International Ice Patrol - 1948. When Coast Guard planes on International Ice Patrol run into fog, and that is the usual thing after May 1st in the Grand Banks area, radar is used for spotting and plotting the position of icebergs. Peering into the radar scope, this man searches for bergs - his findings will be reported to the Coast Guard cutter on patrol for investigation and to the Ice Patrol Office at Argentia, Newfoundland for charting and broadcast. Combined air and surface operations and the effective use of radar and loran by Coast Guard patrol units contributed to the success of the 19
International Ice Patrol - 1948. When Coast Guard planes on International Ice Patrol run into fog, and that is the usual thing after May 1st in the Grand Banks area, radar is used for spotting and plotting the position of icebergs. Peering into the radar scope, this man searches for bergs - his findings will be reported to the Coast Guard cutter on patrol for investigation and to the Ice Patrol Office at Argentia, Newfoundland for charting and broadcast. Combined air and surface operations and the effective use of radar and loran by Coast Guard patrol units contributed to the success of the 1948 International Ice Patrol. It was the mission of the 1948 patrol to locate and report ice conditions constituting a menace to navigation, to determine set and drift of icebergs, to collect weather information and surface and sub-surface oceanographic data, and to keep all interested parties and commercial shipping informed thereof. The importance to mariners of "ice broadcasts" is evidenced by the fact that practically all commercial radio transmission ceases during these broadcasts. The International Ice Patrol along the steamer lanes of the North Atlantic is conducted by the United States Coast guard. Coast guard cutters and planes assigned to the patrol are based at Argentia, Newfoundland.
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