Hazard spot
Grand Banks of Newfoundland
Dense fog forms over the banks and fishing vessels cross without fixed courses. Drifting nets and buoys are hard to spot.
- Cause
- Fog and loss of visibility
- Main season
- May to September
- Position
- 45° 30,0' N 050° 00,0' W
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How the place works
Over the Grand Banks the cold Labrador Current meets the warm Gulf Stream, producing the most persistent fog in the North Atlantic. Add fishing, oil rigs and, in spring, icebergs drifting south with the Labrador Current.
What breaks there
An iceberg shows on radar; the growler broken off it often does not, and that is enough for a hole. In fog, collision with fishing vessels lying on station and hard to make out is added.
What this means for your policy
For the North Atlantic route it is worth checking whether ice contact is excluded. Many sets of conditions exclude ice as a matter of principle, and then the classic northern route to Europe is not covered without a special agreement.
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