List of Noteworthy Events 



NOVEMBER 1981 International Ice Patrol (IIP) personnel visited CANFORSTA Summerside, Prince Edward Island, CN 

 between 2 and 4 November to determine the feasibility of moving tfie Ice Reconnaissance Detacfi- 

 ment (ICERECDET) operations tfiere. On the 18"^ and 19"^ of this month, IIP personnel made a trip to 

 Gander, NFLD to evaluate Gander as a base of operations for the ICERECDET. 



JANUARY 1982 IIP made no pre-season deployments during the month. IIP closely monitored berg sightings from 

 Ice Central Ottawa. On the 15"^ of the month, the oil platform OCEAN RANGER capsized during 

 heavy storm conditions while stationed in the IIP operations area. 



FEBRUARY 1982 No pre-season deployments were conducted. On February 19"^ IIP received the first preliminary berg 

 reports from Canadian reconnaisance flights which reported five bergs along the Labrador coast, 

 the southernmost one sighted at 53°50'N 55°35'W. 



MARCH 1982 IIP conducted the first pre-season trip to Gander between 1 and 3 March. One reconnaisance flight 

 was flown on this trip and 10 bergs were sighted, all north of 50°50'N. IIP deployed two Tiros 

 Oceanographic Drifters on this flight to gather oceanographic data (see Appendix B, Oceanographic 

 Conditions, for more details). 



The first regular season deployment departed on the 10"*' of the month. IIP flew pre-season recon- 

 naisance flights on the 11"*^ and the 12"'^. The 11 March flight was flown in conjunction with Cana- 

 dian Atmospheric Environment Service (AES) representatives and was dedicated to the evaluation of 

 the aircraft's Side-Looking Airborne Radar (SLAR) as an effective detector of icebergs and sea ice. 



APRIL 1982 IIP deployed the third and fourth Tiros Oceanographic Drifters on 1 April. On 15 April, the annual 



Titanic Commemorative flight was flown over the position that the ship was reported to have sunk 

 and a commemorative wreath was dropped over the site along with the cremated remains of Mr. 

 Frank Goldsmith, a young survivor of the Titanic cruise who passed away in January 1982. 



MAY 1982 This was a normal Ice Patrol month, with 13 reconnaisance flights and 219 new bergs sighted. No 



unusual events. 



JUNE 1982 On 16 June, the M/V Canadian Bulker collided with an iceberg at position 47°29.2'N 49°19.5'W, well 



within IIP reported ice limits. The vessel continued on to St. John's for repairs. 



JULY 1982 As warmer weather moved in over the patrol area, visibility decreased and hampered recon- 



naissance operations. IIP conducted eleven reconnaissance flights during the month. 



AUGUST 1982 This somewhat prolonged Ice Patrol reconnaissance season came to a close this month. The last 

 regular season ICERECDET deployment returned to the U. S. on 27 August. 



SEPTEMBER 1982The season was officially closed at 0200000 GMT September with the transmission of the final IIP 

 message bulletin. One post-season trip was made to Gander from the 13"^ to the 15'*^ to close out all 

 commercial contracts and retrieve spare parts kept in storage. 



