Icebergs

North american ice service (nais) iceberg bulletin 120001Z feb

Labrador Sea · NAVAREA IV 162/23

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2023-02-13 00:01Z

This notice comes from the historical archive. Its archived status does not establish when or how the reported situation ended.

Source and dates
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · NAIS 0/23 111900Z FEB 23.. Issued 2023-02-11 19:15Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:38Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-17 15:46Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
Location covered
Labrador Sea. The map shows the reported line or operation extent; it is not a vessel track. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Related notices and cancellation links

These reports were linked by category and sea, with positions within 30 nautical miles and issue dates within 30 days of another report's recorded in-force span. Links can extend through other members, so the full group can cover a larger area or period. Proximity does not confirm that they describe one incident.

  1. NAVAREA IV 1344/222022-12-12 · Archived notice
  2. NAVAREA IV 1346/222022-12-13 · Archived notice
  3. NAVAREA IV 1350/222022-12-14 · Archived notice
  4. NAVAREA IV 1353/222022-12-15 · Archived notice
  5. NAVAREA IV 1360/222022-12-16 · Archived notice
  6. NAVAREA IV 1366/222022-12-17 · Archived notice
Compare all 213 notices, changes and original texts →

Current notices and reporting history in the Labrador Sea →

issued
2023-02-11 19:15Z
status
Archived notice
self-cancels
2023-02-13 00:01Z
authority
NAIS 0/23 111900Z FEB 23.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA IV
issued by
NAIS
sea
Labrador Sea
position
54.887, -50.378
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. NORTH AMERICAN ICE SERVICE (NAIS)
   ICEBERG BULLETIN 120001Z FEB.
2. ICEBERG LIMIT ALONG TRACKLINE JOINING
   49-45N 055-55W, 49-45N 050-35W,
   53-20N 048-15W, 58-30N 055-50W.
3. ESTIMATED ICEBERG LIMIT ALONG
   TRACKLINE JOINING
   58-30N 055-50W, 60-05N 050-15W,
   57-40N 046-10W, 57-45N 041-30W,
   58-55N 039-40W, 62-55N 037-00W,
   64-40N 028-00W.
4. WESTERN ICEBERG LIMIT ALONG TRACKLINE
   JOINING
   51-55N 056-10W, 51-30N 055-55W.
5. SEA ICE LIMIT ALONG TRACKLINES
   JOINING:
   A. 45-29N 065-11W, 45-15N 065-00W,
      45-15N 064-27W.
   B. 45-19N 060-58W, 45-46N 059-14W,
      47-55N 061-10W, 47-25N 062-51W,
      48-31N 062-49W, 48-46N 061-29W,
      49-05N 061-21W, 49-18N 059-48W,
      50-38N 057-54W, 48-37N 059-24W,
      47-25N 059-37W, 47-29N 056-10W.
   C. 48-40N 053-03W, 49-15N 053-03W,
      49-59N 054-06W, 50-15N 052-06W,
      52-12N 049-38W, 55-35N 053-19W,
      56-17N 055-58W, 58-03N 057-15W,
      59-13N 057-35W, 60-40N 057-14W.
   D. 62-25N 040-51W, 61-31N 041-23W,
      60-33N 042-15W, 60-13N 042-44W,
      60-29N 043-04W.
6. MOST RECENT RECONNAISSANCE:
   WESTERN LIMIT ICEBERG FLIGHT 10 FEB 23.
7. NOTE THE SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION
   OF THE ICEBERG LIMIT SINCE 110001Z FEB
   BULLETIN DUE TO RECENT RECONNAISSANCE.
8. REPORT POSITION AND TIME OF ANY ICEBERGS
   SEA ICE OR STATIONARY RADAR TARGETS THAT
   MAY LIKELY BE ICE TO THE NEAREST CANADIAN
   COAST GUARD MARINE COMMUNICATIONS AND
   TRAFFIC SERVICE STATION OR
   USING INMARSAT CODE 42.
9. FOR MORE REPORTING INFORMATION OR TO
   DOWNLOAD SHAPEFILES AND WEEKLY PREDICTIONS,
   GO TO WWW.NAVCEN.USCG.GOV/IIP.
10. CANCEL THIS MSG 130001Z FEB 23.

Reading this warning

Icebergs and ice limits
Icebergs, smaller pieces of glacier ice and the published limit of known ice.
Date-time group (DTG)
A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.
Track line joining
Introduces a route through a series of positions — a cable route, a tow's track or a survey line.
Position (degrees and minutes)
How warnings write positions: degrees, a hyphen, then minutes, with N/S and E/W — 49-40.8N 003-43.8W.
Inmarsat-C / SafetyNET
The satellite system that carries NAVAREA warnings to ships at sea, and the terminal number rescue centres give for reports.
CANCEL THIS MSG
The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.

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Collected reports in this area · iceberg & sea-ice bulletins

2196 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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Counts include repeat notices about the same situation. NGA archive coverage ends 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. The period between them is incomplete. An empty year is not evidence that no hazards occurred.

Month of issue in the collected archive

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All available years combined. Uneven collection and repeat bulletins affect these counts; this chart does not measure the seasonality or probability of incidents.

Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.

Worldwide in the collected sources

4 iceberg & sea-ice bulletins listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-03 10:23Z; source collection times vary.

Icebergs

Iceberg limits and reported bergs — mostly the North American Ice Service (International Ice Patrol) bulletins in the North Atlantic. All current iceberg & sea-ice bulletins →

Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.