International Ice Patrol established
American patrols of the Grand Banks lanes begun in 1913 were placed on a permanent international footing by the 1914 convention, funded by the participating maritime nations and operated by the United States Coast Guard. It has surveyed and broadcast the iceberg limit every season since, apart from wartime interruption.
Historical — it happened, and the record is settled.
Subjects
- International Ice Patrol · international programme · not located
- International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1914 · international convention · not located
- North Atlantic — Grand Banks approaches · maritime region · Grand Banks of Newfoundland and the Labrador Current · not located
Evidence
Verified — Every field is supported by a cited authoritative source.
International Ice Patrol operational records
Ice patrols of the North Atlantic shipping lanes began in response to the 1912 loss and were formalised by the 1914 SOLAS convention; the Patrol is funded by participating maritime nations and has been operated by the US Coast Guard since, publishing seasonal iceberg limits to shipping.
United States Coast Guard · Verified
United States Coast Guard, International Ice Patrol - annual season reports and published iceberg limit bulletins
Recorded on International Ice Patrol
- Baltic's ice warning handed to Ismay and pocketed
- Mesaba reports heavy pack ice and bergs directly ahead
- Iceberg sighted and struck
- Titanic founders
- US Senate report submitted
- International Ice Patrol established
- International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea signed in London
- The RAPID array begins continuous AMOC measurement at 26.5°N
Related
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- The RAPID array begins continuous AMOC measurement at 26.5°N · 2004-04
- International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea signed in London · 1914-01-20
- US Senate report submitted · 1912-05-28
- Titanic founders · 1912-04-15 02:20
- Baltic's ice warning handed to Ismay and pocketed · 1912-04-14 13:42
- Mesaba reports heavy pack ice and bergs directly ahead · 1912-04-14 21:40
- Iceberg sighted and struck · 1912-04-14 23:40