Icebergs sighted in 42-10S 057-46W at 242047Z feb
South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 397/06
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2006-02-26 02:41Z
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 90/06 25 FEB 06.. Issued 2006-02-25 21:52Z. 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 -42.167, -57.767. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Very large icebergs sighted in: a. 42-10.0S 057-46.0W at 242047Z feblater cancellation notice
These reports were linked by category and sea, with positions within 30 nautical miles and issue dates within 30 days of another report's recorded in-force span. Links can extend through other members, so the full group can cover a larger area or period. Proximity does not confirm that they describe one incident.
- HYDROLANT 397/06 · this notice2006-02-25 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 398/062006-02-26 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the South Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2006-02-25 21:52Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2006-03-03 20:47Z
- authority
- NAVAREA VI 90/06 25 FEB 06.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA VI · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- South Atlantic Ocean
- position
- -42.167, -57.767
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. ICEBERGS SIGHTED IN 42-10S 057-46W AT 242047Z FEB. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 032047Z MAR.
Reading this warning
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · iceberg & sea-ice bulletins
24 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.
- Numerous large icebergs sighted vicinity 41-05S 056-34W on 28 feb2006-02-28
- Very large icebergs sighted in: a. 42-10.0S 057-46.0W at 242047Z feb2006-02-26
- Icebergs sighted on 091900Z feb: a. 41-02.6S 055-31.0W2006-02-13
- Icebergs sighted on 091900Z feb: a. 41-02.6S 055-31.0W2006-02-10
- Icebergs reported in: a. 42-37.41S 056-37.81W at 011800Z feb2006-02-08
- Iceberg reported vicinity 42-37.41S 056-37.81W2006-02-02
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 05:44Z; 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.