Icebergs

Icebergs sighted in: a. 42-12S 056-24W

South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 70/06

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2006-01-19 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 22/06 120200Z JAN 06; NAVAREA VI 23/06 120200Z JAN 06.. Issued 2006-01-12 02:45Z. 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 -40.550, -55.217. 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: 2006-01-12 02:45Z
status: Archived notice
authority: NAVAREA VI 22/06 120200Z JAN 06; NAVAREA VI 23/06 120200Z JAN 06.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA VI · named as the source of this relay
sea: South Atlantic Ocean
position: -40.550, -55.217
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. ICEBERGS SIGHTED IN:
   A. 42-12S 056-24W.
   B. 38-54S 054-02W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 19 JAN.

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.
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

15 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.

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 in 42-10S 057-46W at 242047Z feb2006-02-25
Icebergs sighted on 091900Z feb: a. 41-02.6S 055-31.0W2006-02-10
Iceberg reported vicinity 42-37.41S 056-37.81W2006-02-02
Icebergs reported in: a. 41-45.0S 057-42.0W on 07 jan2006-01-18

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 07:25Z; 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.