Icebergs

Icebergs reported in: a. A23A, 60-33.60 s 051-13.20 w. b. A74A, 72-04.20 s 0054-44.40 w. c. A74B, 65-07.80…

Southern Ocean · HYDROLANT 473/24

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2024-03-08 16:10Z

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) · VALPARAISO PLAYA ANCHA RADIO 0/24 071607Z MAR 24.. Issued 2024-03-07 16:16Z. 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: Southern Ocean. The parsed report position is -60.560, -51.220. 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 Southern Ocean →

issued: 2024-03-07 16:16Z
status: Archived notice
self-cancels: 2024-03-08 16:10Z
authority: VALPARAISO PLAYA ANCHA RADIO 0/24 071607Z MAR 24.
issued by: VALPARAISO PLAYA ANCHA RADIO
sea: Southern Ocean
position: -60.560, -51.220
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN SOUTH PACIFIC.
SCOTIA SEA.
WEDDELL SEA.
ANTARCTICA.
DNC 29.
1. ICEBERGS REPORTED IN:
   A. A23A, 60-33.60 S 051-13.20 W.
   B. A74A,  72-04.20 S 0054-44.40 W.
   C. A74B, 65-07.80 S, 054-21.60 W.
   D. A76B, 65-05.40 S, 055-51.60 W.
   E. A76C, 65-14.40 S, 056-42.00 W.
   F. A77, 71-59.40 S, 056-01.80 W.
   H. A80A, 65-19.80 S, 058-12.00 W.
   I. A80D, 65-21.00 S, 057-27.60 W.
   J. A82, 71-42.00 S, 090-20.40 W.
   K. B22A, 71-56.40 S, 118-07.20 W.
   L. B29, 73-45.00 S, 11035.40 W.
   M. B39, 69-12.00 S, 056-43.80 W.
   N. B45, 72-00.00 S, 116-33.60 W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 081610Z MAR 24.

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

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

1025 within 180 nm since 1999 · 11 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: a. A76C, 54-29.00S 026-24.00W2026-09-22
Icebergs reported in: a. A81, 58-43.00S 047-18.00W2026-09-03
Icebergs reported in: a. A76C, 53-14.00S 027-48.00W2026-09-02
Icebergs reported in: a. A76C, 53-19.00S 028-11.00W2026-09-01
Icebergs reported in: a. A76C, 53-22.00S 028-16.00W2026-08-31
Icebergs reported in: a. A76C, 53-43.00S 029-17.00W2026-08-28

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 2026-09-29 20:40Z; 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.