Survey operations in the Caribbean Sea

Hydrographic and scientific survey vessels, often towing long arrays.

in force
2
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 · 10 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 777/172017-09-08 → 2017-09-11
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V discoverer 2 towing 10700 meter long cable along…
    Caribbean Sea · Panama
  2. NAVAREA IV 756/172017-09-04 → 2017-09-08
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V discoverer 2 towing 10700 meter long cable along…
    Caribbean Sea · Panama
  3. NAVAREA IV 747/172017-09-01 → 2017-09-04
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V discoverer 2 towing 10700 meter long cable along…
    Caribbean Sea · Panama
  4. NAVAREA IV 718/172017-08-25 → 2017-08-29
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V discoverer 2 towing 10700 meter long cable in area…
    Western Caribbean Sean · Panama
  5. HYDROLANT 2582/172017-08-24 → 2017-08-25
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V discoverer 2 towing 10700 meter long cable in area…
    Western Caribbean Sean · Panama
  6. NAVAREA IV 689/172017-08-15 → 2017-08-25
    Underwater operations 17 thru 24 aug by M/V mark 1 along trackline joining 10-26.52N 061-30.40W, 10-26.72N…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Trinidad
  7. NAVAREA IV 677/172017-08-11 → 2018-01-28
    Survey operations in progress until 27 jan 18 by M/V west freedom, M/V orix and M/V sable in area bound by…
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia
  8. NAVAREA IV 525/172017-06-22 → 2017-11-28
    Underwater operations in progress until 27 nov by M/V bourbon front, M/V bourbon sapphire and M/V norbert…
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia
  9. NAVAREA IV 346/172017-04-28 → 2017-05-03
    Survey operations in progress until 02 may by M/V james cook towing 3000 meter long cable in area bound by…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  10. NAVAREA IV 318/172017-04-18 → 2017-04-28
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V james cook towing 300 meter long cable in area…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  11. NAVAREA IV 275/172017-04-02 → 2017-04-03
    Survey operations in progress until 031200Z apr by M/V harrier explorer in area bound by 18-00N 077-00W,…
    Caribbean Sea · Jamaica-south Coast
  12. NAVAREA IV 273/172017-04-01 → 2017-04-02
    Survey operations in progress until 03 apr by M/V harrier explorer in area bound by 18-00N 077-00W, 18-00N…
    Caribbean Sea · Jamaica-south Coast
  13. NAVAREA IV 272/172017-03-31 → 2017-04-03
    Survey operations in progress until 02 apr by M/V harrier explorer in area bound by 18-00N 078-00W, 18-00N…
    Caribbean Sea · Jamaica-south Coast
  14. NAVAREA IV 265/172017-03-29 → 2017-04-01
    Survey operations in progress until 31 mar by M/V harrier explorer in area bound by 18-00N 078-00W, 18-00N…
    Caribbean Sea · Jamaica-south Coast
  15. NAVAREA IV 261/172017-03-29 → 2017-03-29
    Survey operations in progress until 301600Z mar by M/V harrier explorer in area bound by 18-00N 078-00W,…
    Caribbean Sea · Jamaica-south Coast
  16. NAVAREA IV 251/172017-03-27 → 2017-03-29
    Survey operations in progress until 28 mar by M/V harrier explorer in area bound by 18-00N 078-00W, 18-00N…
    Caribbean Sea · Jamaica-south Coast
  17. NAVAREA IV 24/172017-01-12 → 2019-03-08
    Scientific moorings established in: a. 13-21.2N 059-37.4W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Barbados
  18. NAVAREA IV 1034/162016-12-07 → 2016-12-08
    M/V asphalt spring aground in 09-25.35N 079-52.02W
    Western Caribbean Sea · Panama
  19. NAVAREA IV 965/162016-11-11 → 2016-11-21
    Kitts and nevis
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · St
  20. NAVAREA IV 918/162016-10-21 → 2016-11-13
    Kitts and nevis
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · St
  21. NAVAREA IV 466/162016-06-14 → 2017-02-17
    Oceanographic equipment, marked by orange buoy, in 12-16.8N 074-16.4W
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia
  22. NAVAREA IV 431/162016-06-03 → 2016-06-06
    Scientific moorings established until 05 jun within 500 meters of: a. 12-27.5N 074-37.6W
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia
  23. NAVAREA IV 290/162016-04-14 → 2016-05-15
    Trinidad and tobago
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  24. NAVAREA IV 246/162016-03-31 → 2016-04-12
    Trinidad and tobago
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  25. NAVAREA IV 23/162016-01-11 → 2016-03-13
    Survey operations 12 jan thru 12 mar by M/V geoexplorer in area bound by 17-17-23.71N 078-32-44.05W,…
