southernmost lane, called track A, is crossed by dangerous ice. Dur- 

 ing 1928 it is known to have been crossed b}^ bergs only twice. The 

 tracks to the north of A are progressively more dangerous, being 

 especially so in spring and early summer, when the Labrador current 

 strengthens and brings large quantities of ice down from the Arctic. 



Those charged with the shifting of the tracks, and those concerned 

 in any way with the navigation of ships along them, should realize 

 to the full, in view of the many human lives concerned and on account 

 of the enormous value of the floating property involved, their respon- 

 sibilities in the matter, and act accordingly. The prevalence of fog 

 and low visibility over the cold water areas Avhere the ice is usually 

 found makes the exercise of caution necessary. 



During the 1928 ice patrol season the Canadian Pacific steamship 

 Montrose struck a berg along one of the Canada-Europe tracks to 

 the northeast of the area that is most closely guarded by the ice 

 patrol. Although she stove in her bows with the reported loss of 

 two lives, she was able to continue to her destination under her own 

 power. While it is not desired to view the matter in a pessimistic 

 light, it would appear that the increasing traffic along the northern 

 tracks leading through areas where bergs are known to be normally 

 present in considerable numbers, is liable to result from time to time 

 in such collisions. The ice-patrol broadcasts, which list all the 

 known ice, when they are coupled with good judgment on the part 

 of masters and the exercise of caution at all times, will serve to reduce 

 these collisions to the minimum, and should greatly mitigate their 

 serious effects when thej" do occur. 



