International Ice Patrol

American  

noun

1. an annual U.S. Coast Guard patrol of the North Atlantic Ocean during the ice season to ascertain the locations of icebergs and to warn ships: undertaken under a 1914 international agreement between 14 maritime countries.

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Example Sentences

The International Ice Patrol was formed after the sinking of the Titanic to monitor iceberg danger in the North Atlantic and warn ships.

From Washington Times • Apr. 5, 2017

The International Ice Patrol reported no fewer than 800�more than in any year since 1912, when one of the 1,019 icebergs sighted that year sank the Titanic.

From Time Magazine Archive