Labrador Sea

IHO sea area 15A · -64° to -44° E, 47° to 60° N

in force
1
last 12 months
23
archive messages
3,740
categories
9

What the archive shows

3,740 messages are recorded since 1996-08-21 for the Labrador Sea. 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 3,638 of 3,740 recorded messages (97%), 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.

In force now · 1

  1. NAVAREA IV 956/26 · Icebergs2026-10-01
    North american ice service (nais) iceberg bulletin 020001Z oct

Longest in force

  1. NAVAREA IV 956/26 · Icebergs2026-10-01
    North american ice service (nais) iceberg bulletin 020001Z oct

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By category · available archive

Icebergs3,63897%
Other441%
Cable ops191%
Incidents140%
Surveys100%
Nav aids80%
Missiles50%
Wrecks10%
Derelicts10%

Ports on this sea · 3

Busiest first by annual vessel calls (IMF PortWatch); each port page shows the warnings within 60 nm, its World Port Index profile and monthly port calls.

Archive · 3,739 cancelled

  1. NAVAREA IV 953/26 · Icebergs2026-09-30 → 2026-10-01
    Iceberg bulletin 010001Z October gives iceberg limits along tracklines and asks reports of icebergs to Canadian Coast Guard or Inmarsat code 42; cancels 020001Z October 26.
  2. NAVAREA IV 948/26 · Icebergs2026-09-29 → 2026-09-30
    An iceberg bulletin on 30 September lists iceberg limits along tracklines near 50-52N 056-00W to 63-40N 027-25W and asks ships to report icebergs to the Canadian Coast Guard.
  3. NAVAREA IV 944/26 · Icebergs2026-09-28 → 2026-09-29
    The North American Ice Service reports the iceberg limit along tracklines near Newfoundland and Labrador, reduced since 28 September, with the bulletin cancelled 30 September.
  4. NAVAREA IV 938/26 · Icebergs2026-09-27 → 2026-09-28
    The North American Ice Service issues an iceberg bulletin on 28 September with limits along tracklines from 49-30N 055-10W to 63-40N 027-25W, canceling 29 September.
  5. NAVAREA IV 925/26 · Icebergs2026-09-24 → 2026-10-02
    The North American Ice Service reports iceberg limits along tracklines in the North Atlantic, with the latest satellite reconnaissance on 24 September, and asks mariners to report icebergs.
  6. NAVAREA IV 923/26 · Icebergs2026-09-23 → 2026-09-24
    North American Ice Service iceberg bulletin of 24 September lists North Atlantic iceberg limits and cancels 25 September.
  7. NAVAREA IV 921/26 · Icebergs2026-09-22 → 2026-09-23
    North American Ice Service iceberg bulletin for 23 September reports iceberg limits near 49-30N 055-10W to 63-40N 027-25W and asks mariners to report icebergs to Canadian Coast Guard.
  8. NAVAREA IV 896/26 · Icebergs2026-09-16 → 2026-09-17
    The North American Ice Service reports iceberg limits along tracklines in the North Atlantic and asks mariners to report icebergs or sea ice to Canadian coast stations.
  9. NAVAREA IV 891/26 · Icebergs2026-09-15 → 2026-09-16
    The North American Ice Service reports iceberg limits along tracklines joining 49-30N 055-10W, 54-30N 051-15W and 60-00N 057-30W, effective 16 September.
  10. NAVAREA IV 884/26 · Icebergs2026-09-13 → 2026-09-14
    The North American Ice Service issues an iceberg bulletin with limit tracklines for waters near Newfoundland and Labrador and asks mariners to report iceberg sightings.
  11. NAVAREA IV 873/26 · Icebergs2026-09-10 → 2026-09-10
    North American Ice Service iceberg bulletin sets iceberg limits along tracklines from 49-30N 055-10W to 63-40N 027-25W, based on September 10 2026 satellite pass.
  12. NAVAREA IV 867/26 · Icebergs2026-09-09 → 2026-09-10
    An iceberg bulletin lists iceberg limits along tracklines near Newfoundland, Labrador and Greenland, based on satellite reconnaissance on 9 September 2026, and asks mariners to report sightings.
  13. NAVAREA IV 863/26 · Icebergs2026-09-08 → 2026-09-09
    North American Ice Service bulletin dated September 9 gives iceberg and sea ice limits along tracklines, asks mariners to report icebergs, and cancels September 10.
  14. NAVAREA IV 860/26 · Icebergs2026-09-07 → 2026-09-08
    North American Ice Service bulletin UTC Sep 8 gives iceberg and sea ice limits along tracklines in North Atlantic, requesting reports.
  15. NAVAREA IV 849/26 · Icebergs2026-09-02 → 2026-09-03
    North American Ice Service bulletin of Sep 3 gives iceberg limits along tracklines from 49-10N 054-55W to 63-40N 027-25W; report ice to Canadian Coast Guard.
  16. NAVAREA IV 846/26 · Icebergs2026-09-01 → 2026-09-02
    North American Ice Service bulletin for September 2, 2026 reports iceberg and sea ice limits along tracklines, with reporting instructions.
  17. NAVAREA IV 843/26 · Icebergs2026-08-31 → 2026-09-01
    Iceberg and sea ice limits are in effect along tracklines in the North Atlantic as of September 1, with reports requested to authorities.
  18. NAVAREA IV 841/26 · Icebergs2026-08-30 → 2026-08-31
    North american ice service (nais) iceberg bulletin 310001Z aug
  19. NAVAREA IV 834/26 · Icebergs2026-08-27 → 2026-09-08
    Iceberg bulletin for the North Atlantic on August 28 defines iceberg limits and requests reports of icebergs.
  20. NAVAREA IV 820/26 · Icebergs2026-08-23 → 2026-08-24
    Iceberg limits are established along tracklines in the North Atlantic, with reconnaissance from satellite August 26, report icebergs to Coast Guard.

Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.