Icebergs sighted at 161320Z may in: a. 40-28N 049-15W
North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 960/03
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2003-05-17 19:14Z
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) · COMINTICEPAT 161343Z MAY 03. Issued 2003-05-16 19:14Z. 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
- North Atlantic Ocean. The parsed report position is 40.444, -49.606. 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
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.
- NAVAREA IV 191/032003-05-16 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 960/03 · this notice2003-05-16 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2003-05-16 19:14Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2003-05-17 19:14Z
- authority
- COMINTICEPAT 161343Z MAY 03
- issued by
- INTERNATIONAL ICE PATROL
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 40.444, -49.606
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. ICEBERGS SIGHTED AT 161320Z MAY IN: A. 40-28N 049-15W. B. 40-36N 049-58W. C. 40-16N 049-36W. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 171914Z MAY.
Reading this warning
- Icebergs and ice limits
- Icebergs, smaller pieces of glacier ice and the published limit of known ice.
- 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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · iceberg & sea-ice bulletins
35 within 180 nm since 2000 · 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 sighted in 41-43.6N 050-43.0W at 172253Z may2019-05-17
- Iceberg in 42-19.4N 048-01.6W at 090900Z may2014-05-09
- Iceberg sighted in 39-54N 047-04W at 200924Z jun2009-06-20
- Iceberg sighted in 39-54N 047-04W at 200924Z jun2009-06-20
- Iceberg sighted in 40-11N 048-11W at 191242Z jun2009-06-19
- Iceberg sighted in 41-07N 048-40W at 171710Z jun2009-06-17
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 14:22Z; 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.