Odd Ice Warning - More Than 100 Icebergs Spotted Just South Of New Zealand - AFP

[hatrack]

An iceberg warning has been issued for ships in the Southern Ocean after more than 100 were sighted 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 Airforce 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."

Nielsen said they radioed in to marine authority Maritime New Zealand so a navigation hazard warning could be issued.

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http://www.terradaily.com/2006/061103075340.g8uhq2uu.html

[Skink]

1. Ship orchestras have been alerted.

[MADem]

3. They'd better download the music to "Nearer My God to Thee" before the power dies NT

[truthisfreedom]

2. uhh-ohh.

did something snap in Antarctica?

[itsrobert]

4. OMG

Godzillia has broken loose from his Frozen cell deep in Antartica causing 100's of Icebergs to float towards New Zeland. He was probably broken out by Dr Evils nuclear power sun ray.

[phantom power]

5. Wasn't that The Thing?

[hatrack]

6. Yeah, but attacking Wellington or Auckland just isn't the same!

It's GOT to be Tokyo - or at least Osaka . . .

[MountainLaurel]

7. 2 km x 1.5 km

That's almost a square mile, 130 meters in the air.

:scared: