Survey operations in the Caribbean Sea

Hydrographic and scientific survey vessels, often towing long arrays.

in force
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last 12 months
2
vs previous 12 (1)
+100%
since 1999
208

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.

In force now · 2

  1. NAVAREA IV 783/26in force2026-08-12
    NAVAREA IV lists positions of mobile offshore drilling units as of August 12 at 14:40 UTC.
  2. NAVAREA IV 743/26in force2026-07-31
    Underwater operations by vessels Atlantis and Alvin near Cayman Islands from August 2 to August 18, within 100 miles of 18°23'N 081°47'W, wide berth requested.
    Caribbean Sea · Cayman Islands

Longest in force

  1. NAVAREA IV 743/26in force2026-07-31 · 21 d
    Underwater operations by vessels Atlantis and Alvin near Cayman Islands from August 2 to August 18, within 100 miles of 18°23'N 081°47'W, wide berth requested.
    Caribbean Sea · Cayman Islands
  2. NAVAREA IV 783/26in force2026-08-12 · 9 d
    NAVAREA IV lists positions of mobile offshore drilling units as of August 12 at 14:40 UTC.

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Other hazards in the Caribbean Sea

Archive · 206 cancelled

  1. NAVAREA IV 1187/222022-11-09 → 2022-11-16
    NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 091600Z nov: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
  2. NAVAREA IV 1166/222022-11-03 → 2022-11-09
    NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 021555Z nov: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
  3. NAVAREA IV 1151/222022-10-30 → 2023-12-08
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V maria s. merian in 11-07.84N 074-51.64W
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia
  4. NAVAREA IV 1133/222022-10-26 → 2022-11-03
    NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 261524Z oct: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
  5. NAVAREA IV 1102/222022-10-19 → 2022-10-26
    NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 191237Z oct: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
  6. NAVAREA IV 1076/222022-10-12 → 2022-10-19
    NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 121506Z oct: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
  7. NAVAREA IV 1037/222022-10-05 → 2022-10-12
    NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 051337Z oct: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
  8. NAVAREA IV 973/222022-09-22 → 2022-10-05
    NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 221335Z sep: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
  9. NAVAREA IV 932/222022-09-14 → 2022-09-22
    NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 141554Z sep: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
  10. NAVAREA IV 907/222022-09-07 → 2022-09-14
    NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 071300Z sep: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
  11. NAVAREA IV 906/222022-09-07 → 2022-09-07
    NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 071300Z sep: a. 27-10.40N 090-21.90W
  12. NAVAREA IV 880/222022-08-31 → 2022-09-07
    NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 311558Z aug: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
  13. NAVAREA IV 850/222022-08-24 → 2022-08-31
    NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 241305Z aug: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
  14. NAVAREA IV 819/222022-08-17 → 2022-08-24
    NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 171025Z aug: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
  15. NAVAREA IV 790/222022-08-11 → 2022-08-17
    NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 111235Z aug: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
  16. NAVAREA IV 759/222022-08-03 → 2022-08-11
    NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 031310Z aug: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
  17. NAVAREA IV 757/222022-08-02 → 2022-08-17
    Underwater operations 052000Z to 172000Z aug by submersible alvin and vessel atlantis in area within 60…
    Western Caribbean Sea · Cayman Islands
  18. NAVAREA IV 729/222022-07-27 → 2022-08-03
    NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 271445Z jul: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
  19. NAVAREA IV 705/222022-07-20 → 2022-07-27
    NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 201553Z jul: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
  20. NAVAREA IV 677/222022-07-13 → 2022-07-20
    NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 131554Z jul: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
  21. NAVAREA IV 656/222022-07-08 → 2022-07-18
    Trinidad and tobago
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  22. NAVAREA IV 643/222022-07-06 → 2022-07-13
    NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 061229Z jul: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
  23. NAVAREA IV 613/222022-06-30 → 2022-07-06
    NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 291338Z jun: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
  24. NAVAREA IV 589/222022-06-22 → 2022-06-30
    NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 221705Z jun: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
  25. NAVAREA IV 517/222022-06-01 → 2022-06-22
    NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 011525Z jun: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
  26. NAVAREA IV 503/222022-05-26 → 2022-06-01
    NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 261211Z may: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
  27. NAVAREA IV 479/222022-05-19 → 2022-05-26
    NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 191144Z may: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
  28. NAVAREA IV 452/222022-05-11 → 2022-05-19
    NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 111652Z may: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
  29. NAVAREA IV 429/222022-05-04 → 2022-05-11
    NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 041725Z may: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
  30. NAVAREA IV 402/222022-04-27 → 2022-05-04
    NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 271429Z apr: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
  31. NAVAREA IV 381/222022-04-20 → 2022-04-27
    NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 201447Z apr: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
  32. NAVAREA IV 342/222022-04-06 → 2022-04-20
    NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 061505Z apr: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
  33. NAVAREA IV 314/222022-03-30 → 2022-04-06
    NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 301428Z mar: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
  34. NAVAREA IV 289/222022-03-23 → 2022-03-30
    NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 231442Z mar: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
  35. NAVAREA IV 267/222022-03-16 → 2022-03-23
    NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 161328Z mar: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
  36. NAVAREA IV 248/222022-03-10 → 2022-03-16
    NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 101544Z mar: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
  37. NAVAREA IV 217/222022-03-02 → 2022-03-10
    NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 021517Z mar a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
  38. NAVAREA IV 192/222022-02-23 → 2022-03-02
    NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 231543Z feb: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
  39. NAVAREA IV 147/222022-02-09 → 2022-02-23
    NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 091420Z feb: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
  40. NAVAREA IV 145/222022-02-08 → 2022-02-20
    Survey operations 09 thru 19 feb by M/V gladys mccall along trackline joining 10-15.66N 061-58.64W,…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Trinidad
  41. NAVAREA IV 118/222022-02-02 → 2022-02-09
    NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 021316Z feb: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
  42. NAVAREA IV 85/222022-01-27 → 2022-02-02
    NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 271636Z jan: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
  43. NAVAREA IV 30/222022-01-12 → 2022-01-27
    NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 121334Z jan: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
  44. NAVAREA IV 10/222022-01-05 → 2022-01-12
    NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 051719Z jan: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
  45. NAVAREA IV 1143/212021-12-22 → 2022-01-05
    NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 221340Z dec: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
  46. NAVAREA IV 1122/212021-12-15 → 2021-12-22
    NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 151316Z dec: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
  47. NAVAREA IV 1107/212021-12-08 → 2021-12-15
    NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 081512Z dec: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
  48. NAVAREA IV 1080/212021-12-01 → 2021-12-08
    NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 011453Z dec: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
  49. NAVAREA IV 1076/212021-11-30 → 2022-02-24
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V ramform titan towing eight 9260 meter long cables,…
    Caribbean Sea · Dominican Republic
  50. NAVAREA IV 1074/212021-11-30 → 2021-12-03
    Underwater operations in progress until 31 jan 22 by M/V seven borealis and M/V siem spearfish along…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Tobago

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