Davis Strait

IHO sea area 15 · -70° to -44° E, 60° to 70° N

in force
1
last 12 months
5
archive messages
543
categories
11

What the archive shows

543 messages are recorded since 2005-07-14 for the Davis Strait. The selection uses the IHO sea area; a message may describe an exercise, equipment outage or continuing operation as well as a hazard report.

Icebergs accounts for 207 of 543 recorded messages (38%), the largest category group in this selection.

The NGA historical archive froze in 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. Counts around that gap are incomplete, and changes in reporting volume do not establish changes in incident frequency.

In force now · 1

  1. NAVAREA IV 1292/25 · Other2025-11-21
    Twenty-two ocean bottom moorings are deployed one meter above the ocean floor until further notice in Davis Strait.

Longest in force

  1. NAVAREA IV 1292/25 · Other2025-11-21
    Twenty-two ocean bottom moorings are deployed one meter above the ocean floor until further notice in Davis Strait.

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By category · available archive

Icebergs20738%
Incidents13926%
Nav aids11020%
Other519%
Surveys153%
Cable ops81%
Missiles71%
Wrecks31%
Exercises10%
Derelicts10%
Containers10%

Archive · 542 cancelled

  1. HYDROARC 202/26 · Wrecks2026-09-02 → 2026-09-02
    Several shoals reported in Davis Strait, Canada.
  2. NAVAREA IV 809/26 · Icebergs2026-08-20 → 2026-08-19
    As of August 21, North American Ice Service reports iceberg and sea ice limits along tracklines, requests ice reports, cancels August 22.
  3. NAVAREA IV 804/26 · Icebergs2026-08-19 → 2026-08-20
    North American Ice Service bulletin lists iceberg and sea ice limits along tracklines in the North Atlantic, valid until August 21, 2026.
  4. NAVAREA IV 801/26 · Icebergs2026-08-18 → 2026-08-19
    Iceberg limits and sea ice limits are set along tracklines in the North Atlantic; report ice sightings to Canadian Coast Guard until August 26.
  5. HYDROARC 313/23 · Other2023-12-08 → 2023-12-23
    Mcts iqaluit center 63-43.00N 068-33.00W discontinued for season at 151400Z dec
  6. NAVAREA IV 1423/23 · Other2023-12-08 → 2023-12-23
    Mcts iqaluit center 63-43.00N 068-33.00W discontinued for season at 151400Z dec
  7. NAVAREA IV 1351/23 · Icebergs2023-11-21 → 2023-11-23
    North american ice service (nais) iceberg bulletin 220001Z nov
  8. NAVAREA IV 1349/23 · Icebergs2023-11-20 → 2023-11-22
    North american ice service (nais) iceberg bulletin 210001Z nov
  9. NAVAREA IV 1346/23 · Icebergs2023-11-19 → 2023-11-21
    North american ice service (nais) iceberg bulletin 200001Z nov
  10. NAVAREA IV 1316/23 · Icebergs2023-11-11 → 2023-11-13
    North american ice service (nais) iceberg bulletin 120001Z nov
  11. NAVAREA IV 1311/23 · Icebergs2023-11-10 → 2023-11-12
    North american ice service (nais) iceberg bulletin 110001Z nov
  12. NAVAREA IV 1303/23 · Icebergs2023-11-09 → 2023-11-11
    North american ice service (nais) iceberg bulletin 100001Z nov
  13. NAVAREA IV 1301/23 · Icebergs2023-11-08 → 2023-11-10
    North american ice service (nais) iceberg bulletin 090001Z nov
  14. NAVAREA IV 1292/23 · Icebergs2023-11-06 → 2023-11-08
    North american ice service (nais) iceberg bulletin 070001Z nov
  15. NAVAREA IV 1285/23 · Icebergs2023-11-04 → 2023-11-06
    North american ice service (nais) iceberg bulletin 050001Z nov
  16. NAVAREA IV 1275/23 · Nav aids2023-11-02 → 2023-12-08
    Mcts iqaluit center 63-43.80N 068-32.70W NAVTEX transmit services unreliable
  17. NAVAREA IV 1267/23 · Other2023-11-01 → 2023-11-02
    Mcts iqaluit center 63-43.8N 068-32.7W transmit services inoperative
  18. NAVAREA IV 1250/23 · Containers2023-10-28 → 2023-10-31
    Shipping containers adrift in area bound by 63-44.03N 068-29.21W, 63-42.59N 068-25.24W, 63-40.94N…
  19. NAVAREA IV 1155/23 · Nav aids2023-10-06 → 2023-10-13
    Mcts iqaluit center 63-43.80N 068-32.70W NAVTEX services off air
  20. NAVAREA IV 1150/23 · Nav aids2023-10-06 → 2023-10-17
    Mcts iqaluit center 63-43.80N 068-32.70W remote station satellite services unreliable 1858Z to 1931Z daily…

Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.