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 197/15 · Incidents2015-07-18 → 2015-07-18M/V, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to propeller trouble vicinity maniitsoq (65-25N 052-54W)
- NAVAREA IV 551/15 · Nav aids2015-07-08 → 2015-07-09Mcts iqaluit centre 63-44N 068-33W nbdp and r/t services inoperative
- HYDROARC 168/15 · Nav aids2015-07-08 → 2015-07-09Mcts iqaluit centre 63-44N 068-33W nbdp and r/t services inoperative
- HYDROARC 124/15 · Incidents2015-06-18 → 2015-06-1919 foot M/V, white hull, one person on board, overdue from aasiaat (68-42-35N 052-52-10W)
- HYDROLANT 1456/15 · Other2015-06-15 → 2015-06-15Three white flares sighted between narsaq (60-54-44N 046-02-55W) and illutalik (60-36-00N 046-05-40W)
- NAVAREA IV 464/15 · Nav aids2015-06-14 → 2015-10-31NAVTEX station iqaluit 63-43.8N 068-32.7W inoperative
- HYDROARC 114/15 · Nav aids2015-06-14 → 2015-10-31NAVTEX station iqaluit 63-43.8N 068-32.7W inoperative
- HYDROLANT 1391/15 · Other2015-06-08 → 2015-06-24Three fishermen requesting assistance vicinity nanortalik (60-08-31N 045-14-36W)
- HYDROARC 102/15 · Incidents2015-06-05 → 2015-08-1120 foot M/V, white or grey hull, one person on board, unreported ilulissat (69-13N 051-06W) to bredebugt…
- HYDROLANT 1167/15 · Incidents2015-05-13 → 2015-05-13M/V, white hull, three persons on board, overdue nuuk (64-10.5N 051-44.3W) to maniitsoq (65-25.0N 052-54.0W)
- HYDROLANT 754/15 · Incidents2015-03-31 → 2015-04-26M/V, five persons on board, unreported napasoq (65-02-50N 052-22-50W) to maniitsoq (65-25N 052-54W)
- HYDROLANT 324/15 · Incidents2015-02-08 → 2015-03-11Vessel nuumiit 19, grey hull, two persons on board, overdue maniitsoq (65-25-00N 052-54-00W) to napasoq…
- HYDROARC 364/14 · Incidents2014-12-20 → 2014-12-20M/V, white hull, one person on board, requesting assistance vicinity sisimiut (66-56N 053-40W)
- HYDROLANT 3105/14 · Incidents2014-12-20 → 2014-12-20M/V, white hull, one person on board, requesting assistance vicinity sisimiut (66-56N 053-40W)
- HYDROLANT 2679/14 · Incidents2014-11-07 → 2014-11-07Vessel, white hull, two persons on board, overdue nuuk (64-10.5N 051-44.3W) to atammik (64-48.2N 052-10.6W)
- HYDROARC 323/14 · Incidents2014-10-26 → 2014-10-26Vessel, two persons on board, overdue to paamiut (61-59.4N 049-40.0W)
- HYDROARC 277/14 · Incidents2014-10-03 → 2014-10-03M/V, white hull, two persons on board, overdue isortoq (68-03.0N 051-57.0W) to sisimiut (66-56.3N 053-40.3W)
- HYDROLANT 2388/14 · Incidents2014-10-03 → 2014-10-03M/V, white hull, two persons on board, overdue isortoq (68-03.0N 051-57.0W) to sisimiut (66-56.3N 053-40.3W)
- HYDROARC 251/14 · Incidents2014-09-27 → 2014-09-2836 foot vessel, blue hull, three persons on board, unreported qaqortoq (60-43-20N 046-02-25W) to aasiaat…
- HYDROLANT 2336/14 · Incidents2014-09-27 → 2014-09-2836 foot vessel, blue hull, three persons on board, unreported qaqortoq (60-43-20N 046-02-25W) to aasiaat…
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.