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. HYDROPAC 298/242024-01-25 → 2024-02-07
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V skandi singapore in 20-29.50S 114-54.00E
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia
  2. NAVAREA IV 77/242024-01-24 → 2024-01-31
    NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 241217Z jan: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
  3. HYDROPAC 284/242024-01-24 → 2024-02-24
    Survey operations in progress until 23 feb 24 by vessel M/V samudra sarvekshak along trackline joining…
    Arabian Sea · India
  4. HYDROLANT 181/242024-01-24 → 2024-02-01
    Underwater operations 1100Z to 2000Z daily 25 jan thru 01 feb in 24-10.04S 046-14.53W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  5. HYDROPAC 275/242024-01-23 → 2024-05-01
    Survey operations in progress until 30 apr 24 in area bound by 28-35.42N 049-38.40E, 28-37.14N 049-35.98E,…
    Persian Gulf · Saudi Arabia
  6. HYDROPAC 270/242024-01-23 → 2024-01-25
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V skandi darwin in 38-32.40S 148-33.30E
    Bass Strait · Australia
  7. HYDROPAC 264/242024-01-22 → 2024-01-26
    Survey operations 23 thru 25 jan in area bound by 09-53.80N 076-04.60E, 10-02.40N 076-04.60E, 10-02.40N…
    Arabian Sea · India
  8. HYDROPAC 262/242024-01-22 → 2024-02-23
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V samson explorer towing 900 meter long cables in…
    Southeastern Indian Ocean · Australia
  9. HYDROLANT 167/242024-01-21 → 2024-02-01
    Survey operations 221900Z jan thru 010800Z feb by M/V sarmiento de gamboa in area bound by 28-16.80N…
    Eastern North Atlantic · Canary Islands
  10. HYDROPAC 242/242024-01-19 → 2024-04-01
    Survey operations 20 jan until further notice by M/V horizon nomad in area bound by 26-15.76N 051-46.63E,…
    Persian Gulf · Qatar
  11. HYDROLANT 154/242024-01-19 → 2024-02-19
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V amazon conqueror towing 12 8000 meter long cables…
    Eastern South Atlantic
  12. HYDROLANT 153/242024-01-19 → 2024-01-26
    Underwater operations 1100Z to 2000Z daily 19 thru 26 jan in 24-10.04S 046-14.53W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  13. HYDROLANT 152/242024-01-19 → 2024-01-27
    Underwater operations 1100Z to 2000Z daily 19 thru 27 jan in 24-10.51S 046-30.84W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  14. HYDROLANT 151/242024-01-19 → 2024-01-27
    Underwater operations 1100Z to 2000Z daily 20 thru 27 jan in 24-09.92S 046-13.67W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  15. NAVAREA IV 61/242024-01-18 → 2024-02-29
    Trinidad and tobago
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  16. HYDROPAC 210/242024-01-18 → 2024-01-31
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V deep orient in area bound by 21-08.46S…
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia
  17. NAVAREA IV 56/242024-01-17 → 2024-04-02
    Survey operations 20 jan thru 01 apr by M/V connor bordelon in: a. 07-13.32N 055-51.88W
    Western North Atlantic · Suriname
  18. HYDROPAC 196/242024-01-16 → 2024-04-24
    Underwater operations in progress until 02 may by M/V seamec glorious along trackline joining 19-16.66N…
    Arabian Sea · India
  19. HYDROPAC 195/242024-01-16 → 2024-01-23
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V skandi darwin in 38-30.80S 148-28.10E
    Bass Strait · Australia
  20. HYDROPAC 187/242024-01-16 → 2024-01-26
    Survey operations 17 thru 25 jan in area bound by 14-40.00N 067-24.00E, 14-40.00N 069-10.00E, 18-00.00N…
    Arabian Sea
  21. HYDROPAC 179/242024-01-16 → 2024-01-29
    Oceanographic equipment established in 28-02.00S 073-34.32W
    Eastern South Pacific
  22. HYDROPAC 178/242024-01-16 → 2024-01-29
    Oceanographic equipment established in 29-45.24S 074-56.58W
    Eastern South Pacific
  23. HYDROPAC 177/242024-01-16 → 2024-01-29
    Oceanographic equipment established in 33-38.40S 080-37.44W
    Eastern South Pacific · Islas Juan Fernandez
  24. HYDROPAC 176/242024-01-16 → 2024-01-29
    Oceanographic equipment established in 34-24.42S 075-41.04W
    Eastern South Pacific
  25. HYDROPAC 175/242024-01-16 → 2024-01-18
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V seven oceanic in area bound by 19-44.30S…
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  26. HYDROLANT 117/242024-01-15 → 2024-02-01
    Survey operations in progress until 31 jan by vessel M/V ramform victory towing ten 8800 meter long cables…
