Survey operations in 2023

Hydrographic and scientific survey vessels, often towing long arrays.

issued in 2023
813
still in force
0
vs 2022
-12%
first · last
01-01 · 12-31

By month

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By NAVAREA series

  • HYDROPAC398
  • HYDROLANT243
  • NAVAREA IV124
  • HYDROARC38
  • NAVAREA XII10

Where · top seas

South Atlantic Ocean15023%
Arabian Sea10917%
North Atlantic Ocean9014%
South Pacific Ocean8113%
Indian Ocean548%
Persian Gulf457%
Bay of Bengal406%
Caribbean Sea315%
Gulf of Mexico244%
Norwegian Sea173%

All survey operations issued in 2023 · 813

  1. NAVAREA XII 471/232023-07-27 → 2023-07-29
    California 1. underwater operation 280700Z to 282359Z jul by M/V atlantis in area within two miles of…
    Eastern North Pacific
  2. NAVAREA IV 842/232023-07-26 → 2023-08-02
    NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 261440Z jul: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
  3. NAVAREA XII 468/232023-07-26 → 2023-07-29
    Underwater operations by M/V atlantis and submersible alvin: a. 270700Z to 280001Z jul in area within two…
    Eastern North Pacific · California
  4. HYDROLANT 1670/232023-07-25 → 2023-08-31
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V ramform titan towing 12 six mile long cables in…
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Egypt
  5. HYDROPAC 2398/232023-07-22 → 2023-08-07
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V fugro etive in area bound by 21-30.10S…
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia
  6. NAVAREA IV 829/232023-07-22 → 2023-08-07
    Trinidad and tobago
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Western North Atlantic
  7. HYDROPAC 2380/232023-07-21 → 2023-11-25
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by unmanned vessel in 32-52.70S 072-43.60W
    Eastern South Pacific · Chile
  8. HYDROARC 135/232023-07-20 → 2023-08-23
    Survey operations in progress until 22 aug by M/V gasshelf in area bound by 74-28.10N 068-17.20E, 74-11.00N…
    Kara Sea · Russia
  9. HYDROLANT 1635/232023-07-20 → 2023-08-14
    Survey operations 22 jul thru 13 aug by M/V tethys II, M/V l`europe, and M/V sagitta III in area bound by…
    Western Mediterranean Sea · Italy
  10. HYDROLANT 1634/232023-07-20 → 2023-09-03
    Survey operations 210001Z jul to 010100Z oct by M/V prospector towing 12 four mile long cables in area bound…
    Gulf of Guinea · Equatorial Guinea
  11. NAVAREA IV 815/232023-07-20 → 2023-07-21
    Underwater operations in progress until 31 dec by M/V osv horn island in area bound by 08-15.96N 057-02.23W,…
    Western North Atlantic
  12. NAVAREA IV 812/232023-07-19 → 2023-07-26
    NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 191715Z jul: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
  13. HYDROPAC 2361/232023-07-19 → 2023-07-21
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by unmanned vessel in 32-56.10S 072-51.40W
    Eastern South Pacific · Chile
  14. HYDROPAC 2360/232023-07-19 → 2023-07-21
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by unmanned vessel in 33-17.90S 072-02.60W
    Eastern South Pacific · Chile
  15. HYDROPAC 2359/232023-07-19 → 2023-07-26
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V lodbrog in 09-25.16S 159-57.00E
    Solomon Sea · Solomon Islands
  16. HYDROLANT 1624/232023-07-19 → 2023-07-26
    Survey operations in progress until 25 jul by M/V sw duchess in area bound by 24-45.07S 042-35.53W,…
    Western South Atlantic
  17. HYDROLANT 1619/232023-07-18 → 2023-07-20
    Survey operations in progress until 19 jul by M/V five in area bound by 43-49.26N 009-54.46E, 44-09.71N…
    Ligurian Sea · Tyrrhenian Sea · Italy
  18. HYDROLANT 1616/232023-07-18 → 2023-08-18
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V amazon conqueror towing 6500 meter long cables in…
    North Sea · Norway
  19. HYDROLANT 1615/232023-07-18 → 2023-07-18
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V amazon conqueror towing 6500 meter long cables in…
    North Sea · Norway
  20. HYDROARC 133/232023-07-17 → 2023-07-31
    Survey operations in progress until 30 jul by M/V ivan kireev in area bound by 72-41.65N 073-41.05E,…
    Kara Sea · Russia
  21. HYDROPAC 2333/232023-07-17 → 2023-07-19
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by unmanned vessel in 32-43.45S 073-10.21W
    Eastern South Pacific · Chile
  22. HYDROPAC 2332/232023-07-17 → 2023-07-19
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by unmanned vessel in 33-16.36S 072-01.60W
    Eastern South Pacific · Chile
  23. HYDROLANT 1604/232023-07-16 → 2023-09-18
    Survey operations 17 jul until further notice by M/V ramform vanguard towing 17 4200 meter long cables in…
    North Sea · Norwegian Sea · Norway
  24. HYDROLANT 1598/232023-07-15 → 2023-07-30
    Survey operations in progress until 29 jul by M/V ramform tethys towing 12 8000 meter long cables in area…
