Numerous large icebergs sighted vicinity 41-05S 056-34W on 28 feb
South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 409/06
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2006-03-07 00:00Z
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) · NAVAREA VI 95/06 280210 FEB 06; NAVAREA VI 96/06 280210 FEB 06.. Issued 2006-02-28 03:06Z. 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 -41.083, -56.567. 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
- Derelict F/V san matias adrift in 41-19S 060-03Wcancelled by this notice
Current notices and reporting history in the South Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2006-02-28 03:06Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA VI 95/06 280210 FEB 06; NAVAREA VI 96/06 280210 FEB 06.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA VI · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- South Atlantic Ocean
- position
- -41.083, -56.567
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. NUMEROUS LARGE ICEBERGS SIGHTED VICINITY 41-05S 056-34W ON 28 FEB. 2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 403/06. 3. CANCEL THIS MSG 07 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.
- Cancellation reference
- A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
- HYDROLANT
- The U.S. long-range warning series for Atlantic waters outside NAVAREA IV, including the eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and adjoining seas.
- 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
19 within 180 nm since 2005 · 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.
- Very large icebergs sighted in: a. 42-10.0S 057-46.0W at 242047Z feb2006-02-26
- Icebergs sighted in 42-10S 057-46W at 242047Z feb2006-02-25
- 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 05:11Z; 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.