cancels: 2016-09-25 12:50Z
authority: RUSSIA COASTAL WARNING EAST 73/16 221231Z SEP 16.
issued by: RUSSIA COASTAL WARNING EAST
sea: Laptev Sea
position: 76.225, 131.297
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

ARCTIC.
LAPTEV SEA.
ICE.
DNC 27.
1. ICEBERG REPORTED IN 76-13.5N 131-17.8E
   AT 210447Z SEP.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 251250Z SEP 16.

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

18 within 180 nm since 2015 · 1 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.

Icebergs reported at 010200Z oct in: a. 77-09.50N 120-37.00E2026-10-01
Icebergs reported at 120815Z sep in: a. 76-00.00N 129-36.00E2023-09-13
Icebergs reported at 190628Z aug in: a. 75-57.40N 121-17.70E2023-08-19
Iceberg reported in 75-23.30N 129-39.20E at 181318Z aug2023-08-18
Icebergs reported at 261828Z jul in: a. 76-34.80N 136-17.80E2023-07-27
Icebergs reported in: a. 76-03.10N 120-33.60E2023-07-26

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 03:37Z; 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.