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lovuian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-03-06 10:01 PM
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Iceberg warning for ships in Southern Ocean
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200611/s1781053.htm

An iceberg warning has been issued for ships in the Southern Ocean after more than 100 were sighted on Friday just south of New Zealand.

"We were surprised by the number of them and by how far north they were," said squadron leader Andy Nielsen, the captain of the New Zealand Air Force Orion which found the icebergs while on a routine fisheries patrol.

"We were operating in a major shipping lane and, due to the number of these things floating around, we thought it wise that Maritime New Zealand be informed
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