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  27. HYDROPAC 166/242024-01-15 → 2024-04-15
    Survey operations 16 jan thru 14 apr by M/V posh natuna in vicinity: a. 19-34.39N 071-21.75E
    Arabian Sea · India
  28. HYDROPAC 164/242024-01-15 → 2024-01-19
    Survey operations 16 thru 18 jan in area bound by 09-53.80N 076-04.60E, 10-02.40N 076-04.60E, 10-02.40N…
    Arabian Sea · India
  29. HYDROPAC 147/242024-01-13 → 2024-01-20
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V castorone along trackline joining 20-18.50S…
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia
  30. NAVAREA XII 11/242024-01-12 → 2024-02-09
    Underwater operations 150900Z jan thru 090900Z feb by r/v atlantis and submersible alvin in area within 100…
    Eastern North Pacific
  31. HYDROPAC 136/242024-01-12 → 2024-04-16
    Salvage operations 15 jan thru 15 apr in area bound by 19-00.89N 072-31.17E, 19-00.82N 072-30.85E, 19-00.59N…
    Arabian Sea · India
  32. HYDROLANT 88/242024-01-12 → 2024-01-19
    Underwater operations 1100Z to 2000Z daily 12 thru 19 jan by M/V rei alberto in 24-09.92S 046-13.67W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  33. NAVAREA IV 36/242024-01-11 → 2024-01-24
    NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 111355Z jan: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
  34. HYDROPAC 124/242024-01-11 → 2024-02-01
    Survey operations 12 thru 31 jan in area bound by 08-59.00N 078-55.00E, 08-59.00N 078-36.00E, 08-53.00N…
    Gulf of Mannar · India
  35. HYDROPAC 112/242024-01-10 → 2024-02-09
    Survey operations in progress until 08 feb by M/V vanessa 7 in area bound by 21-03.51N 072-24.44E, 20-20.04N…
    Arabian Sea · Gulf of Khambhat · India
  36. HYDROPAC 107/242024-01-10 → 2024-03-21
    Survey operations in progress by M/V geo coral towing 12 six mile long cables in area bound by 12-25.00S…
    Timor Sea · Australia
  37. HYDROPAC 91/242024-01-08 → 2024-02-21
    Survey operations 09 jan thru 20 feb in area bound by 20-22.17N 071-28.05E, 20-22.17N 072-00.00E, 19-42.57N…
    Arabian Sea · Gulf of Khambhat · India
  38. HYDROPAC 74/242024-01-06 → 2024-01-07
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V lay vessel 108 in 12-57.87S 124-26.55E
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  39. HYDROPAC 65/242024-01-05 → 2024-02-24
    Dredging operations in progress until further notice in areas bound by: a. 24-19.35N 052-40.33E, 24-19.01N…
    Persian Gulf · U.A.E
  40. HYDROPAC 60/242024-01-05 → 2024-02-06
    Survey operations in progress until 05 feb in area bound by 16-24.00S 057-00.00E, 20-54.00S 057-00.00E,…
    Western Indian Ocean · Mauritius
  41. HYDROPAC 55/242024-01-05 → 2024-01-16
    Oceanographic equipment established in 34-15.54S 076-01.32W
    Eastern South Pacific
  42. HYDROPAC 54/242024-01-05 → 2024-01-16
    Oceanographic equipment established in 27-54.30S 073-44.94W
    Eastern South Pacific
  43. HYDROPAC 53/242024-01-05 → 2024-01-16
    Oceanographic equipment established in 33-34.74S 080-58.68W
    Eastern South Pacific · Islas Juan Fernandez
  44. HYDROPAC 52/242024-01-05 → 2024-01-16
    Oceanographic equipment established in 29-45.24S 074-56.58W
    Eastern South Pacific
  45. HYDROLANT 23/242024-01-04 → 2024-01-10
    Underwater operations 1100Z to 2000Z daily 04 thru 10 jan by M/V bravo mar in 24-09.09S 046-12.36W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  46. HYDROLANT 22/242024-01-04 → 2024-01-10
    Underwater operations 1100Z to 2000Z daily 04 thru 10 jan by M/V rei alberto in: a. 24-07.07S 046-15.56W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  47. HYDROLANT 18/242024-01-03 → 2024-02-20
    Survey operations in progress until 01 may by M/V ramform atlas towing 12 five mile long cables in area…
    Eastern South Atlantic
  48. NAVAREA IV 12/24in force2024-01-03
    Underwater operations are in progress by vessels Bourbon Calm and Bourbon Sapphire in the Western North Atlantic; wide berth requested.
    Western North Atlantic
  49. NAVAREA IV 11/242024-01-03 → 2024-01-11
    NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 031624Z jan: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
  50. NAVAREA IV 9/242024-01-03 → 2025-01-01
    Underwater operations in progress until 31 dec by tug bourbon liberty 308, tug bourbon liberty 243 and tug…
    Western North Atlantic · Guyana

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