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
- HYDROLANT 2388/15 · Nav aids2015-09-24 → 2015-09-24Mcts iqaluit 63-43.8N 068-32.7W dsc transmit services inoperative
- HYDROARC 310/15 · Nav aids2015-09-24 → 2015-09-29Mcts iqaluit 63-43.8N 068-32.7W dsc transmit services inoperative
- NAVAREA IV 793/15 · Nav aids2015-09-23 → 2015-09-24Mcts iqaluit 63-43.8N 068-32.7W dsc transmit services inoperative
- HYDROARC 306/15 · Nav aids2015-09-23 → 2015-09-24Mcts iqaluit 63-43.8N 068-32.7W dsc transmit services inoperative
- NAVAREA IV 789/15 · Nav aids2015-09-22 → 2015-09-23Mcts iqaluit 63-43.8N 068-32.7W dsc transmit services inoperative
- HYDROARC 304/15 · Nav aids2015-09-22 → 2015-09-23Mcts iqaluit 63-43.8N 068-32.7W dsc transmit services inoperative
- NAVAREA IV 787/15 · Icebergs2015-09-22 → 2015-09-25Iceberg sighted in 62-08N 059-40W at 221015Z sep
- HYDROLANT 2362/15 · Incidents2015-09-21 → 2015-09-27Vessel atlantic charger taking on water in 62-05N 062-19W
- HYDROARC 293/15 · Incidents2015-09-19 → 2015-11-01M/V unreported ilulissat (69-13N 051-06W) to qasigiannguit (68-49N 051-12W)
- HYDROARC 263/15 · Incidents2015-09-07 → 2015-11-01M/V bella 8100, four persons on board, overdue kangerlussuaq (67-00N 050-41W) to sisimiut (66-56N 053-40W)
- HYDROLANT 2219/15 · Incidents2015-09-07 → 2015-10-31M/V bella 8100, four persons on board, overdue kangerlussuaq (67-00N 050-41W) to sisimiut (66-56N 053-40W)
- HYDROARC 251/15 · Other2015-08-30 → 2015-09-19Three red flares sighted vicinity kangaatsiaq (68-18.4N 053-27.8W) at 300020Z aug
- NAVAREA IV 652/15 · Nav aids2015-08-10 → 2015-08-13Frobisher landing light 63-44.3N 068-31.6W unlit
- HYDROARC 222/15 · Nav aids2015-08-09 → 2015-08-11Frobisher landing light 63-44.3N 068-31.6W unlit
- NAVAREA IV 638/15 · Surveys2015-08-04 → 2015-08-11Oceanographic operations 061700Z to 211000Z aug by M/V maria s. merian in area bound by 62-17.50N…
- HYDROLANT 1859/15 · Incidents2015-07-30 → 2015-08-22Vessel eqqarsaat, white hull, two persons on board, unreported
- HYDROLANT 1837/15 · Incidents2015-07-25 → 2015-07-27Helicopter, one person on board, overdue iqaluit to nuuk
- HYDROLANT 1804/15 · Incidents2015-07-22 → 2015-08-09M/V, white hull, two persons on board, overdue attu (67-56-26N 053-37-22W) to sisimiut (66-56-20N 053-40-20W)
- HYDROARC 203/15 · Incidents2015-07-22 → 2015-08-11M/V, white hull, two persons on board, overdue attu (67-56-26N 053-37-22W) to sisimiut (66-56-20N 053-40-20W)
- HYDROLANT 1772/15 · Incidents2015-07-18 → 2015-07-18M/V, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to propeller trouble vicinity maniitsoq (65-25N 052-54W)
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.