Hazard spot
Labrador Sea and Denmark Strait: Drifting ice
Labrador Sea and Denmark Strait: Drift ice and icebergs are present even in summer, and radar does not see the small pieces. The hull has to be built for it.
- Cause
- Drifting ice
- Main season
- all year
- Position
- 60° 00,0' N 050° 00,0' W
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Labrador Sea and Denmark Strait: how the place works
The Labrador Current carries ice south all year, in spring icebergs from the Greenland glaciers, in winter sea ice as well. The water temperature is just above freezing, and the harbours are far apart.
Labrador Sea and Denmark Strait: what breaks there
An iceberg shows on radar, its growler often does not, and that is enough for a hole at the waterline. At this water temperature, flooding is not material damage but an emergency for the crew.
Labrador Sea and Denmark Strait: what this means for your policy
Ice contact is excluded as a matter of principle in many sets of conditions. Anyone planning the northern route to Greenland or via Iceland needs an express agreement, and not every provider offers one.
Read this in full: Ice is not an accidentCruising range
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