Icebergs

North american ice service (nais) iceberg bulletin 090001Z aug 2. iceberg limit along trackline joining…

Davis Strait · NAVAREA IV 695/19

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2019-08-10 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 081848Z AUG 19.. Issued 2019-08-08 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
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.

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 666/192019-07-29 · Archived notice
  2. NAVAREA IV 667/192019-07-30 · Archived notice
  3. NAVAREA IV 668/192019-07-31 · Archived notice
  4. NAVAREA IV 676/192019-08-02 · Archived notice
  5. NAVAREA IV 679/192019-08-03 · Archived notice
  6. NAVAREA IV 685/192019-08-04 · Archived notice
Compare all 11 notices, changes and original texts →

Current notices and reporting history in the Davis Strait →

issued
2019-08-08 19:15Z
status
Archived notice
self-cancels
2019-08-10 00:01Z
authority
NAIS 081848Z AUG 19.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA IV
issued by
NAIS
sea
Davis Strait
position
60.403, -51.604
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 090001Z AUG
2. ICEBERG LIMIT ALONG TRACKLINE JOINING
   49-15N 053-30W, 51-10N 049-50W,
   54-00N 049-05W.
3. ESTIMATED ICEBERG LIMIT ALONG TRACKLINE JOINING
   54-00N 049-05W, 57-00N 056-00W,
   61-30N 061-00W, 63-30N 055-30W,
   59-20N 049-00W, 58-30N 042-00W,
   63-00N 038-30W, 65-30N 028-00W.
4. WESTERN ICEBERG LIMIT ALONG TRACKLINE JOINING
   51-16N 058-19W, 50-34N 057-20W.
5. SEA ICE LIMIT ALONG TRACKLINE JOINING
   62-10N 068-00W, 61-25N 066-15W,
   61-10N 064-30W, 61-45N 063-45W,
   65-00N 060-00W, 68-20N 066-40W,
   68-25N 066-50W.
6. MOST RECENT RECONNAISSANCE:
   INTERIOR GENERAL FLIGHT 03 AUG 19.
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 100001Z AUG 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.
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

757 within 180 nm since 2010 · 18 in the last 12 months · 1 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

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

Record snapshot 2026-09-30 17:37Z; 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.