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 17/17 · Incidents2017-02-11 → 2017-02-11Vessel aqqu, two persons on board, sinking in 68-52.3N 052-04.0W
- HYDROLANT 434/17 · Other2017-02-08 → 2017-02-24Red flare sighted in vicinity 60-54-44N 046-02-55W
- HYDROLANT 52/17 · Incidents2017-01-06 → 2017-01-07Vessel, unreported sarfannguit (66-53-50N 052-51-40W) to sisimiut (66-56-20N 053-40-20W)
- NAVAREA IV 1079/16 · Other2016-12-21 → 2016-12-28Mcts iqaluit 63-43.8N 068-32.7W radiofacsimile inoperative
- HYDROARC 344/16 · Other2016-12-21 → 2016-12-27Mcts iqaluit 63-43.8N 068-32.7W radiofacsimile inoperative
- HYDROLANT 3428/16 · Incidents2016-12-19 → 2017-01-04M/V, white hull, one person on board, overdue to nuuk (64-10N 51-44W)
- NAVAREA IV 1003/16 · Icebergs2016-11-28 → 2016-11-30290001Z nov iceberg limit along trackline joining 53-10N 055-52W, 53-10N 052-00W, 55-30N 052-00W
- NAVAREA IV 1001/16 · Icebergs2016-11-27 → 2016-11-29280001Z nov iceberg limit along trackline joining 53-10N 055-50W, 53-30N 052-00W, 55-30N 052-00W
- NAVAREA IV 999/16 · Icebergs2016-11-26 → 2016-11-28270001Z nov iceberg limit along trackline joining 53-20N 056-00W, 53-31N 052-00W, 55-30N 052-00W
- NAVAREA IV 998/16 · Icebergs2016-11-25 → 2016-11-27260001Z nov iceberg limit along trackline joining 53-20N 056-00W, 54-00N 052-00W, 55-30N 052-00W
- NAVAREA IV 996/16 · Icebergs2016-11-24 → 2016-11-26250001Z nov iceberg limit along trackline joining 53-20N 056-00W, 54-00N 052-00W, 55-30N 052-00W
- NAVAREA IV 995/16 · Icebergs2016-11-23 → 2016-11-25240001Z nov iceberg limit along trackline joining 53-20N 056-00W, 54-00N 052-00W, 55-30N 053-00W
- NAVAREA IV 990/16 · Icebergs2016-11-22 → 2016-11-24230001Z nov iceberg limit along trackline joining 53-20N 056-00W, 54-00N 052-00W, 55-30N 053-00W
- NAVAREA IV 981/16 · Other2016-11-17 → 2016-12-08Mcts iqaluit centre 63-43.8N 068-32.7W radiotelephone frequencies 2182 khz and 4071 khz unreliable
- HYDROARC 328/16 · Other2016-11-17 → 2016-12-08Mcts iqaluit centre 63-43.8N 068-32.7W radiotelephone frequencies 2182 khz and 4071 khz unreliable
- HYDROLANT 2912/16 · Incidents2016-11-04 → 2016-12-09M/V muku, white hull, one person on board, overdue qaqortoq (60-43N 046-02W) and return
- HYDROLANT 2864/16 · Incidents2016-10-31 → 2016-10-3124 foot vessel soumi 800, white hull, two persons on board, overdue qaqortoq (60-43N 046-02W) to nunarsuit…
- HYDROARC 305/16 · Nav aids2016-10-17 → 2016-12-27Mcts iqaluit centre 63-43.8N 068-32.7W NAVTEX inoperative
- HYDROARC 293/16 · Incidents2016-10-10 → 2016-10-27M/V, white hull, one person on board, unreported ilulissat (69-13N 051-06W) to sisimiut (66-56N 053-40W)
- NAVAREA IV 849/16 · Nav aids2016-10-06 → 2016-10-18Mcts iqaluit centre 63-43.8N 068-32.7W remote stations satellite services unreliable 1900Z to 1935Z daily 08…
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.