Very large icebergs reported on 27 mar: a. A-22B, 20 miles by 20 miles, in 51-24S 039-18W
South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 993/01
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2001-04-03 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 85/01 AOR-W EGC #871 271400Z MAR 01; WZ 728/01 271343Z MAR 01. Issued 2001-03-27 15:56Z. 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 -53.933, -27.233. 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 reported on 24 mar: a. A-22B, 20 miles by 20 miles, in 51-24S 039-18Wcancelled by this notice
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V havila reel vicinity 53-41N 003-17Wcancelled by this 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 835/012001-03-13 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 964/012001-03-24 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 993/01 · this notice2001-03-27 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 1064/012001-04-04 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the South Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2001-03-27 15:56Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA VI 85/01 AOR-W EGC #871 271400Z MAR 01; WZ 728/01 271343Z MAR 01
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA VI · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- South Atlantic Ocean
- position
- -53.933, -27.233
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. VERY LARGE ICEBERGS REPORTED ON 27 MAR: A. A-22B, 20 MILES BY 20 MILES, IN 51-24S 039-18W. B. A-22C, THREE MILES BY 14 MILES, IN 55-18S 016-06W. C. D-11, EIGHT MILES BY 29 MILES, IN 55-06S 026-18W. 2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 986/01(36), OPERATIONS COMPLETED. 3. CANCEL HYDROLANT 964/01. 4. CANCEL THIS MSG 03 APR.
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
184 within 180 nm since 2001 · 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 B09I reported in 56-25.00S 024-21.00W2022-05-03
- Iceberg B09I reported in 56-20S 024-24W2022-05-02
- Iceberg B09I reported in 56-12S 024-31W2022-05-01
- Iceberg B09I reported in 56-07S 024-44W2022-04-30
- Iceberg B09I reported in 55-58S 025-08W2022-04-29
- South georgia and the south sandwich islands2022-04-28
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 2026-10-02 07:59Z; 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.