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
- NAVAREA IV 829/21 · Icebergs2021-09-12 → 2021-09-14North american ice service (nais) iceberg bulletin 130001Z sep
- NAVAREA IV 821/21 · Icebergs2021-09-10 → 2021-09-12North american ice service (nais) iceberg bulletin 110001Z sep
- NAVAREA IV 815/21 · Icebergs2021-09-09 → 2021-09-09North american ice service (nais) iceberg bulletin 100001Z sep
- NAVAREA IV 812/21 · Icebergs2021-09-08 → 2021-09-10North american ice service (nais) iceberg bulletin 090001Z sep
- NAVAREA IV 808/21 · Icebergs2021-09-07 → 2021-09-09North american ice service (nais) iceberg bulletin 080001Z sep
- NAVAREA IV 804/21 · Icebergs2021-09-06 → 2021-09-08North american ice service (nais) iceberg bulletin 070001Z sep
- NAVAREA IV 799/21 · Icebergs2021-09-05 → 2021-09-07North american ice service (nais) iceberg bulletin 060001Z sep
- NAVAREA IV 797/21 · Icebergs2021-09-04 → 2021-09-06North american ice service (nais) iceberg bulletin 050001Z sep
- NAVAREA IV 693/21 · Nav aids2021-08-12 → 2021-08-27Mcts iqaluit center 63-43.8N 068-32.7W dsc station HF12 inoperative
- NAVAREA IV 687/21 · Incidents2021-08-11 → 2021-08-13Search and rescue exercises 121205Z to 130005Z aug in: a. 62-35N 066-25W b. 62-23N 066-04W 2. cancel this…
- HYDROARC 166/21 · Surveys2021-08-04 → 2022-03-18Scientific mooring, top float 221 meters below surface, established in 69-54.66N 066-48.42W
- NAVAREA IV 638/21 · Surveys2021-07-26 → 2021-08-06Scientific mooring, top float 407 meters below surface, established in 60-28.41N 061-15.99W
- NAVAREA IV 637/21 · Surveys2021-07-26 → 2021-08-06Scientific mooring, top float 509 meters below surface, established in 60-29.07N 061-15.71W
- NAVAREA IV 614/21 · Nav aids2021-07-19 → 2021-08-27Mcts iqaluit center 63-43.8N 068-32.7W dsc station HF16 off air
- NAVAREA IV 612/21 · Surveys2021-07-19 → 2021-07-26Scientific mooring, top float 427 meters below surface, established in 60-27.82N 061-09.57W
- NAVAREA IV 611/21 · Surveys2021-07-19 → 2021-07-26Scientific mooring, top float 247 meters below surface, established in 60-28.38N 061-16.05W
- NAVAREA IV 608/21 · Icebergs2021-07-17 → 2021-07-19North american ice service (nais) iceberg bulletin 180001Z jul
- NAVAREA IV 578/21 · Icebergs2021-07-07 → 2021-07-09North american ice service (nais) iceberg bulletin 080001Z jul
- NAVAREA IV 1226/20 · Missiles2020-12-23 → 2020-12-31Hazardous operations, rocket launching 1646Z to 1802Z daily 28 dec thru 27 jan 21 in area bound by 61-03N…
- NAVAREA IV 1215/20 · Other2020-12-17 → 2021-01-07Mcts iqaluit center 63-43.8N 068-32.7W discontinued for season at 211900Z dec
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.