Survey operations in 2024

Hydrographic and scientific survey vessels, often towing long arrays.

issued in 2024
254
still in force
3
vs 2023
-69%
first · last
01-01 · 12-30

Coverage note: the NGA archive ends 2024-05 and live collection began 2026-08-17. Warnings issued in between are here only if they were still in force when collection started, so this year is under-counted.

By month

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By NAVAREA series

  • HYDROPAC144
  • HYDROLANT64
  • NAVAREA IV39
  • HYDROARC4
  • NAVAREA XII3

Where · top seas

South Atlantic Ocean3819%
Arabian Sea3719%
Indian Ocean2613%
South Pacific Ocean2010%
North Atlantic Ocean189%
Gulf of Mexico147%
Caribbean Sea126%
Bay of Bengal116%
Laccadive Sea105%
Black Sea95%

All survey operations issued in 2024 · 254

  1. HYDROLANT 574/242024-03-19 → 2024-04-23
    Survey operations in progress until 232000Z apr by M/V geo resolution in area bound by 22-48.20S 041-12.80W,…
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  2. HYDROPAC 901/242024-03-18 → 2024-05-14
    Survey operations in progress until 13 may in area bound by 16-39.00N 093-43.00E, 16-39.00N 094-28.20E,…
    Andaman Sea · Bay of Bengal · Burma
  3. HYDROPAC 900/242024-03-18 → 2024-05-16
    Survey operations in progress until 15 may by M/V urja and tug shakti in 18-08.49N 072-22.07E
    Arabian Sea · India
  4. HYDROPAC 895/242024-03-18 → 2024-03-21
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V mma coral in 38-39.90S 142-58.60E
    Great Australian Bight · Australia
  5. HYDROLANT 550/242024-03-16 → 2024-04-24
    Survey operations in progress until 241000Z apr by M/V taurus in area bound by 06-56.53S 034-49.48W,…
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  6. HYDROPAC 872/242024-03-15 → 2024-03-27
    Survey operations 18 thru 26 mar in area bound by 22-11.50N 068-46.50E, 22-05.50N 068-38.50E, 21-57.00N…
    Arabian Sea · India
  7. HYDROPAC 863/242024-03-14 → 2024-05-02
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V maersk master in 09-49.26S 130-16.14E
    Timor Sea · Australia
  8. NAVAREA IV 282/242024-03-14 → 2025-01-01
    Underwater operations 15 mar thru 31 dec by M/V jack edwards in area bound by 08-15.96N 057-02.23W,…
    Western North Atlantic
  9. HYDROPAC 850/242024-03-13 → 2024-03-22
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V sapura constructor in area bound by 21-17.82S…
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia
  10. HYDROPAC 849/242024-03-13 → 2024-03-26
    Survey operations 14 thru 25 mar by submersible shinkai 6500 and M/V yokosuka in areas bound by: a.…
    Western North Pacific
  11. NAVAREA IV 279/242024-03-13 → 2024-03-20
    NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 131555Z mar: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
  12. HYDROPAC 834/242024-03-13 → 2024-03-18
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V mma coral in 38-46.59S 142-58.20E
    Great Australian Bight · Australia
  13. HYDROLANT 515/242024-03-13 → 2024-04-09
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V pxgeo 2 towing ten 8100 meter long cabes in area…
    Western South Atlantic
  14. NAVAREA IV 274/242024-03-12 → 2024-04-15
    Trinidad and tobago
    Western North Atlantic
  15. HYDROPAC 822/242024-03-12 → 2024-03-22
    Survey operations 13 thru 21 mar in area bound by 08-39.80N 078-07.00E, 08-39.80N 078-28.20E, 08-52.70N…
    Gulf of Mannar · India
  16. HYDROPAC 789/242024-03-09 → 2024-03-13
    Survey operations in progress until 12 mar by M/V shaddad in area within one mile of 24-53.23N 052-43.61E
    Persian Gulf · U.A.E
  17. HYDROPAC 769/242024-03-07 → 2024-04-09
    Survey operations 09 mar thru 08 apr by M/V vanessa 7 along trackline joining 20-21.56N 072-01.33E,…
    Arabian Sea · Gulf of Khambhat · India
  18. HYDROPAC 765/242024-03-07 → 2024-03-13
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V mma coral in 39-13.00S 142-52.50E
    Great Australian Bight · Australia
  19. HYDROLANT 467/242024-03-07 → 2024-04-01
    Survey operations in progress until 31 mar by M/V ramform victory towing ten 8800 meter long cables in area…
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  20. NAVAREA IV 255/242024-03-06 → 2024-03-13
    NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 061655Z mar: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
  21. HYDROPAC 751/242024-03-06 → 2024-03-18
    Survey operations in progress until 31 mar by M/V sambhavya in area bound by 16-32.04N 082-23.31E, 16-26.83N…
    Bay of Bengal · India
  22. HYDROPAC 746/242024-03-06 → 2024-04-07
    Survey operations in progress until 06 apr in area bound by 07-19.80N 134-27.44E, 07-19.79N 134-27.51E,…
    Western North Pacific · Palau
  23. HYDROPAC 738/242024-03-05 → 2024-05-17
    Survey operations in progress until 16 may by M/V sw bly in area bound by 16-30.40N 082-41.30E, 16-30.60N…
    Bay of Bengal · India
  24. HYDROPAC 737/242024-03-05 → 2024-05-21
    Survey operations in progress until 20 may by vessel mahaxmi II in 16-32.04N 082-23.31E
