Survey operations in the Persian Gulf

Hydrographic and scientific survey vessels, often towing long arrays.

in force
4
last 12 months
7
vs previous 12 (8)
-12%
since 1999
485

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 · 4

  1. HYDROPAC 2280/26in force2026-08-09
    Survey operations by vessel Vision 2 in Persian Gulf, Kuwait, from 10 August until further notice. Wide berth requested.
    Persian Gulf · Kuwait
  2. HYDROPAC 2232/26in force2026-08-04
    Survey operations by vessel Furgo Proteus are underway in Persian Gulf near Qatar until 05 Sep, with a two-mile berth requested.
    Persian Gulf · Qatar
  3. HYDROPAC 292/26in force2026-01-30
    Survey operations by vessel Halul 41 are in progress in the Persian Gulf near Qatar until further notice; wide berth requested.
    Persian Gulf · Qatar
  4. HYDROPAC 1357/25in force2025-05-24
    Underwater operations are underway by vessel HYSY289 in the Persian Gulf off Qatar, within coordinates 26-41.99N 051-53.26E to 26-37.70N 051-53.23E, wide berth requested.
    Persian Gulf · Qatar

Longest in force

  1. HYDROPAC 1357/25in force2025-05-24 · 454 d
    Underwater operations are underway by vessel HYSY289 in the Persian Gulf off Qatar, within coordinates 26-41.99N 051-53.26E to 26-37.70N 051-53.23E, wide berth requested.
    Persian Gulf · Qatar
  2. HYDROPAC 292/26in force2026-01-30 · 203 d
    Survey operations by vessel Halul 41 are in progress in the Persian Gulf near Qatar until further notice; wide berth requested.
    Persian Gulf · Qatar
  3. HYDROPAC 2232/26in force2026-08-04 · 17 d
    Survey operations by vessel Furgo Proteus are underway in Persian Gulf near Qatar until 05 Sep, with a two-mile berth requested.
    Persian Gulf · Qatar
  4. HYDROPAC 2280/26in force2026-08-09 · 13 d
    Survey operations by vessel Vision 2 in Persian Gulf, Kuwait, from 10 August until further notice. Wide berth requested.
    Persian Gulf · Kuwait

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Other hazards in the Persian Gulf

