Iceberg sighted in area bound by 50-42.4S 115-51.5W, 50-48.0S 115-01.0W, 50-58.7S 115-42.6W, 51-08.4S…
South Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 696/09
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2009-04-10 08:24Z
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 XV 20/09 070210Z APR 09.. Issued 2009-04-07 03:34Z. 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 Pacific Ocean. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Cancel HYDROPAC 696/09 and this msglater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the South Pacific Ocean →
- issued
- 2009-04-07 03:34Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA XV 20/09 070210Z APR 09.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XV · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- South Pacific Ocean
- position
- -50.879, -115.713
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. ICEBERG SIGHTED IN AREA BOUND BY 50-42.4S 115-51.5W, 50-48.0S 115-01.0W, 50-58.7S 115-42.6W, 51-08.4S 116-15.6W. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 14 APR.
Reading this warning
- Icebergs and ice limits
- Icebergs, smaller pieces of glacier ice and the published limit of known ice.
- Area bound by
- Introduces a list of positions that are the corners of an area — the polygon the warning applies to.
- 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
13 within 180 nm since 1999 · 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 reported in 52-07.5S 118-08.0W2014-06-13
- Iceberg reported vicinity 52-20S 119-00W2014-01-29
- Iceberg reported vicinity 52-12.8S 119-43.0W at 280040Z jan2014-01-28
- Icebergs sighted in: a. 51-51S 117-42W2011-04-02
- Icebergs sighted in: a. 51-11S 117-42W2011-04-02
- Iceberg sighted in 52-10S 119-42W2011-04-01
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
4 iceberg & sea-ice bulletins listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 03:06Z; 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.