Survey operations in the Bay of Bengal

Hydrographic and scientific survey vessels, often towing long arrays.

in force
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last 12 months
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vs previous 12 (15)
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since 2000
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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 2024–2026 are under-counted.

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No survey operations in force in the Bay of Bengal right now.

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Other hazards in the Bay of Bengal

Archive · 358 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 643/172017-02-22 → 2017-03-15
    Underwater operations 23 feb thru 30 jun in: a. 19-54.63N 091-54.54E
    Bay of Bengal · Burma
  2. HYDROPAC 546/172017-02-14 → 2017-03-09
    Survey operations 150001Z feb T0 091830Z mar by M/V samudra kaustubh in area bound by 12-21.7N 080-14.1E,…
    Bay of Bengal · India
  3. HYDROPAC 277/172017-01-24 → 2017-03-31
    Survey operations 250001Z jan to 311830Z mar by M/V fugro voyager in area bound by 19-56.43N 092-25.60E,…
    Bay of Bengal · Burma
  4. HYDROPAC 235/172017-01-21 → 2017-02-08
    Survey operations in progress until 081830Z feb by M/V samudra kaustubh in area bound by 19-27.49N…
    Bay of Bengal · India
  5. HYDROPAC 181/172017-01-17 → 2017-02-15
    Survey operations 190001Z jan to 151830Z feb by MV fugro supporter in area bound by 19-00.06N 092-08.86E,…
    Bay of Bengal · Burma
  6. HYDROPAC 4026/162016-12-28 → 2017-01-12
    Survey operations in progress until 121830Z jan by M/V samudra kaustubh in area bound by 18-00.00N…
    Bay of Bengal · India
  7. HYDROPAC 3895/162016-12-15 → 2017-01-15
    Survey operations 160001Z dec to 151830Z jan 17 by M/V fugro supporter in area bound by 16-45.08N…
    Bay of Bengal · Burma
  8. HYDROPAC 3550/162016-11-17 → 2016-11-23
    Survey operations in progress until 231830Z nov by M/V samudra kaustubh in area bound by 19-39.0N 085-35.0E,…
    Bay of Bengal · India
  9. HYDROPAC 3459/162016-11-09 → 2017-07-11
    Sub-surface scientific moorings established in: a. 16-17.73N 082-22.75E
    Bay of Bengal · India
  10. HYDROPAC 3303/162016-10-27 → 2016-11-09
    Sub-surface scientific moorings established until 101830Z nov in: a. 16-17.73N 082-22.75E
    Bay of Bengal · India
  11. HYDROPAC 3198/162016-10-18 → 2016-12-01
    Geophysical survey in progress thru 30 nov by M/V fugro equinox in area bound by 19-56.4N 092-25.6E,…
    Bay of Bengal · Burma
  12. HYDROPAC 3197/162016-10-18 → 2017-01-24
    Geophysical survey in progress until 151830Z feb 17 by M/V fugro voyager in area bound by 16-37.0N…
    Bay of Bengal · India
  13. HYDROPAC 3067/162016-10-07 → 2016-10-17
    Geophysical survey in progress until 151830Z feb 17 by M/V fugro voyager in area bound by 16-37.0N…
    Bay of Bengal · India
  14. HYDROPAC 3050/162016-10-06 → 2016-10-17
    Survey operations in progress until 171730Z oct by M/V nirupak in area bound by 11-52.6N 079-57.4E, 11-58.4N…
    Bay of Bengal · India
  15. HYDROPAC 3049/162016-10-06 → 2016-11-10
    Survey operations in progress until 101730Z nov by M/V mgs sagar in areas bound by: a. 13-31.1N 083-48.4E,…
    Bay of Bengal
  16. HYDROPAC 2764/162016-09-12 → 2016-10-10
    Scientific moorings established in: a. 16-17.7N 082-22.7E
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  17. HYDROPAC 2581/162016-08-26 → 2016-10-06
    Survey operations in progress until 05 oct by M/V mgs sagar in areas bound by: a. 11-27.22N 083-31.35E,…
    Bay of Bengal
  18. HYDROPAC 2376/162016-08-09 → 2016-09-11
    Sub-surface scientific moorings, established until 10 sep in: a. 16-17.7N 082-22.7E
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  19. HYDROPAC 2055/162016-07-08 → 2018-09-07
    Salvage operations in progress until further notice vicinity 17-42N 083-21.2E
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  20. HYDROPAC 1747/162016-06-10 → 2016-07-11
    Oceanographic operations in progress until 10 jul by M/V chandra jupiter in area bound by 16-02.6N…
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  21. HYDROPAC 1274/162016-05-02 → 2016-06-01
    Geophysical survey in progress until 31 may by M/V kohinoor in area bound by 16-13.0N 081-37.6E, 16-11.0N…
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  22. HYDROPAC 1272/162016-05-02 → 2016-05-21
    Geophysical survey in progress until 31 may by M/V teja in area bound by 16-12.3N 081-37.5E, 16-13.5N…
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  23. HYDROPAC 1252/162016-04-29 → 2016-05-16
    Survey operations by M/V fugro equinox: a. in progress until 07 may in area bound by 16-45.1N 093-20.9E,…
    Bay of Bengal · Andaman Sea · Gulf of Martaban · Burma
  24. HYDROPAC 1186/162016-04-22 → 2016-04-29
    Survey operations by M/V fugro supporter: a. in progress until 07 may in area bound by 16-45.1N 093-20.9E,…
    Bay of Bengal · Andaman Sea · Gulf of Martaban · Burma
  25. HYDROPAC 1048/162016-04-08 → 2016-04-22
    Survey operations in progress until 07 may by M/V fugro supporter in area bound by 16-45.1N 093-20.9E,…
