Beaufort Sea
The Northwestern Passages · HYDROARC 112/12
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2018-11-08 22:46Z
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) · NAVAREA XVII 68/12 052319Z AUG 12.. Issued 2012-08-06 08:26Z. 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
- The Northwestern Passages. The parsed report position is 70.558, -127.689. 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 The Northwestern Passages →
- issued
- 2012-08-06 08:26Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA XVII 68/12 052319Z AUG 12.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XVII · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- The Northwestern Passages
- position
- 70.558, -127.689
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
CANADA-NORTH COAST. BEAUFORT SEA. CHART 15940 BOTTOM SCIENTIFIC MOORING EXTENDING 3.5 METERS ABOVE SEA FLOOR ESTABLISHED IN 70-33.48N 127-41.33W AT DEPTH 40 METERS.
Reading this warning
- Chart reference
- The number of the nautical chart on which the reported position lies.
- Scientific mooring
- Instruments anchored to the seabed and held up by floats, sometimes just below the surface, left for months to measure the ocean.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · survey operations
49 within 180 nm since 2006 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now
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.
- Scientific mooring, top float 12 meters below surface, established in 70-34.7N 123-38.2W2020-09-22
- Sub-surface scientific moorings established in 71-00.13N 135-29.44W2019-12-04
- Sub-surface scientific moorings established in: a. 70-51.79N 135-01.45W, top float 35 meters2019-08-06
- Bottom scientific mooring extending 3.5 meters above sea floor established in 70-33.81N 127-41.57W at depth…2018-11-08
- Scientific mooring, top float 348 meters below surface, established in 70-12.06N 123-09.47W2018-10-03
- Scientific mooring, top float 149 meters below surface, established in 70-23.62N 124-32.43W2018-10-03
Month of issue in the collected archive
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
54 survey operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 11:46Z; 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.