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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A
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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. HYDROPAC 557/242024-02-17 → 2024-05-16
    Survey operations 17 feb thru 15 may by M/V seamec III along trackline joining 18-34.11N 072-13.45E,…
    Arabian Sea · Gulf of Khambhat · India
  2. HYDROPAC 556/242024-02-16 → 2024-03-02
    Survey operations 19 feb thru 01 mar by M/V marion dufresne in area bound by 36-00.00S 077-00.00E, 36-00.00S…
    Southern Indian Ocean · French Southern and Antarctic Lands
  3. NAVAREA IV 183/242024-02-16 → 2024-03-01
    NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 161640Z feb: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
  4. HYDROPAC 553/242024-02-16 → 2026-08-14
    Survey operations by the vessel Bluebottle are in progress in the Tasman Sea off Australia until further notice; wide berth requested.
    Tasman Sea · Australia
  5. HYDROPAC 546/242024-02-16 → 2024-04-12
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V bhagwan dryden in area bound by 20-40.97S…
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia
  6. HYDROLANT 323/242024-02-16 → 2024-03-02
    Survey operations in progress until 01 mar by M/V ramform victory towing ten 8800 meter long cables in area…
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  7. HYDROLANT 322/242024-02-16 → 2024-04-08
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V joides resolution in: a. 40-11.03N 012-42.49E
    Tyrrhenian Sea · Italy
  8. NAVAREA XII 81/242024-02-16 → 2024-03-18
    Underwater operations 180900Z feb to 180900Z mar by M/V atlantis with submersible alvin in area within 100…
    Eastern North Pacific
  9. HYDROLANT 320/242024-02-16 → 2024-02-17
    Underwater operations 1100Z to 2100Z daily 16 and 17 feb in 20-22.67S 040-08.20W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  10. HYDROARC 17/242024-02-15 → 2024-02-16
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice in area bound by 69-46.45N 085-04.70E, 69-46.54N…
    Kara Sea · Russia
  11. HYDROPAC 535/242024-02-15 → 2024-04-30
    Survey operations in progress until 07 may by M/V crest argus 2 and M/V sanco star in area bound by…
    Arabian Sea · India
  12. NAVAREA IV 172/242024-02-15 → 2024-02-21
    Survey operations in progress until 30 may in area bound by 27-31.90N 090-24.60W, 27-33.10N 092-03.90W,…
    Gulf of Mexico
  13. NAVAREA IV 171/242024-02-15 → 2025-01-01
    Survey operations in progress until 31 dec 24 by M/V siem day in areas bound by: a. 08-00.66N 056-44.58W,…
    Western North Atlantic
  14. NAVAREA IV 169/242024-02-14 → 2024-02-14
    Survey operations in progress thru 31 dec by M/V connor bordelon in area bound by 08-12.16N 056-49.26W,…
    Western North Atlantic · Guyana
  15. HYDROPAC 518/242024-02-14 → 2024-02-22
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V seven oceanic in vicinity 20-14.14S 116-22.51E
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia
  16. HYDROLANT 295/242024-02-11 → 2024-02-20
    Survey operations 12 thru 19 feb by M/V siem dorado along trackline joining 25-22.60S 042-32.10W, 25-18.62S…
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  17. HYDROLANT 280/242024-02-09 → 2024-03-27
    Survey operations 12 feb thru 26 mar by M/V bgp dragon and M/V rem saltire in area bound by 03-17.54N…
    Gulf of Guinea · Nigeria
  18. HYDROPAC 479/242024-02-09 → 2024-05-02
    Survey operations 12 feb thru 01 may by M/V mt force in areas bound by: a. 20-35.00N 072-39.00E, 20-35.00N…
    Gulf of Khambhat · India
  19. HYDROPAC 477/242024-02-09 → 2024-03-08
    Survey operations in progress until 081830Z mar M/V vanessa 7 in vicinity of trackline joining 20-05.60N…
    Arabian Sea · Gulf of Khambhat · India
  20. HYDROPAC 474/242024-02-09 → 2026-08-14
    Oceanographic equipment is established at 34-30S 074-55W in the eastern South Pacific.
    Eastern South Pacific
  21. HYDROPAC 473/242024-02-09 → 2026-08-14
    Oceanographic equipment is established in the eastern South Pacific at 28-27.00S 073-11.00W, cancelling warning 339/24.
    Eastern South Pacific
  22. HYDROPAC 472/242024-02-09 → 2026-08-14
    Oceanographic equipment established at 33-50S 080-43W near Islas Juan Fernandez; cancels warning 341/24.
    Eastern South Pacific · Islas Juan Fernandez
  23. HYDROPAC 471/242024-02-09 → 2026-08-14
    Oceanographic equipment is established in the eastern South Pacific at 29-21S 075-11W; previous HYDROPAC 340/24 is canceled.
