Icebergs

240001Z jul iceberg limit along trackline joining 47-25N 052-40W, 47-30N 049-15W, 48-15N 048-30W, 51-45N…

Davis Strait · NAVAREA IV 439/13

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2013-07-25 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 231925Z JUL 13.. Issued 2013-07-23 21:58Z. 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: Davis Strait. The map shows the reported line or operation extent; it is not a vessel track. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Original warning text

NORTH AMERICAN ICE SERVICE (NAIS) ICEBERG BULLETIN.
1. 240001Z JUL ICEBERG LIMIT ALONG TRACKLINE JOINING
   47-25N 052-40W, 47-30N 049-15W, 48-15N 048-30W,
   51-45N 048-00W, 55-30N 052-00W, 60-00N 059-45W.
2. WESTERN ICEBERG LIMIT ALONG TRACKLINE BETWEEN
   51-20N 058-30W AND 50-25N 057-30W.
3. SEA ICE LIMIT ALONG TRACKLINE JOINING
   62-10N 065-55W, 62-10N 064-00W, 66-00N 059-00W,
   72-00N 061-00W, 74-00N 066-30W, 72-00N 068-00W,
   72-00N 073-00W, 74-20N 079-00W, 78-10N 073-00W.
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 250001Z JUL 13.

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

71 within 180 nm since 2012 · 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.

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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 18:32Z; 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.

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

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