The U.S. agency tasked with monitoring iceberg activity in the North Atlantic counted about 1,000 icebergs that drifted into shipping lanes this year. The mission of the International Ice Patrol, which is organized by the USCG but includes international partners, is to monitor the iceberg danger in the North Atlantic Ocean and provide relevant iceberg warnings to ships. The IIP has actively patrolled the Grand Banks of Newfoundland area for the extent of iceberg danger for each season since 1913-the year after the Titanic sank.
Ice season runs from February 1st through July 31.
This year, the International Ice Patrol tallied a total 1,008 icebergs that were detected in the N. Atlantic shipping lanes, marking the fourth consecutive season where the danger has been classified as “extreme”. Read more.
Ice Patrol: More Than 1,000 Icebergs Drifted Into N. Atlantic Shipping Lanes in 2017
