TABLE OF ICE REPORTS, 1953— Continued 



Date 



Name of vessel 



North 

 latitude 



West 

 longitude 



Description 



Apr. 20 



— do..-.. 

 Apr. 21 



Apr. 22 

 --do 



...do 



..do. 



...do.... 

 ...do.... 

 ...do.... 

 ...do.... 

 ...do.... 

 ...do.._- 



-do.... 



-do.... 



Apr. 23 



...do..... 



...do 



...do..... 



...do 



...do 



...do..... 



...do 



...do 



...do..... 

 ...do..... 

 ...do..... 

 ...do..... 

 ...do..... 

 ...do..... 

 ...do..-.. 



.do. 



--.do 



Apr. 24 

 --do-..-. 



-.do. 



—do. 



..do. 



..do- 



-.do.... 

 ..do.... 

 —do.... 



...do 



Apr. 25 



Apr. 26 

 -..do..... 

 ...do..... 

 ...do..... 



-do. 

 ...do. 



..do.... 

 ..do.... 

 ..do-... 

 -.do.... 



.do—, 

 -do..... 



-do 



-..do 



Canadian Department of 



Transport. 

 PAA aircraft 



Canadian Department of 

 Transport. 



Unidentified aircraft 



USCGLTS, Battle Har- 

 bor, Labrador. 



Canadian Department of 

 Transport. 



do 



Ice Patrol plane. 



do 



do 



USNS Valciez... 



do 



Narsarssuak AB . 



do 



do 



USCGLTS, Battle Plar- 



bor. Labrador. 



USN aircraft-- 



MATS aircraft 



Luksefjell 



Ice Patrol plane 



do 



do 



do.... 



do 



do- 



do- 



do 



do 



do.- - 



USCGC Bibb— -- 



Canadian Department of 



Transport. 

 Narsarssuak AB 



do-- 



USCGC Bibb 



USCGLTS, Battle Har- 

 bor. 



TWA aircraft , 



USCGC Bibb 



US Air Force 



Canadian Department of 

 Transport. 



do 



do 



Narsarssuak AB. 



.do- 



Canadian Department of 



Transport. 



USCGC McCullouch 



S&WA aircraft 



Orion 



Canadian Department of 



Transport. 



Unidentified aircraft 



do.. -- 



Ice Patrol plane. 

 do 



do 



do 



.-do. 

 ..-do- 

 .-do. 

 ...do. 



Gulf of St. Law- 

 rence. 

 49 40 1 51 30 



Point Amour, Gulf 

 of St. Lawrence. 



Cape Bonavista 



Strait of Belle Isle. 



Gulf of St. Law- 

 rence. 



Pt. Amour, Strait 



of Belle Isle. 

 Baccalieu Island.. . 

 Conception Bay... 



48 29 



46 54 



48 33 



48 28 



52 25 



52 55 



49 18 



52 27 



Cape Bonavista. 

 ■ ^ 52 ,38 



Gulf of St. Law- 

 rence. 

 BW-1 Fjord 



BW-3 Fjord 



50 00 I 51 00 

 Strait of Belle Isle.. 



49 20 I 50 25 

 52 55 I 51 36 

 Frobisher Bay to 

 Resolution Is- 

 land. 

 Gulf of St. Law- 

 rence. 



Pt. Amour. - 

 Belle Isle-.. 

 BW-1 Fjord - 



BW-3 Fjord 



Gulf of St. Law- 

 rence. 



53 .34 I 51 00 

 49 50 51 10 



48 57 I 48 30 

 Gulf of St. Law- 

 rence. 



49 00 I 53 25 

 Southwest coast of 



Greenland. 

 47 49 I 52 50 

 Conception Bay... 



Grates Point 



East coast Bacca- 

 lieu Island. 



East coast of Cape 

 Bonavista. 



All Gulf routes clear except ice in west- 

 ern part of Northumberland Strait. 

 Berg. 

 Heavy close pack ice with 4 bergs. 



6 or 7 bergs in vicinity. 

 Sea ice. 



Only ice in gulf scattered strings along 

 P. E. I. coast westward from Sum- 

 merside. 



5 bergs in sight. 



5 bergs, 1 growler. 



7 growlers, 4 bergs. 

 2 small growlers. 



2 bergs (same as 405). 

 Berg (same as 405). 

 Open water to 12 miles south. 

 Few growlers, patches of ice. 

 Few bergs, close pack ice. 



Sea ice. 



Medium sized berg and 3 growlers. 



Berg (same as 405). 



Berg and growler (same as 370). 



Berg (same as 462). 



11 bergs in vicinity. 



Berg. 



Growler. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 

 Large berg. 



Medium sized berg (same as 435). 

 No change since report of 22d. 



Open water to 12 miles south; heavy 



pack ice beyond this point. 

 Close pack ice in fjord and seaward. 

 Radar target, presumed berg. 

 Sea ice. 



Berg (same as 435). 



Heavy brash ice. 



Comprehensive report of ice conditions. 



All routes to Great Lakes and local 



gulf ports now clear of all ice except 



through Strait of Belle Isle. 

 7 bergs in heavy open pack ice. 

 String of ice on Labrador side. 

 Clear to Narsak Pt; then bergy bits and 



heavy pack ice. 

 Open to close pack ice; few bergs and 



close pack ice to seaward. 

 No change since report of 22d. 



Growler. 



Large berg. 



Large growler (same as 370). 



No new information 



Large berg. 



Heavy concentration of pack ice from' 

 Simiutak to about 100 miles seaward. 



1 small berg and 2 growlers. 

 9 growlers. 



2 small bergs. 



2 small bergs and 1 growler. 



Small berg. 



Medium drydock berg and 12 growlers. 



Medium pinnacled berg. 



3 small bergs. 



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