Surveys

Drilling operations in progress until 01 dec by M/V leiv eriksson in 71-18.3N 058-40.1W

Baffin Bay · HYDROARC 106/11

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2011-09-02 15:30Z

This notice comes from the historical archive. Its archived status does not establish when or how the reported situation ended.

Source and dates
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · GREENLAND 22/11 181139Z JUL 11.. Issued 2011-07-19 07:41Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:38Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-17 15:46Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
Location covered
Baffin Bay. The parsed report position is 71.305, -58.668. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Related notices and cancellation links

Current notices and reporting history in the Baffin Bay →

issued
2011-07-19 07:41Z
status
Archived notice
authority
GREENLAND 22/11 181139Z JUL 11.
issued by
GREENLAND
sea
Baffin Bay
position
71.305, -58.668
vessel
M/V LEIV ERIKSSON
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

BAFFIN BAY.
DAVIS STRAIT.
1. DRILLING OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 01 DEC
   BY M/V LEIV ERIKSSON IN 71-18.3N 058-40.1W.
   WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 02 DEC.

Reading this warning

Drilling rig / MODU
A mobile offshore drilling unit — jack-up, semi-submersible or drillship — has moved into position, with anchors and a safety zone around it.
Position (degrees and minutes)
How warnings write positions: degrees, a hyphen, then minutes, with N/S and E/W — 49-40.8N 003-43.8W.
Wide berth requested
Keep well clear — or, when a distance is given ("TWO MILE BERTH REQUESTED"), at least that far away.
CANCEL THIS MSG
The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.

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Collected reports in this area · survey operations

6 within 180 nm since 2011 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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Counts include repeat notices about the same situation. NGA archive coverage ends 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. The period between them is incomplete. An empty year is not evidence that no hazards occurred.

Month of issue in the collected archive

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All available years combined. Uneven collection and repeat bulletins affect these counts; this chart does not measure the seasonality or probability of incidents.

Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.

Worldwide in the collected sources

56 survey operations listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 16:20Z; source collection times vary.

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.