Icebergs

North american ice service (nais) iceberg bulletin 220001Z feb

Labrador Sea · NAVAREA IV 189/22

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2022-02-23 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 211834Z FEB 22.. Issued 2022-02-21 19:59Z. 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 75/222022-01-23 · Archived notice
  2. NAVAREA IV 79/222022-01-24 · Archived notice
  3. NAVAREA IV 83/222022-01-25 · Archived notice
  4. NAVAREA IV 84/222022-01-26 · Archived notice
  5. NAVAREA IV 86/222022-01-27 · Archived notice
  6. NAVAREA IV 92/222022-01-28 · Archived notice
Compare all 39 notices, changes and original texts →

Current notices and reporting history in the Labrador Sea →

issued
2022-02-21 19:59Z
status
Archived notice
self-cancels
2022-02-23 00:01Z
authority
NAIS 211834Z FEB 22.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA IV
issued by
NAIS
sea
Labrador Sea
position
55.682, -47.656
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 220001Z FEB.
2. ICEBERG LIMIT ALONG TRACKLINE JOINING
   49-14N 053-40W, 49-45N 048-10W,
   52-05N 046-35W, 59-45N 055-10W.
3. ESTIMATED ICEBERG LIMIT ALONG
   TRACKLINE JOINING
   59-45N 055-10W, 60-35N 052-10W,
   57-30N 046-20W, 56-00N 041-10W,
   57-40N 035-15W, 59-15N 036-10W,
   63-20N 037-50W, 64-30N 029-00W.
4. WESTERN ICEBERG LIMIT ALONG TRACKLINE
   JOINING
   51-30N 056-52W, 51-20N 056-37W.
5. SEA ICE LIMIT ALONG TRACKLINES
   JOINING:
   A. 45-25N 065-24W, 45-04N 065-01W.
   B. 45-19N 060-58W, 45-45N 059-15W,
      47-30N 060-15W, 47-24N 055-37W.
   C. 47-06N 055-04W, 46-14N 053-01W,
      48-31N 051-32W, 51-14N 048-51W,
      55-42N 052-08W, 58-03N 056-34W,
      60-17N 056-59W.
   D. 62-25N 041-42W, 62-05N 041-28W,
      60-00N 041-47W, 59-49N 041-54W,
      59-32N 042-22W, 59-45N 042-53W,
      60-15N 042-59W, 60-33N 042-57W.
   E. 62-25N 050-28W, 62-05N 050-29W,
      62-00N 050-22W, 61-52N 049-42W,
      61-12N 049-24W, 61-14N 049-15W,
      61-32N 049-12W.
6. MOST RECENT RECONNAISSANCE:
   SOUTHERN LIMIT ICEBERG FLIGHT 16 FEB 22.
7. 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.
8. FOR MORE REPORTING INFORMATION OR TO
   DOWNLOAD SHAPEFILES AND WEEKLY PREDICTIONS,
   GO TO WWW.NAVCEN.USCG.GOV/IIP.
9. CANCEL THIS MSG 230001Z FEB 22.

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.

All warning terms →

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

2154 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 2026-10-04 02:10Z; 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.