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.
- An older warning still listed in force · issued 2025-11-21 22:31ZTwenty-two ocean bottom moorings are deployed one meter above the ocean floor until further notice in Davis Strait.
In force now · 1
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By category · available archive
| Icebergs | 207 | 38% |
| Incidents | 139 | 26% |
| Nav aids | 110 | 20% |
| Other | 51 | 9% |
| Surveys | 15 | 3% |
| Cable ops | 8 | 1% |
| Missiles | 7 | 1% |
| Wrecks | 3 | 1% |
| Exercises | 1 | 0% |
| Derelicts | 1 | 0% |
| Containers | 1 | 0% |
Archive · 542 cancelled
- HYDROARC 359/17 · Incidents2017-10-27 → 2017-10-27Vessel, three persons on board, in need of assistance in 69-15N 053-52W at 270605Z oct
- NAVAREA IV 932/17 · Other2017-10-08 → 2017-10-17Mcts iqaluit 63-43.8N 068-32.7W remote stations unreliable 1857Z to 1931Z daily 10 thru 17 oct
- HYDROARC 323/17 · Other2017-10-08 → 2017-10-17Mcts iqaluit 63-43.8N 068-32.7W remote stations unreliable 1857Z to 1931Z daily 10 thru 17 oct
- HYDROARC 312/17 · Cable ops2017-10-03 → 2017-10-16Cable operations in progress until 15 oct by cableship ile de sein in 68-17.9N 053-53.5W
- NAVAREA IV 901/17 · Cable ops2017-10-03 → 2017-10-16Cable operations in progress until 15 oct by cableship ile de sein in 68-17.9N 053-53.5W
- NAVAREA IV 890/17 · Other2017-10-01 → 2017-10-02Mcts iqaluit centre 63-43.8N 068-32.7W frequency 4363 khz inoperative
- NAVAREA IV 883/17 · Nav aids2017-09-30 → 2017-09-30Mcts iqaluit centre 63-43.8N 068-32.7W nbdp and dsc services inoperative
- HYDROARC 310/17 · Nav aids2017-09-30 → 2017-09-30Mcts iqaluit centre 63-43.8N 068-32.7W nbdp and dsc services inoperative
- HYDROARC 301/17 · Nav aids2017-09-26 → 2017-09-27Mcts iqaluit centre 63-43.8N 068-32.7W rt, nbdp and dsc services inoperative
- NAVAREA IV 856/17 · Nav aids2017-09-26 → 2017-09-27Mcts iqaluit centre 63-43.8N 068-32.7W rt, nbdp and dsc services inoperative
- HYDROARC 283/17 · Other2017-09-18 → 2017-09-18Mcts iqaluit 63-43.8N 068-32.7W remote stations inoperative 181800Z to 182000Z sep
- HYDROARC 274/17 · Surveys2017-09-13 → 2018-12-10Scientific moorings established in: a. 67-02.28N 057-02.21W, top float 20 meters
- HYDROARC 269/17 · Incidents2017-09-12 → 2017-09-29M/V, four persons on board, unreported qeqertarsuaq (69-14N 053-32W) to aasiaat (68-42N 052-52W)
- NAVAREA IV 784/17 · Incidents2017-09-10 → 2017-09-29Two M/V, four persons on board, requesting assistance in 67-12N 053-34W
- HYDROARC 260/17 · Incidents2017-09-10 → 2017-09-29Two M/V, four persons on board, requesting assistance in 67-12N 053-34W
- NAVAREA IV 765/17 · Cable ops2017-09-06 → 2017-09-09Cable operations in progress until 08 sep by cableship ile de sein in 66-54.4N 053-44.7W
- NAVAREA IV 735/17 · Cable ops2017-08-28 → 2017-08-31Cable operations in progress until 30 aug by cableship ile de sein in 65-22.0N 052-57.1W
- NAVAREA IV 709/17 · Icebergs2017-08-22 → 2017-08-24North american ice service (nais) iceberg bulletin 230001Z aug
- NAVAREA IV 708/17 · Icebergs2017-08-21 → 2017-08-23North american ice service (nais) iceberg bulletin 220001Z aug
- NAVAREA IV 702/17 · Icebergs2017-08-20 → 2017-08-22North american ice service (nais) iceberg bulletin 210001Z aug
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.