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  25. HYDROPAC 2300/232023-07-14 → 2023-07-17
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by unmanned vessel in 31-35.93S 074-45.51W
    Eastern South Pacific
  26. HYDROPAC 2299/232023-07-14 → 2023-07-17
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by unmanned vessel in 32-29.68S 072-59.71W
    Eastern South Pacific · Chile
  27. HYDROLANT 1581/232023-07-14 → 2023-07-21
    Survey operations in progress until 20 jul by M/V siem dorado in area bound by 25-23.00S 044-42.00W,…
    Western South Atlantic
  28. NAVAREA IV 789/232023-07-13 → 2023-07-28
    Survey operations 14 thru 27 jul by M/V atlantic spirit in area bound by 06-45.00N 055-47.50W, 06-45.00N…
    Western North Atlantic · Suriname
  29. NAVAREA IV 787/232023-07-12 → 2023-11-02
    Underwater operations in progress until 01 nov by ssc adelaar, osv atlantic liberty and barge stingray in…
    Western North Atlantic · Guyana
  30. NAVAREA IV 783/232023-07-12 → 2023-07-19
    NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 121400Z jul: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
  31. HYDROLANT 1567/232023-07-11 → 2023-07-18
    Survey operations in progress until 17 jul by M/V ramform tethys towing 12 8000 meter long cables in area…
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  32. NAVAREA XII 434/232023-07-11 → 2023-07-29
    Underwater operations by r/v atlantis and dsv alvin 0700Z to 2359Z daily: a. 16 jul in area within 2 miles…
    Eastern North Pacific · California
  33. HYDROLANT 1563/232023-07-11 → 2023-07-22
    Underwater operations 11 thru 21 jul by M/V capitan comandor alexandru catuneanu in area bound by 43-45.00N…
    Black Sea · Romania
  34. HYDROLANT 1561/232023-07-11 → 2023-08-31
    Scientific buoys temporarily established by M/V thalassa 15 jul thru 30 aug in: a. dyfamed, 43-25.00N…
    Western Mediterranean Sea · France · Spain
  35. HYDROPAC 2264/232023-07-11 → 2023-07-14
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by unmanned vessel in 31-02.10S 074-59.88W
    Eastern South Pacific
  36. HYDROPAC 2263/232023-07-11 → 2023-07-14
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by unmanned vessel in 31-53.63S 074-31.76W
    Eastern South Pacific
  37. HYDROPAC 2261/232023-07-11 → 2023-07-19
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V investigator in area bound by 38-14.40S…
    Bass Strait · Australia
  38. HYDROARC 127/232023-07-10 → 2023-07-31
    Underwater operations in progress until 30 jul by M/V kern, M/V ivan petrov, M/V granit and M/V nikolay…
    Kara Sea · Russia
  39. HYDROPAC 2240/232023-07-09 → 2023-07-12
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V fugro etive in area bound by 20-03.30S…
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia
  40. HYDROARC 126/232023-07-08 → 2023-08-03
    Survey operations in progress until 022359Z aug by M/V ramform victory towing nine six mile long cables in…
    Norwegian Sea
  41. HYDROARC 125/232023-07-08 → 2023-09-06
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V ramform hyperion towing 14 six mile long cables in…
    Norwegian Sea
  42. NAVAREA IV 770/232023-07-07 → 2023-07-15
    Survey operations 12 thru 14 jul by M/V delta skipper in area bound by 10-06.03N 061-00.42W, 10-05.55N…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Western North Atlantic · Trinidad and Tobago
  43. HYDROLANT 1527/232023-07-07 → 2023-07-22
    Underwater operations 11 thru 21 jul by M/V capitan comandor alexandru catuneanu in area bound by 43-57.32N…
    Black Sea · Romania
  44. HYDROPAC 2214/232023-07-07 → 2023-07-11
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by unmanned vessel in 31-10.00S 075-30.70W
    Eastern South Pacific
  45. HYDROPAC 2213/232023-07-07 → 2023-07-11
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by unmanned vessel in 31-00.90S 075-29.90W
    Eastern South Pacific
  46. NAVAREA IV 766/232023-07-07 → 2023-07-07
    Underwater operations in progress until 31 jul by M/V delta commander in area bound by 08-15.95N 057-02.23W,…
    Western North Atlantic
  47. NAVAREA IV 765/232023-07-07 → 2023-07-07
    Underwater operations in progress until 31 dec by M/V c-legend in area bound by 08-15.95N 057-02.23W,…
    Western North Atlantic
  48. NAVAREA IV 764/232023-07-07 → 2023-07-07
    Underwater operations in progress until 31 dec by M/V charlie comeaux in area bound by 08-15.95N 057-02.23W,…
    Western North Atlantic
  49. HYDROPAC 2202/232023-07-06 → 2023-07-06
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V investigator in 38-40.88S 148-27.79E
    Bass Strait · Australia
  50. HYDROLANT 1517/232023-07-06 → 2023-07-17
    Underwater operations 1100Z to 2000Z daily 06 thru 17 jul by M/V poseidon in 24-08.09S 046-10.29W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil

Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts and your national MSI service.

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