Report of the International Ice Patrol in the North Atlantic. 1989 Season Bulletin Number 75

• Other Authors: COAST GUARD WASHINGTON DC
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1989
• Subjects: Physical and Dynamic Oceanography; Snow; Ice and Permafrost; Surface Transportation and Equipment; *SEA ICE; *OCEANOGRAPHY; *ICEBERGS; AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE; COAST GUARD; NEWFOUNDLAND(PROVINCE); SIDE LOOKING RADAR; RADAR RECONNAISSANCE; WARNING SYSTEMS; SHIPPING; *ICEBERG DETECTION; ICE RECONNAISSANCE; NORTH ATLANTIC; GANDER(NEWFOUNDLAND); INTERNATIONAL ICE PATROL SERVICE; 1989 SESSION; SLAR(SIDE LOOKING AIRBORNE RADAR); AN/APS-135; HU-25B AIRCRAFT; AN/APS-131; Ice; Newfoundland; North Atlantic; permafrost; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA259818; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA259818

This is the 75th annual report of the International Ice Patrol (IIP). It contains information on Ice Patrol operations, environmental conditions, and ice conditions for the 1989 IIP season. The U.S. Coast Guard conducts the International Ice Patrol Service in the North Atlantic under the provisions of U.S. Code, Title 46, Sections 738, 738a through 738d, and the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974, regulations 5-8. This service was initiated shortly after the sinking of the RMS TITANIC on April 15, 1912 and has been provided annually since that time. Commander, International Ice Patrol, working under Commander, Coast Guard Atlantic Area, directs the IIP from offices located in Groton, Connecticut. IIP analyzes ice and environmental data, prepares daily ice bulletins and facsimile charts, and replies to requests for ice information. IIP uses aerial Ice Reconnaissance Detachments and surface patrol cutters to survey the southeastern, southern, and southeastern regions of the Grand Banks of Newfoundland for icebergs. IIP makes twice-daily radio broadcasts to warn mariners of the limits of all known ice.