    Bay of Bengal · Burma
  26. HYDROPAC 965/162016-04-01 → 2016-04-19
    Survey operations in progress until 18 apr by M/V samudra kaustubh in area bound by 19-25.1N 085-09.6E,…
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  27. HYDROPAC 857/162016-03-24 → 2016-05-01
    Geophysical survey in progress until 30 apr by M/V teja in area bound by 16-24.64N 082-01.58E, 16-19.93N…
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  28. HYDROPAC 678/162016-03-09 → 2016-03-24
    Survey operations in progress until 23 mar by M/V samudra kaustubh in area bound by 19-39.90N 085-41.50E,…
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  29. HYDROPAC 481/162016-02-20 → 2016-02-24
    Hydrographic survey in progress until 23 feb by M/V sandhayak in area bound by 12-00N 081-22E, 12-54N…
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  30. HYDROPAC 402/162016-02-12 → 2016-02-20
    Survey operations in progress until 19 feb by M/V samudra kaustubh in area bound by 11-24.5N 079-50.6E,…
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  31. HYDROPAC 401/162016-02-12 → 2016-02-22
    Hydrographic survey in progress until 21 feb by M/V nirupak in area bound by 20-31.5N 087-28.0E, 20-44.8N…
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  32. HYDROPAC 60/162016-01-08 → 2016-01-15
    Hydrographic survey in progress until 14 jan by M/V sandhayak in area bound by 12-59.4N 080-15.0E, 13-26.0N…
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  33. HYDROPAC 4167/152015-12-23 → 2015-12-30
    Hydrographic survey in progress until 29 dec by M/V sandhayak in area bound by 12-59.24N 080-15.00E,…
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  34. HYDROPAC 3764/152015-11-17 → 2015-12-31
    Survey operations in progress until 09 jan 16 by M/V fugro supporter within two miles of tracklines joining:…
    Northern Indian Ocean · Arabian Sea · Bay of Bengal
  35. HYDROPAC 3710/152015-11-12 → 2015-12-22
    Survey operations by M/V samudra kaustubh: a. in progress until 26 nov in area bound by 20-38.58N…
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  36. HYDROPAC 3286/152015-10-05 → 2015-10-26
    Oceanographic survey in progress until 25 oct by M/V samudra ratnakar in area bound by 17-51.63N 086-06.03E,…
    Bay of Bengal
  37. HYDROPAC 2568/152015-08-05 → 2015-11-01
    Survey operations in progress until 31 oct by M/V samudra sarvekshak in area bound by 16-12.28N 081-37.45E,…
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  38. HYDROPAC 1595/152015-05-14 → 2015-05-21
    Survey operations in progress until 20 may by M/V jaya DURGA-1 in areas bound by: a. 16-19.59N 081-40.18E,…
    India-east Coast
  39. HYDROPAC 1225/152015-04-11 → 2015-05-08
    Hydrographic survey by M/V: a. 13 thru 22 apr in area bound by 06-42N 093-38E, 07-02N 093-38E, 07-02N…
    Andaman Sea · Bay of Bengal · Nicobar Islands
  40. HYDROPAC 1198/152015-04-09 → 2015-04-26
    Oceanographic survey in progress until 25 apr by M/V samudra ratnakar in area bound by 12-55.76N 080-34.05E,…
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  41. HYDROPAC 1197/152015-04-09 → 2015-06-17
    Underwater operations in progress until 16 jun by M/V chikyu in area bound by 17-41.38N 084-19.04E,…
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  42. HYDROPAC 1169/152015-04-07 → 2015-05-01
    Survey operations in progress until 30 apr in areas bound by: a. 16-19.59N 081-40.18E, 16-17.38N 081-37.81E,…
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  43. HYDROPAC 836/152015-03-10 → 2015-04-09
    Survey operations in progress until 31 jul by M/V chikyu in areas bound by: a. 15-57.71N 082-06.99E,…
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  44. HYDROPAC 835/152015-03-10 → 2015-04-01
    Hydrographic survey in progress until 31 mar by M/V in area bound by 09-43.5N 078-53.0E, 09-43.5N 079-25.0E,…
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal · Palk Strait
  45. HYDROPAC 337/152015-01-29 → 2015-02-16
    Geophysical survey in progress until 15 feb by M/V sindhu sadhana with submersible in area bound by…
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  46. HYDROPAC 58/152015-01-06 → 2015-01-17
    Hydrographic survey: a. in progress until 10 jan in area bound by 17-09.5N 083-24.0E, 17-11.2N 083-22.5E,…
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  47. HYDROPAC 3207/142014-10-29 → 2014-11-01
    Survey operations in progress until 31 oct by M/V sea princess in area bound by 15-46.43N 093-54.90E,…
    Eastern Bay of Bengal · Burma
  48. HYDROPAC 2197/142014-07-28 → 2014-08-16
    Survey operations in progress until 15 aug by M/V northern endeavour along trackline joining 13-01.27N…
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast · Andaman Islands
  49. HYDROPAC 3845/132013-12-10 → 2014-02-01
    Survey operations 15 dec thru 31 jan 14 by M/V fugro equinox in areas bound by: a. 19-12.43N 092-32.60E,…
    Bay of Bengal
  50. HYDROPAC 1142/132013-04-23 → 2013-06-01
    Survey operations 25 apr thru 25 may by M/V genesis in area bound by 20-12.84N 092-08.76E, 20-09.75N…
    Bay of Bengal · Burma

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