Icebergs

Iceberg reported in 45-37.82S 059-25.80W at 191822Z oct

South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 3295/18

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2018-10-21 02:43Z

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) · NAVAREA VI 435/18 200200Z OCT 18.. Issued 2018-10-20 02:43Z. 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: South Atlantic Ocean. The parsed report position is -45.630, -59.430. 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 South Atlantic Ocean →

issued: 2018-10-20 02:43Z
status: Archived notice
self-cancels: 2018-10-21 02:43Z
authority: NAVAREA VI 435/18 200200Z OCT 18.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA VI · named as the source of this relay
sea: South Atlantic Ocean
position: -45.630, -59.430
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC.
DNC 07.
1. ICEBERG REPORTED IN 45-37.82S 059-25.80W
   AT 191822Z OCT.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 210243Z OCT 18.

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

22 within 180 nm since 2002 · 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.

Iceberg reported in 45-34.7S 058-47.4W2018-08-25
Icebergs reported on 24 aug in: a. 46-04S 058-43W2018-08-24
Icebergs sighted on 091900Z feb: a. 41-02.6S 055-31.0W2006-02-13
Icebergs reported in: a. 42-37.41S 056-37.81W at 011800Z feb2006-02-08
Icebergs reported on 26 jan vicinity: a. 44-59.0S 058-58.5W2006-01-27
Icebergs reported at 241730Z jan in: a. 44-58S 057-12W2006-01-25

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

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

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 06:17Z; 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.