Icebergs

Iceberg sighted in 41-43.6N 050-43.0W at 172253Z may

North Atlantic Ocean · NAVAREA IV 430/19

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2019-05-20 23:54Z

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 I 172304Z MAY 19.. Issued 2019-05-17 23:54Z. 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 41.727, -50.717. 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 North Atlantic Ocean →

issued: 2019-05-17 23:54Z
status: Archived notice
self-cancels: 2019-05-20 23:54Z
authority: NAVAREA I 172304Z MAY 19.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA IV
sea: North Atlantic Ocean
position: 41.727, -50.717
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
1. ICEBERG SIGHTED IN 41-43.6N 050-43.0W
   AT 172253Z MAY.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 202354Z MAY 19.

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.
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.
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

37 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.

Icebergs reported at 181602Z mar in vicinity: a. 43-32.0N 048-56.3W2019-03-18
Icebergs reported along trackline between 44-00.3N 049-11.3W and 44-07.9N 049-14.7W at 290500Z jun2016-06-29
Iceberg sighted in 43-25.3N 048-44.2W at 281430Z may2016-05-28
Iceberg reported vicinity 43-42.8N 052-08.9W2014-07-12
Iceberg in 42-19.4N 048-01.6W at 090900Z may2014-05-09
Iceberg sighted in 40-11N 048-11W at 191242Z jun2009-06-19

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 12:29Z; 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.