Icebergs

Iceberg sighted in 72-06N 161-30W on 16 aug

Arctic Ocean · NAVAREA XII 202/06

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2006-08-23 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) · EMAIL NATIONAL ICE CENTER 16 AUG 06.. Issued 2006-08-16 13:37Z. 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: Arctic Ocean. The parsed report position is 72.100, -161.500. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued: 2006-08-16 13:37Z
status: Archived notice
authority: EMAIL NATIONAL ICE CENTER 16 AUG 06.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA XII
issued by: EMAIL NATIONAL ICE CENTER
sea: Arctic Ocean
position: 72.100, -161.500
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. ICEBERG SIGHTED IN 72-06N 161-30W ON 16 AUG.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 23 AUG.

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

6 within 180 nm since 2006 · 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 vicinity 71-26N 156-20W at 252000Z jul2021-07-26
Icebergs reported in vicinity 71-21-38N 156-38-32W2021-04-17
Iceberg reported vicinity 70-49N 159-45W2012-06-19
Iceberg reported in 70-50.0N 159-45.1W2012-06-01
Iceberg reported in 70-44.655N 159-55.158W2012-05-23

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

Scientific moorings established: a. BCE-24, in 71-40.40N 154-59.90W, at depth 108 meters, top float 20 metersSurveys · 87.1 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

6 iceberg & sea-ice bulletins listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 13:20Z; 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.