Icebergs

270001Z oct iceberg limit along trackline joining 49-00N 053-50W, 47-20N 049-00W, 49-30N 048-30W, 60-00N…

Hudson Strait · NAVAREA IV 914/14

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2014-10-28 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 261831Z OCT 14.. Issued 2014-10-26 21:50Z. 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: Hudson 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. 270001Z OCT ICEBERG LIMIT ALONG TRACKLINE JOINING
   49-00N 053-50W, 47-20N 049-00W, 49-30N 048-30W,
   60-00N 058-30W.
2. WESTERN ICEBERG LIMIT ALONG TRACKLINE BETWEEN
   52-00N 055-50W AND 51-35N 055-30W.
3. SEA ICE LIMIT ALONG TRACKLINE JOINING
   60-35N 094-35W, 62-55N 090-05W, 61-50N 082-50W,
   63-45N 079-40W, 65-15N 081-55W, 65-05N 079-15W,
   64-10N 078-15W, 62-25N 070-35W, 62-30N 069-15W.
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 280001Z OCT 14.

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

64 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

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

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 00:08Z; source collection times vary.

Icebergs

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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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