Icebergs reported at 181602Z mar in vicinity: a. 43-32.0N 048-56.3W
North Atlantic Ocean · NAVAREA IV 221/19
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2019-03-21 17:01Z
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) · IIP 181625Z MAR 19.. Issued 2019-03-18 17:01Z. 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
- North Atlantic Ocean. The parsed report position is 43.511, -49.053. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2019-03-18 17:01Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2019-03-21 17:01Z
- authority
- IIP 181625Z MAR 19.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- INTERNATIONAL ICE PATROL
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 43.511, -49.053
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC. CANADA. 1. ICEBERGS REPORTED AT 181602Z MAR IN VICINITY: A. 43-32.0N 048-56.3W. B. 43-29.3N 049-10.0W. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 211701Z MAR 19.
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.
- 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.
- CANCEL THIS MSG
- The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
Collected reports in this area · iceberg & sea-ice bulletins
48 within 180 nm since 2000 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now
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.
- Two stationary radar targets were detected outside the iceberg limit on 270917Z mar2020-03-28
- Iceberg sighted in 41-43.6N 050-43.0W at 172253Z may2019-05-17
- Possible iceberg reported in vicinity 45-27.4N 052-02.6W at 021755Z mar2019-03-02
- Iceberg reported in 45-28.3N 047-53.7W2019-02-25
- Icebergs reported along trackline between 44-00.3N 049-11.3W and 44-07.9N 049-14.7W at 290500Z jun2016-06-29
- Iceberg sighted in 43-25.3N 048-44.2W at 281430Z may2016-05-28
Month of issue in the collected archive
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
6 iceberg & sea-ice bulletins listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-27 23:26Z; 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.