Report of the International Ice Patrol in the North Atlantic Season of 2007
services and ice conditions during the 2007 season, which marked the 95 th anniversary of the tragic sinking of RMS Titanic. Despite significant technological advances since 1912, icebergs remain a threat to mariners near the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Following very light iceberg conditions in 20...
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| Online Access: | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.423.6493 http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/pdf/iip/2007_IIP_Annual_Report.pdf |
| Summary: | services and ice conditions during the 2007 season, which marked the 95 th anniversary of the tragic sinking of RMS Titanic. Despite significant technological advances since 1912, icebergs remain a threat to mariners near the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Following very light iceberg conditions in 2005 and 2006, during which a total of just 11 icebergs drifted south of 48°N, the icebergs returned in 2007, and IIP diligently monitored the drift and ultimate deterioration of some 324 icebergs south of 48°N, many of them carried by the in-shore branch of the cold Labrador Current. It is important to remember that IIP relies on many critical partnerships in the conduct of our important mission. The 2007 season allowed for more thorough operational testing and successful use of our synchronized iceberg database with the Canadian Ice Service (CIS), which was described in detail in last year’s report. IIP and CIS were honored to receive an Innovation Award from the state of Connecticut in 2007 for this advance in our collective operations. I am proud to report that the North American Ice Service (NAIS), an alliance between IIP, CIS and the U.S. National Ice Center (NIC), which was also described in our last annual report, continues to strengthen. In 2007 USCG Air Station Elizabeth City, NC and our NAIS partners helped IIP |
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