Introduction 



This is the 81st annual report of the International Ice Patrol (IIP). It 

 contains information on Ice Patrol operations, environmental conditions, and 

 ice conditions for the 1995 IIP season. The U.S. Coast Guard conducts the 

 Ice Patrol in the North Atlantic under the 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 after the sinking of the RMS 

 TITANIC on April 15, 1912 and has been conducted seasonally since that 

 time. 



Commander, International Ice Patrol (CMP) is under the operational 

 control of Commander, Coast Guard Atlantic Area. CUP directs the Ice 

 Patrol from its Operations Center in Groton, Connecticut. IIP receives ice- 

 berg location reports from ships and planes transiting its patrol area and 

 conducts aerial Ice Reconnaissance Detachments (ICERECDETs) to sur- 

 vey the southeastern, southern, and southwestern 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 ice- 

 berg warnings, which are broadcast to mariners as ice bulletins and facsimile 

 charts. IIP also responds to requests for Iceberg information. MP's 

 ICERECDETs were based in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada during the 

 1995 season. 



Vice Admiral James M. Loy was Commander, Atlantic Area. CDR 

 Ross L. Tuxhorn was Commander, International Ice Patrol. 



