190001Z jan iceberg limit along trackline joining 47-00N 052-55W, 45-55N 050-55W, 45-40N 045-05W, 49-45N…
Gulf of St. Lawrence · NAVAREA IV 38/16
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2016-01-20 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 181832Z JAN 16.. Issued 2016-01-18 18:55Z. 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
- Gulf of St. Lawrence. 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.
- NAVAREA IV 16/162016-01-08 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 19/162016-01-09 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 21/162016-01-10 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 22/162016-01-10 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 30/162016-01-14 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 38/16 · this notice2016-01-18 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Gulf of St. Lawrence →
- issued
- 2016-01-18 18:55Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2016-01-20 00:01Z
- authority
- NAIS 181832Z JAN 16.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- NAIS
- sea
- Gulf of St. Lawrence
- position
- 52.033, -55.832
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
NORTH AMERICAN ICE SERVICE (NAIS) ICEBERG BULLETIN.
1. 190001Z JAN ICEBERG LIMIT ALONG TRACKLINE JOINING
47-00N 052-55W, 45-55N 050-55W, 45-40N 045-05W,
49-45N 047-00W, 60-00N 058-30W.
2. WESTERN ICEBERG LIMIT ALONG TRACKLINE BETWEEN
51-45N 056-25W AND 51-25N 056-25W.
3. SEA ICE LIMIT ALONG TRACKLINES:
A. JOINING 45-50N 061-55W, 46-30N 061-35W,
47-15N 064-05W, 48-50N 063-40W, 50-10N 066-05W.
B. JOINING 50-15N 065-45W, 49-00N 063-20W,
48-50N 061-10W, 49-45N 061-50W, 49-55N 059-25W,
50-35N 057-45W, 48-30N 059-25W, 48-10N 058-50W.
C. JOINING 47-15N 061-45W, 47-15N 061-30W,
47-35N 061-10W, 47-40N 061-25W.
D. BETWEEN 45-20N 065-30W AND 45-05N 064-55W.
E. JOINING 48-40N 053-05W, 49-20N 053-10W,
50-35N 055-55W, 51-00N 053-20W, 55-10N 052-10W,
56-20N 056-10W, 58-05N 057-30W, 58-30N 059-00W,
62-30N 060-30W, 64-00N 057-55W.
4. REPORT POSITION AND TIME OF ANY ICEBERGS OR
STATIONARY RADAR TARGETS THAT MAY LIKELY BE ICEBERGS TO
THE NEAREST CANADIAN COAST GUARD MARINE COMMUNICATIONS
AND TRAFFIC SERVICE STATION OR USING INMARSAT CODE 42.
5. CANCEL THIS MSG 200001Z JAN 16.
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.
Collected reports in this area · iceberg & sea-ice bulletins
870 within 180 nm since 1999 · 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.
- Iceberg reported in 50-51.6N 057-58.8W2022-04-08
- Icebergs reported at 171409Z apr in: a. 51-10.5N 057-24.7W2021-04-17
- North american ice service (nais) iceberg bulletin 090001Z jan2019-01-08
- Possible iceberg reported in vicinity 49-36.3N 058-06.3W 261600Z apr2018-04-26
- Iceberg reported in vicinity 49-36.3N 058-06.3W 261600Z apr2018-04-26
- Iceberg sighted in 51-15.8N 055-16.2W2017-09-30
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
4 iceberg & sea-ice bulletins listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 20:19Z; 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.