    Eastern South Pacific
  24. HYDROLANT 269/242024-02-08 → 2024-03-07
    Underwater operations in progress until 072000Z mar in 24-09.24S 046-12.68W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  25. HYDROPAC 467/242024-02-08 → 2024-02-22
    Survey operations 09 thru 21 feb in area bound by 22-11.50N 068-46.00E, 22-04.00N 068-52.75E, 22-10.50N…
    Arabian Sea · India
  26. NAVAREA IV 136/242024-02-07 → 2024-02-16
    NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 071639Z feb: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
  27. HYDROLANT 264/242024-02-07 → 2024-03-06
    Underwater operations 071100Z feb to 062000Z mar in 24-10.04S 046-14.53W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  28. HYDROPAC 455/242024-02-07 → 2024-02-15
    Survey operations 08 feb thru 07 may by M/V sanco star and M/V mma monarch in area bound by 19-51.30N…
    Arabian Sea · India
  29. HYDROPAC 440/242024-02-06 → 2024-03-21
    Sub-surface scientific moorings established in: a. 38-19.99S 147-28.33E
    Bass Strait · Australia
  30. HYDROLANT 257/242024-02-06 → 2024-02-16
    Survey operations in progress until 15 feb by M/V ramform victory towing ten 8800 meter cables in area bound…
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  31. HYDROPAC 416/242024-02-03 → 2024-02-23
    Survey operations in progress until 22 feb by M/V coastal triumph in area bound by 16-36.83N 082-24.08E,…
    Bay of Bengal · India
  32. NAVAREA IV 117/242024-02-02 → 2024-02-10
    Underwater operations 07 thru 09 feb by M/V voyager eagle in 10-05.08N 061-02.13W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Trinidad
  33. HYDROPAC 407/242024-02-02 → 2024-04-09
    Survey operations 05 feb thru 08 apr by M/V orion laxmi and M/V vyacheslav tikhonov in area bound by…
    Arabian Sea · Gulf of Khambhat · India
  34. HYDROLANT 237/242024-02-02 → 2024-02-09
    Survey operations in progress until 082359Z feb by M/V ramon margalef in area within four miles of 28-00.00N…
    Eastern North Atlantic · Canary Islands
  35. HYDROPAC 399/242024-02-01 → 2024-05-26
    Survey operations in progress until 25 may by M/V TN06MFB1478, M/V jk dhanyasree, M/V mala and M/V jk…
    Arabian Sea · Gulf of Mannar · Northern Indian Ocean · India
  36. HYDROLANT 231/242024-02-01 → 2024-04-16
    Survey operations in progress until 15 apr by M/V ng driller in: a. 39-13.99N 007-49.48E
    Western Mediterranean Sea · Sardinia
  37. HYDROPAC 394/242024-02-01 → 2024-01-01
    Survey operations in progress until 25 apr by M/V TN06MFB1478, M/V jk dhanyasree, M/V mala and M/V jk…
    Arabian Sea · Gulf of Mannar · Northern Indian Ocean · India
  38. HYDROPAC 392/242024-02-01 → 2024-04-01
    Survey operations in progress until 31 mar by M/V sai sowbaghya in area bound by 19-51.30N 071-27.18E,…
    Arabian Sea · India
  39. NAVAREA IV 104/242024-01-31 → 2024-02-07
    NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 311521Z jan: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
  40. HYDROPAC 366/242024-01-30 → 2024-02-01
    Survey operations in progress until 31 jan by M/V coastal triumph in areas bound by: a. 16-36.83N…
    Bay of Bengal · India
  41. NAVAREA IV 96/242024-01-30 → 2024-01-31
    Trinidad and tobago
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  42. HYDROPAC 355/242024-01-30 → 2024-02-02
    Wave buoy established in 38-11.78S 148-23.65E
    Bass Strait · Australia
  43. HYDROPAC 351/242024-01-29 → 2024-02-06
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V mma coral in area bound by 38-38.00S…
    Great Australian Bight · Australia
  44. HYDROLANT 221/242024-01-29 → 2024-02-07
    Survey operations in progress until 06 feb by r/v maria s. merian in area bound by 35-45.00N 008-00.00W,…
    Eastern North Atlantic · Morocco
  45. HYDROPAC 342/242024-01-29 → 2024-02-09
    Oceanographic equipment established in 34-33.96S 075-10.50W
    Eastern South Pacific
  46. HYDROPAC 341/242024-01-29 → 2024-02-09
    Oceanographic equipment established in 33-43.98S 080-33.12W
    Eastern South Pacific · Islas Juan Fernandez
  47. HYDROPAC 340/242024-01-29 → 2024-02-09
    Oceanographic equipment established in 29-33.24S 075-09.20W
    Eastern South Pacific
  48. HYDROPAC 339/242024-01-29 → 2024-02-09
    Oceanographic equipment established in 28-11.10S 073-27.20W
    Eastern South Pacific
  49. HYDROLANT 208/242024-01-28 → 2024-02-09
    Survey operations in progress until 090800Z feb by M/V sarmiento de gamboa in area bound by 28-34.70N…
    Eastern North Atlantic · Canary Islands
  50. NAVAREA IV 81/242024-01-26 → 2024-02-22
    Underwater operations 31 jan thru 21 feb by vessel M/V statia responder along trackline joining 10-08.82N…
    Western North Atlantic · Trinidad and Tobago

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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