Archive · 481 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 394/222022-02-14 → 2022-05-12
    Survey operations 15 feb until further notice by M/V ahts in: a. 29-24.13N 048-50.73E
    Persian Gulf · Kuwait
  2. HYDROPAC 392/222022-02-14 → 2022-02-21
    Survey operations in progress until 20 feb in areas bound by: a. 25-01.62N 053-33.86E, 25-01.51N 053-39.82E,…
    Persian Gulf · U.A.E
  3. HYDROPAC 326/222022-02-07 → 2022-02-14
    Survey operations in progress until 13 feb in areas bound by: a. 25-01.62N 053-32.82E, 25-01.55N 053-37.61E,…
    Persian Gulf · U.A.E
  4. HYDROPAC 272/222022-02-01 → 2022-05-12
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V halul 61 and M/V halul 40 in area bound by…
    Persian Gulf · Qatar
  5. HYDROPAC 258/222022-01-31 → 2022-02-07
    Survey operations in progress until 06 feb in areas bound by: a. 25-01.67N 053-30.85E, 25-01.57N 053-36.77E,…
    Persian Gulf · U.A.E
  6. HYDROPAC 198/222022-01-24 → 2022-01-31
    Survey operations in progress until 30 jan in areas bound by: a. 25-01.69N 053-28.80E, 25-01.59N 053-34.54E,…
    Persian Gulf · U.A.E
  7. HYDROPAC 195/222022-01-23 → 2022-03-09
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V pacific grouse in area bound by 26-36.12N…
    Persian Gulf · Qatar
  8. HYDROPAC 159/222022-01-19 → 2022-04-06
    Survey operations 20 jan until further notice by M/V sep fugro gulf giant along trackline joining 24-23.16N…
    Persian Gulf · U.A.E
  9. HYDROPAC 139/222022-01-17 → 2022-01-24
    Survey operations in progress until 23 jan in areas bound by: a. 25-01.71N 053-28.17E, 25-01.63N 053-34.02E,…
    Persian Gulf · U.A.E
  10. HYDROPAC 90/222022-01-10 → 2022-01-17
    Survey operations in progress until 16 jan in areas bound by: a. 25-01.75N 053-25.09E, 25-01.64N 053-31.87E,…
    Persian Gulf · U.A.E
  11. HYDROPAC 57/222022-01-07 → 2022-01-15
    Survey operations in progress until 14 jan in areas bound by: a. 25-00.84N 053-15.68E, 25-00.14N 053-55.69E,…
    Persian Gulf · U.A.E
  12. HYDROPAC 20/222022-01-03 → 2022-01-10
    Survey operations in progress until 09 jan in areas bound by: a. 25-01.75N 053-25.09E, 25-01.65N 053-30.64E,…
    Persian Gulf · U.A.E
  13. HYDROPAC 3742/212021-12-27 → 2022-02-07
    Survey operations in progress until further by M/V FAHAD-1 in areas within two miles of: a. 29-24.14N…
    Persian Gulf · Kuwait
  14. HYDROPAC 3738/212021-12-27 → 2022-01-03
    Survey operations in progress until 02 jan 22 in areas bound by: a. 25-01.78N 053-23.47E, 25-01.67N…
    Persian Gulf · U.A.E
  15. HYDROPAC 3686/212021-12-20 → 2021-12-27
    Survey operations in progress until 26 dec in areas bound by: a. 25-01.81N 053-22.25E, 25-01.70N 053-28.05E,…
    Persian Gulf · U.A.E
  16. HYDROPAC 3604/212021-12-13 → 2021-12-20
    Survey operations in progress until 19 dec in areas bound by: a. 25-01.83N 053-20.15E, 25-01.76N 053-24.18E,…
    Persian Gulf · U.A.E
  17. HYDROPAC 3560/212021-12-08 → 2021-12-21
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V ams onyx in: a. 24-49.87N 053-17.47E
    Persian Gulf · U.A.E
  18. HYDROPAC 3544/212021-12-07 → 2022-05-09
    Survey operations 08 dec until further notice by M/V KONOUZ-7 and M/V SHAHEEN-2 in area bound by 28-54.48N…
    Persian Gulf · Kuwait
  19. HYDROPAC 3520/212021-12-06 → 2021-12-13
    Survey operations in progress until 12 dec in areas bound by: a. 25-01.86N 053-18.32E, 25-01.76N 053-24.48E,…
    Persian Gulf · U.A.E
  20. HYDROPAC 3445/212021-11-30 → 2022-02-03
    Survey operations 01 dec until further notice by M/V DYNAMIC-7 in area bound by 24-32-10N 053-17-25E,…
    Persian Gulf · U.A.E
  21. HYDROPAC 3436/212021-11-29 → 2021-12-14
    Survey operations 30 nov until further notice by M/V al MARYAH-1 along trackline joining 24-51.40N…
    Persian Gulf · U.A.E
  22. HYDROPAC 3430/212021-11-29 → 2021-12-06
    Survey operations in progress until 05 dec in areas bound by: a. 25-01.87N 053-16.52E, 25-01.78N 053-22.35E,…
    Persian Gulf · U.A.E
  23. HYDROPAC 3408/212021-11-26 → 2021-11-29
    Survey operations in progress until 28 nov in areas bound by: a. 25-14.23N 053-30.74E, 25-18.11N 053-30.81E,…
    Persian Gulf · U.A.E
  24. HYDROPAC 3335/212021-11-18 → 2021-12-14
    Kuwait saudi arabia DNC 10
  25. HYDROPAC 3299/212021-11-15 → 2021-11-22
    Survey operations in progress until 21 nov in areas bound by: a. 25-14.75N 053-30.90E, 25-14.72N 053-33.42E,…
    Persian Gulf · U.A.E
  26. HYDROPAC 3220/212021-11-09 → 2021-11-24
