Surveys

Special purpose vessel investigator / vlmj / 503791000 conducting scientific survey including towing…

AUSCOAST 257/26

issued: 2026-07-29 01:09Z
status: in force
authority: Australian Maritime Safety Authority — JRCC Australia (NAVAREA X coordinator)
sea: Coral Sea
position: -22.852, 152.633
source: amsa · first seen 2026-08-18 09:33Z

Original warning text

SPECIAL PURPOSE VESSEL INVESTIGATOR / VLMJ / 503791000 CONDUCTING SCIENTIFIC SURVEY INCLUDING TOWING EQUIPMENT IN AN AREA BOUNDED BY:
21-52.0S 150-47.0E
21-52.0S 153-29.0E
23-42.0S 153-55.0E
24-22.0S 152-51.0E
1NM CLEARANCE REQUESTED.

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MET Norway · NOAA WaveWatch III · HYCOM · GEBCO 2020 · model data at the centroid, not an observation

This area · survey operations

3 within 180 nm since 2017 · 2 in the last 12 months · 2 in force now

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Nearby now · within 120 nm

Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V investigator in area bound by 21-52.00S…Surveys · 0 nm

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Surveys

Hydrographic and scientific survey vessels, often towing long arrays. All current survey operations →

Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.