    Bay of Bengal · India
  25. HYDROLANT 450/242024-03-05 → 2024-03-09
    Survey operations in progress until 092100Z mar by M/V taurus in area bound by 06-50.45S 034-45.38W,…
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  26. HYDROPAC 729/242024-03-04 → 2024-03-07
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V mma coral in 39-06.49S 142-57.09E
    Great Australian Bight · Australia
  27. HYDROLANT 444/242024-03-04 → 2026-08-14
    Survey operations by vessel BGP Prospector towing 12 cables of 7000 meters in western South Atlantic off Argentina, 7 mile berth requested.
    Western South Atlantic · Argentina
  28. HYDROPAC 721/242024-03-04 → 2024-03-16
    Survey operations in progress until 15 mar by M/V coastal triumph in areas bound by: a. 16-36.83N…
    Bay of Bengal · India
  29. HYDROPAC 717/242024-03-04 → 2024-04-26
    Sub-surface scientific moorings established in: a. 38-07.56S 147-31.92E
    Bass Strait · Australia
  30. HYDROPAC 711/242024-03-02 → 2026-08-14
    Underwater operations are in progress by vessel Skandi Hercules in the Eastern Indian Ocean off Australia, with a three-mile berth requested.
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia
  31. HYDROPAC 710/242024-03-02 → 2026-08-14
    Survey operations by vessel Geo Coral towing 12 five-mile cables in Timor Sea, Indonesia; seven-mile berth requested.
    Timor Sea · Indonesia
  32. HYDROPAC 709/242024-03-02 → 2024-03-02
    Survey operations in progress by M/V geo coral towing five mile long cable in area bound by 10-54.00S…
    Timor Sea · Indonesia
  33. HYDROLANT 426/242024-03-02 → 2024-03-12
    Survey operations in progress until 11 mar by M/V artemis odyssey in area bound by 25-04.49S 042-10.72W,…
    Western South Atlantic
  34. HYDROPAC 692/242024-02-29 → 2024-03-08
    Underwater operations 01 thru 07 mar by M/V yokosuka with submersible shinkai 6500 in areas bound by: a.…
    Philippine Sea · Western North Pacific · Japan
  35. HYDROLANT 417/242024-02-28 → 2024-03-26
    Underwater operations 1100Z to 2000Z daily 28 feb thru 26 mar by M/V big john VI, M/V rodrigo neto I and M/V…
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  36. NAVAREA IV 227/242024-02-28 → 2025-01-01
    Underwater operations 01 mar thru 31 dec by M/V bourbon ruby in areas bound by: a. 08-00.66N 056-44.58W,…
    Western North Atlantic
  37. NAVAREA IV 225/242024-02-28 → 2024-03-06
    NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 161640Z feb: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
  38. HYDROPAC 682/242024-02-28 → 2024-03-04
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V mma coral in area bound by 38-38.00S…
    Great Australian Bight · Australia
  39. HYDROPAC 675/242024-02-27 → 2024-04-13
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V deep orient in area bound by 21-44.25S…
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia
  40. HYDROLANT 402/242024-02-27 → 2024-03-07
    Underwater operations 261900Z feb to 071200Z mar by M/V rebecca in area bound by 33-03.07S 047-27.95W,…
    Western South Atlantic
  41. HYDROLANT 387/242024-02-24 → 2024-03-19
    Survey operations in progress until 192000Z mar by M/V geo resolution in areas bound by: a. 22-09.44S…
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  42. HYDROLANT 386/242024-02-24 → 2024-03-04
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by m\v bgp prospector towing 12 8100 meter long cables in…
    Western South Atlantic · Argentina
  43. HYDROARC 23/242024-02-24 → 2026-08-14
    Scientific mooring with top float at 42 meters established at 75-06.02N 168-00.04W in Chukchi Sea.
    Chukchi Sea
  44. HYDROPAC 626/242024-02-23 → 2024-04-11
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V samson explorer towing 900 meter long cables…
    Bass Strait · Australia
  45. NAVAREA IV 197/242024-02-21 → 2024-05-01
    Survey operations in progress until 30 apr by M/V chloe candies, M/V sanco spirit and M/V artemis athene in…
    Gulf of Mexico
  46. HYDROPAC 605/242024-02-21 → 2024-03-05
    Survey operations in progress until 16 may by M/V sw bly in area bound by 16-30.40N 082-41.30E, 16-05.90N…
    Bay of Bengal · India
  47. HYDROLANT 360/242024-02-20 → 2026-08-14
    Survey operations are in progress in the eastern South Atlantic by the vessel Ramform Atlas towing twelve 8000-meter cables; an eight-mile berth is requested.
    Eastern South Atlantic
  48. HYDROLANT 353/242024-02-19 → 2024-04-10
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V amazon conqueror towing 12 8000 meter long cables…
    Eastern South Atlantic
  49. HYDROPAC 576/242024-02-19 → 2024-02-28
    Survey operations 20 thru 27 feb in area bound by 08-39.80N 078-07.00E, 08-52.70N 078-07.00E, 08-52.70N…
    Gulf of Mannar · India
  50. HYDROPAC 559/242024-02-17 → 2024-02-24
    Underwater operations in progress by M/V deep orient in area bound by 21-44.25S 114-35.67E, 21-44.25S…
    Bali Sea · Eastern Indian Ocean · Java Sea · Australia

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