    Caribbean Sea · Jamaica-south Coast
  26. NAVAREA IV 972/152015-11-18 → 2016-01-01
    Underwater operations 19 nov thru 31 dec by M/V gulf marine, M/V bourbon orca and M/V da vinci within 500…
    Western North Atlantic · Eastern Caribbean Sea · Trinidad-southeast Coast
  27. NAVAREA IV 917/152015-10-30 → 2017-02-17
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V bolete dolphin in areas bound by: a.…
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia-north Coast
  28. NAVAREA IV 867/152015-10-16 → 2015-11-18
    Underwater operations 18 oct thru 29 nov by M/V gulf marine, M/V bourbon ocra and M/V delta admiral within…
    Western North Atlantic · Eastern Caribbean Sea · Trinidad-southeast Coast
  29. NAVAREA IV 760/152015-09-12 → 2015-09-26
    Survey operations in progress until 25 sep by M/V geoexplorer in area bound by 11-56-21.29N 072-50-06.04W,…
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia
  30. NAVAREA IV 314/152015-04-21 → 2015-06-21
    Survey operations 26 apr thru 20 jun by M/V geoexplorer in area bound by 17-51.52N 078-30.00W, 17-49.21N…
    Caribbean Sea · Jamaica-south Coast
  31. NAVAREA IV 245/152015-04-02 → 2015-07-01
    Trinidad and tobago
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Venezuela
  32. NAVAREA IV 115/152015-02-10 → 2015-09-19
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V bolete dolphin in areas bound by: a.…
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia-north Coast
  33. NAVAREA IV 36/152015-01-13 → 2015-01-20
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V ocean pioneer in 18-32.11N 076-26.68W
    Caribbean Sea · Jamaica-north Coast
  34. NAVAREA IV 866/142014-10-14 → 2014-11-10
    Underwater operations in progress until 14 feb 15 by M/V gyre in area bound by 12-47-24N 072-20-39W,…
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia-north Coast
  35. NAVAREA IV 778/142014-09-19 → 2015-05-02
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V sea surveyor in areas bound by: a. 11-59-47.8N…
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia-north Coast
  36. NAVAREA IV 487/142014-06-26 → 2014-09-26
    Underwater operations in progress until 25 sep by M/V teknik perdana and M/V proteus in areas bound by: a.…
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia-north Coast
  37. NAVAREA IV 482/142014-06-25 → 2015-01-22
    Underwater operations in progress until 24 mar 15 by M/V ocean clipper, M/V vickie tide, M/V jonathan rozier…
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia-north Coast
  38. NAVAREA IV 702/132013-11-10 → 2013-11-21
    Cuba to haiti
    Northern Caribbean Sea
  39. NAVAREA IV 256/112011-08-09 → 2011-09-24
    Salvage operations in progress until 23 sep within 500 meters of 13-41.9N 060-59.5W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Lucia-southwest Coast
  40. NAVAREA IV 84/102010-02-24 → 2010-03-05
    Underwater operations 01 thru 04 mar by M/V l'atalante with submersible within two miles of 15-45N 061-45W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · West Indies
  41. NAVAREA IV 179/092009-05-17 → 2009-06-30
    Underwater operations 191200Z may to 302000Z jun in area bound by 13-07-30N 059-38-45W, 13-07-01N…
  42. NAVAREA IV 279/082008-07-18 → 2008-07-19
    Underwater operations 190900Z to 191800Z jul within five miles of 14-35N 061-22W
  43. NAVAREA IV 388/072007-12-21 → 2007-12-22
    Survey operations in progress until 220200Z dec by M/V akadamik shatskiy towing eight mile long cable along…
  44. NAVAREA IV 344/072007-11-09 → 2008-02-17
    Underwater operations in progress until 16 feb 2008 by M/V seacor reliant, seacor valor, northern comrade,…
  45. HYDROLANT 1850/072007-11-07 → 2007-11-09
    Underwater operations until 16 feb 2008 by M/V seacor reliant, seacor valor, northern comrade, astro urbana…
  46. NAVAREA IV 271/072007-09-13 → 2007-10-01
    Survey operations in progress until 30 sep by M/V toulouse within vicinity of 10-11.51N 061-15.01W
  47. NAVAREA IV 267/072007-09-12 → 2007-09-17
    Survey operations in progress until 16 sep by M/V count turk in areas: a. along trackline joining 11-05.1N…
  48. NAVAREA IV 250/072007-08-23 → 2007-10-16
    Underwater operations in progress until 15 oct by M/V crossmar 14 vicinity 10-05.88N 061-00.35W
  49. NAVAREA IV 60/072007-02-26 → 2007-03-03
    Survey operations in progress until 02 mar by M/V akademik nemchinov in area bound by 12-55-04.4N…
  50. NAVAREA IV 40/072007-02-04 → 2007-02-06
    Survey operations by M/V akademik nemchinov as follows: a. 041700Z to 050500Z feb along trackline between…

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