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This isthe 80th annual report of the International Ice Patrol (IIP). 

 It contains information on Ice Patrol operations, environmental condi- 

 tions, and ice conditions for the 1994 IIP season. The U.S. Coast 

 Guard conducts the Ice Patrol in the North Atlantic underthe provisions 

 of U.S. Code, Title 46, Sections 738, 738a through 738d, and the 

 International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974. 

 The IIP is supported by 17 member nations (Appendix A). It was 

 initiated shortly afterthe sinking of the RMS TITANIC on April 1 5, 1 91 2 

 and has been conducted seasonally since that time. 



Commander, International Ice Patrol (CUP) is underthe opera- 

 tional control of Commander, Coast Guard Atlantic Area. CMP directs 

 the Ice Patrol from its Operations Center in Groton, Connecticut. IIP 

 receives iceberg location reports from ships and planes transiting its 

 patrol area and conducts aerial Ice Reconnaissance Detachments 

 (ICERECDETS) to survey the southeastern, southern, and southwest- 

 ern regions of the Grand Banks of Newfoundland for icebergs. IIP 

 analyzes ice and environmental data and employs an iceberg drift and 

 deterioration model to produce twice-daily iceberg warnings which are 

 broadcast to mariners as ice bulletins and facsimile charts. IIP also 

 responds to requests for iceberg information. HP's ICERECDETS 

 were based in ST. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada during the 1994 

 season. 



Vice Admiral Paul A. Welling was Commander, Atlantic Area, 

 until June 24, 1994, when he was relieved by Vice Admiral James M. 

 Loy. Captain Alan D. Summy was Commander, International Ice 

 Patrol until July 20, 1994, when he was relieved by CDR Ross L. 

 Tuxhorn. 



