TABLE OF ICE REPORTS, 1953— Continued 



Date 



Name of vessel 



North 

 latitude 



West 

 longitude 



Description 



May 17 



..do- 



.do. 



-do. 



May 18 



-__do 



...do—.. 

 ...do.— . 

 ...do-.... 



...do 



...do..... 

 ...do..... 

 ...do..... 

 ...do..... 



...do. 

 ...do. 

 ...do. 

 ...do. 



.do. 



.do.. 



.do.. 

 ...do., 

 -.do.. 

 ..do.. 

 ..do.. 

 ..do.. 

 ..do.. 

 ..do.. 



...do. 



...do. 

 .do. 



..do. 

 ..do. 



US Air Force. 



USN aircraft. 



.do- 



.do. 



DaltonHall 



Ice Patrol plane, 

 .do 



.do. 

 .do- 

 .do. 

 .do. 

 .do. 

 .do. 

 .do. 



.do. 

 .do. 

 .do. 

 .do. 



.do. 



.do. 

 -do. 

 .do. 

 .do. 

 .do. 



.do. 

 .do. 

 .do. 

 .do. 



-do. 



.do. 

 .do. 



..-.do. 



use G aircraft. 



..do. 



-do. 



Argentia, New- 

 foundland. 

 Notre Dame Bay 



to 

 49 50 I 55 30 



50 00 I 55 00 



50 00 I 54 35 



to 

 50 30 I 54 40 



to 

 50 25 I 54 15 



to 



49 40 I 53 40 



Indian Harbor 



to 



Cape Harrison 



/ 54 40 I 56 33 



to 



54 15 I 57 10 



to 



54 00 I 57 00 



to 



West Coast 



George Island 



to 



Entrance to Holy- 

 rood Bay. 

 Conception Bay... 



47 44 I 52 42 



Pouch Cove. 



West side Concep- 

 tion Bay. 



48 00 1 52 50 



Grates Point 



Entrance Trinity 



Bay. 

 48 27 I 51 40 

 48 32 I 52 50 

 East coast Bona- 

 vista Bay. 

 Cape Bonavista 

 to 

 Cape Freels 

 'Newfoundland- 

 coast at 49 CON 

 to 

 north close along 

 shore around 

 Cape Freels to 

 F g Island 

 thenceto west into 

 Notre Dame Bay. 



Fogo Island 



to 



Cape St. John 



Bonavista Bay 



Vicinity Cape Bon- 

 vista. 



Trinity Bay 



Twillingate to Belle 



Isle. 

 Strait of Belle Isle.. 



3 bergs bearing 138° magnetic from 

 Argentia 70 to 85 miles distant. 



Southern limit of Newfoimdland pack 

 ice. Waters east and north generally 

 ice free to 54°00' N. except for widely 

 scattered bergs and growlers. 



Scattered belts 12 to 29 miles wide. 



■Limits of close pack ice off Labrador. 



Berg and growler (same as 525). 



Radar target, possible berg. 



Small growler (same as 694). 



Large berg (same as 588). 



Large and small growler (same as 678). 



Medium berg (same as 705). 



Small berg (same as 706). 



Small berg (same as 491). 



Small berg. 



Large berg. 



Berg between Bell and Kelly Islands. 

 Small berg aground. 

 Growler aground. 



3 bergs and growler. 



Berg. 



Small berg aground. 



8 growlers. 



Berg. 

 Do. 



4 bergs and growler agrotmd. 



14 bergs and numerous growlers. 



Limits of close pack ice. 



Berg (same as 553). 

 Berg. 



Do. 

 Berg and 2 growlers. 

 Berg. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 



[s bergs. 



9 bergs. 

 3 bergs. 



2 bergs. 



Numerous bergs and growlers. 



No ice around Battle Harbor. 3 bergs 

 just west of Belle Isle. 



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