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 · 204 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 · 18 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 1213/192019-04-10 → 2019-04-11
    Survey operations in progress until 31 may by M/V fugro proteus in area bound by 25-55.65N 051-31.26E,…
    Persian Gulf · Qatar
  2. HYDROPAC 1139/192019-04-04 → 2019-04-12
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V qms huracan in 25-58.25N 055-59.30E
    Persian Gulf · U.A.E
  3. HYDROPAC 1042/192019-03-28 → 2019-04-12
    Underwater operations in progress until 25 apr by M/V seabed supporter with two submersibles and M/V…
    Persian Gulf · U.A.E
  4. HYDROPAC 719/192019-03-03 → 2019-03-22
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V meo ranger along trackline joining 25-09.01N…
    Persian Gulf · U.A.E
  5. HYDROPAC 549/192019-02-16 → 2019-03-22
    Survey operations 15 feb thru 15 apr by M/V stanford mariner 2, M/V geo connection and M/V sea life in area…
    Persian Gulf · U.A.E
  6. HYDROPAC 533/192019-02-15 → 2019-04-12
    Survey operations in progress until 15 jul in area bound by 26-15.03N 052-21.76E, 25-53.89N 052-07.72E,…
    Persian Gulf · Qatar
  7. HYDROPAC 519/192019-02-14 → 2019-02-16
    Survey operations 15 feb thru 15 apr by M/V stanford mariner 2, M/V geo connection and M/V sea life in area…
    Persian Gulf · U.A.E
  8. HYDROPAC 503/192019-02-13 → 2019-04-12
    Survey operations in progress until 08 may by M/V har al khera in area bound by 28-33.77N 048-24.60E,…
    Persian Gulf · Kuwait
  9. HYDROPAC 336/192019-01-29 → 2019-03-01
    Survey operations in progress until 28 feb by M/V fugro adveneturer in area bound by 26-16.09N 052-21.30E,…
    Persian Gulf · Qatar
  10. HYDROPAC 165/192019-01-16 → 2019-01-30
    Survey operations in progress until 31 mar by M/V topaz rayyan in area bound by 25-55.65N 051-31.00E,…
    Persian Gulf · Qatar
  11. HYDROPAC 148/192019-01-15 → 2019-04-01
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V lanjiang and M/V HSYS289 in area bound by…
    Persian Gulf · Qatar
  12. HYDROPAC 4624/182018-12-31 → 2019-03-26
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V vyacheslav tikhonov towing eight four mile long…
    Persian Gulf · U.A.E
  13. HYDROPAC 4552/182018-12-22 → 2019-04-12
    Underwater operations 23 dec thru 30 oct 19 by M/V normand tonjer, M/V mac pegasus and M/V sanco star in: a.…
    Persian Gulf · Qatar
  14. HYDROPAC 4258/182018-11-29 → 2019-01-16
    Survey operations in progress until 15 jan by M/V topaz rayyan in area bound by 25-55.65N 051-31.00E,…
    Persian Gulf · Qatar
  15. HYDROPAC 4072/182018-11-11 → 2019-01-01
    Underwater operations in progress until 31 dec by M/V lanjiang and M/V HSYS289 in area bound by 26-34.51N…
    Persian Gulf · Qatar
  16. HYDROPAC 3617/182018-10-03 → 2018-10-13
    Survey operations in progress until 12 oct by M/V halul 51 in areas bound by: a. 26-33.50N 052-02.98E,…
    Persian Gulf
  17. HYDROPAC 3528/182018-09-26 → 2019-04-01
    Survey operations in progress until 31 mar 19 by M/V jugro proteus in area bound by 25-55.65N 051-31.00E,…
    Persian Gulf · Qatar
  18. HYDROPAC 3313/182018-09-12 → 2018-09-26
    Survey operations in progress until 25 sep by M/V fugro proteus towing 700 meter long cable in area within…
    Persian Gulf
  19. HYDROPAC 2770/182018-07-30 → 2018-09-12
    Survey operations in progress until 30 sep by M/V fugro proteus in area within 15 miles of 25-59.49N…
    Persian Gulf · Qatar
  20. HYDROPAC 2103/182018-06-04 → 2018-06-19
    Underwater operations in progress until 18 jun by vessel in: a. 26-08.50N 052-08.37E
    Persian Gulf · Qatar
  21. HYDROPAC 1684/182018-04-30 → 2018-07-16
    Underwater operations 01 may thru 15 jul by M/V halul 63 in area bound by 26-49.60N 051-52.53E, 26-37.17N…
    Persian Gulf · Qatar
  22. HYDROPAC 1131/182018-03-22 → 2018-06-01
    Underwater operations in progress until 31 may by vessel in: a. 26-08.50N 052-08.37E
    Persian Gulf · Qatar
  23. HYDROPAC 163/182018-01-12 → 2018-02-02
    Survey operations 13 jan until further notice by M/V polarcus alima in area bound by 26-02.64N 055-57.47E,…
    Persian Gulf · Strait of Hormuz · U.A.E
  24. HYDROPAC 4635/172017-12-29 → 2018-01-01
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V topaz rayyan in area bound by 26-47.77N…
    Persian Gulf · Qatar
  25. HYDROPAC 4520/172017-12-21 → 2018-07-01