    Underwater operations in progress until 23 nov by M/V dehe in: a. 26-35.11N 051-55.56E
    Persian Gulf
  27. HYDROPAC 3209/212021-11-08 → 2021-11-15
    Survey operations in progress until 14 nov in areas bound by: a. 25-14.75N 053-32.23E, 25-14.57N 053-40.70E,…
    Persian Gulf · U.A.E
  28. HYDROPAC 3180/212021-11-06 → 2021-11-07
    Survey operations in progress by M/V fugro surveyor in area bound by 24-27.18N 053-22.14E, 24-27.06N…
    Persian Gulf · U.A.E
  29. HYDROPAC 3161/212021-11-04 → 2021-11-21
    Survey operations 04 nov until further notice by M/V stanford provider in area bound by 25-02.42N…
    Persian Gulf · U.A.E
  30. HYDROPAC 3160/212021-11-04 → 2021-12-12
    Survey operations 05 nov until further notice by M/V pacific grouse in area bound by 26-36.12N 051-40.95E,…
    Persian Gulf · Qatar
  31. HYDROPAC 3152/212021-11-03 → 2021-11-06
    Underwater operations in progress until 05 nov by M/V ams onyx and M/V zakher duty in: a. 24-50.20N 053-15.80E
    Persian Gulf · U.A.E
  32. HYDROPAC 3144/212021-11-02 → 2021-11-25
    Survey operations 03 nov until further notice by M/V swissco neptune in area bound by 24-27.30N 053-21.16E,…
    Persian Gulf · U.A.E
  33. HYDROPAC 3131/212021-11-01 → 2021-11-08
    Survey operations in progress until 07 nov in areas bound by: a. 25-14.85N 053-35.50E, 25-14.88N 053-44.79E,…
    Persian Gulf · U.A.E
  34. HYDROPAC 3090/212021-10-28 → 2021-11-02
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V furgo proteus towing 25 meter long cables in area…
    Persian Gulf · Qatar
  35. HYDROPAC 3083/212021-10-27 → 2021-11-01
    Survey operations in progress until 31 oct in areas bound by: a. 25-14.96N 053-38.66E, 25-14.90N 053-47.52E,…
    Persian Gulf · U.A.E
  36. HYDROPAC 3026/212021-10-23 → 2021-11-23
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V fugro gauss along trackline joining 29-20.25N…
    Persian Gulf · Kuwait
  37. HYDROPAC 2968/212021-10-17 → 2021-10-28
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V furgo proteus towing 25 meter long cables in area…
    Persian Gulf · Qatar
  38. HYDROPAC 2966/212021-10-17 → 2021-11-04
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V swissco neptune in area bound by 25-04.83N…
    Persian Gulf · U.A.E
  39. HYDROPAC 2965/212021-10-17 → 2022-04-01
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V horizon nomad towing 600 meter long cables in area…
    Persian Gulf · Qatar
  40. HYDROPAC 2963/212021-10-17 → 2022-02-17
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V al jazeera 1 along trackline joining 25-47.89N…
    Persian Gulf · Bahrain
  41. HYDROPAC 2684/212021-09-21 → 2021-09-27
    Survey operations in progress until 26 sep in areas bound by: a. 25-14.16N 053-54.73E, 25-13.97N 054-04.53E,…
    Persian Gulf · U.A.E
  42. HYDROPAC 2618/212021-09-14 → 2021-09-20
    Survey operations in progress until 19 sep in areas bound by: a. 25-14.17N 053-58.49E, 25-13.92N 054-08.03E,…
    Persian Gulf · U.A.E
  43. HYDROPAC 2526/212021-09-07 → 2021-09-21
    Underwater operations in progress until 21 sep by M/V umm al anber in 24-51.98N 052-51.56E
    Persian Gulf · U.A.E
  44. HYDROPAC 2520/212021-09-06 → 2021-09-13
    Survey operations in progress until 12 sep in areas bound by: a. 25-14.15N 054-02.17E, 25-13.88N 054-09.19E,…
    Persian Gulf · U.A.E
  45. HYDROPAC 2477/212021-08-31 → 2021-09-06
    Survey operations in progress until 05 sep in areas bound by: a. 25-13.99N 054-06.87E, 25-13.89N 054-06.99E,…
    Persian Gulf · U.A.E
  46. HYDROPAC 2417/212021-08-24 → 2021-08-30
    Survey operations in progress until 29 aug in areas bound by: a. 25-16.84N 054-16.67E, 25-16.72N 054-21.39E,…
    Persian Gulf · U.A.E
  47. HYDROPAC 2355/212021-08-17 → 2021-08-23
    Survey operations in progress until 22 aug in areas bound by: a. 25-16.89N 054-16.62E, 25-16.65N 054-24.96E,…
    Persian Gulf · U.A.E
  48. HYDROPAC 2350/212021-08-16 → 2021-08-17
    Survey operations in progress until 22 aug in areas bound by: a. 25-16.89N 054-16.62E, 25-16.65N 054-24.96E,…
    Persian Gulf · U.A.E
  49. HYDROPAC 2298/212021-08-10 → 2021-08-14
    Underwater operations in progress until 13 aug by M/V tai an kou in 26-00.09N 055-58.86E
    Persian Gulf · U.A.E
  50. HYDROPAC 2292/212021-08-09 → 2021-08-16
    Survey operations in progress until 15 aug in areas bound by: a. 25-16.76N 054-20.82E, 25-16.53N 054-28.54E,…
    Persian Gulf · U.A.E

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