    Underwater operations in progress until 30 jun 18 by M/V nautical geo in area bound by 26-37.73N 052-07.02E,…
    Persian Gulf · Qatar
  26. HYDROPAC 4308/172017-12-08 → 2018-02-20
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V polarcus alima towing six 8000 meter long cables…
    Strait of Hormuz
  27. HYDROPAC 4130/172017-11-27 → 2017-12-10
    Survey operations 281700Z nov until further notice by M/V topaz rayyan in area bound by 26-47.77N…
    Persian Gulf
  28. HYDROPAC 3619/172017-10-23 → 2017-10-28
    Underwater operations 24 thru 27 oct by M/V giant 6 in 26-00.80N 055-56.51E
    Persian Gulf · U.A.E
  29. HYDROPAC 2999/172017-09-03 → 2017-09-22
    Salvage operations in progress until 30 sep by barge millennium 3 in area bound by 26-10.13N 055-48.42E,…
    Strait of Hormuz · Oman
  30. HYDROPAC 1847/172017-05-26 → 2017-06-17
    Survey operations in progress until 16 jun by M/V horizon surveyor and M/V meo ranger in vicinity: a.…
    Persian Gulf
  31. HYDROPAC 1099/172017-03-28 → 2017-07-01
    Scientific moorings established until 30 jun 17 in: a. 24-08.26N 052-05.28E, at depth 17 meters
    Persian Gulf · Strait of Hormuz
  32. HYDROPAC 3194/162016-10-18 → 2016-10-31
    Survey operations in progress until 30 oct by M/V horizon surveyor within 2000 meters of 26-00.92N 051-50.92E
    Persian Gulf · Qatar
  33. HYDROPAC 3033/162016-10-04 → 2016-10-17
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V quest horizon within two kilometers of…
    Persian Gulf · Qatar
  34. HYDROPAC 1884/162016-06-24 → 2016-07-09
    Survey operations in progress until 08 jul by M/V topaz jebel ali towing 1200 meter long cable within five…
    Persian Gulf · Qatar
  35. HYDROPAC 1140/162016-04-19 → 2016-05-01
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice in 26-55.87N 052-07.94E
    Persian Gulf
  36. HYDROPAC 1052/162016-04-08 → 2017-03-13
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V fugro oceanus in: a. 25-59.07N 056-02.55E
    Persian Gulf · U.A.E
  37. HYDROPAC 930/162016-03-30 → 2016-07-01
    Hydrographic survey in progress until 30 jun in area bound by 29-41.22N 048-43.95E, 29-42.40N 048-40.50E,…
    Persian Gulf · Kuwait
  38. HYDROPAC 727/162016-03-14 → 2017-04-01
    Geophysical survey in progress until further notice by M/V fugro adventurer within one mile of 26-00.92N…
    Persian Gulf · Qatar
  39. HYDROPAC 121/162016-01-15 → 2016-04-17
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V fugro proteus towing equipment along trackline…
    Persian Gulf · Qatar
  40. HYDROPAC 3469/152015-10-21 → 2015-10-26
    Survey operations in progress until 25 oct by M/V horizon surveyor within two miles of 25-46.16N 051-49.45E
    Persian Gulf · Qatar
  41. HYDROPAC 3768/142014-12-17 → 2015-09-13
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice in area bound by 26-09.2N 050-41.6E, 26-08.8N…
    Persian Gulf · Bahrain
  42. HYDROPAC 2940/142014-10-03 → 2014-11-18
    Survey operations in progress until 17 nov by M/V quest horizon with submersible along trackline joining…
    Persian Gulf · Qatar
  43. HYDROPAC 2609/142014-09-05 → 2014-09-16
    Survey operations in progress until 15 sep by M/V horizon surveyor in areas bound by: a. 26-41.05N…
    Persian Gulf
  44. HYDROPAC 1424/142014-05-17 → 2014-06-03
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V al gosaibi 42 in area bound by 28-50.40N…
    Persian Gulf · Kuwait
  45. HYDROPAC 690/142014-03-11 → 2014-03-25
    Survey operations in progress until 24 mar by M/V zakher pioneer in areas bound by: a. 25-53.31N 052-13.65E,…
    Persian Gulf · Qatar
  46. HYDROPAC 643/142014-03-06 → 2014-03-11
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V zakher pioneer in area bound by 25-53.31N…
    Persian Gulf
  47. HYDROPAC 504/142014-02-20 → 2014-02-28
    Survey operations in progress until 07 mar by M/V seacor jefferson along trackline joining 26-16.1N…
    Persian Gulf
  48. HYDROPAC 1909/132013-07-01 → 2013-07-04
    United arab emirates
    Southern Persian Gulf
  49. HYDROPAC 836/122012-03-23 → 2012-03-31
    Salvage operations in progress until further notice vicinity 27-16.7N 051-05.0E
    Persian Gulf
  50. HYDROPAC 1414/112011-05-11 → 2012-08-10
    Salvage operations in progress until further notice by vessel sadioglu lifter in 29-48.8N 048-28.7E
    Persian Gulf · Iraq

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