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Seismic survey in progress until 30 oct by M/V bgp prospector towing 12 6000 meter long cables in area bound…

Kara Sea · HYDROARC 120/16

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2016-09-09 18:48Z

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) · RUSSIA COASTALAL WARNING WEST 46/16 061300Z JUL 16.. Issued 2016-07-06 13:06Z. 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
Kara Sea. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Related notices and cancellation links

Current notices and reporting history in the Kara Sea →

issued
2016-07-06 13:06Z
status
Archived notice
authority
RUSSIA COASTALAL WARNING WEST 46/16 061300Z JUL 16.
issued by
RUSSIA COASTALAL WARNING WEST
sea
Kara Sea
position
73.085, 65.749
vessel
M/V BGP PROSPECTOR · 75 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

ARCTIC.
KARA SEA.
DNC 22.
1. SEISMIC SURVEY IN PROGRESS UNTIL 30 OCT BY
   M/V BGP PROSPECTOR TOWING 12 6000 METER
   LONG CABLES IN AREA BOUND BY
   73-26.88N 065-05.83E, 73-26.82N 066-21.63E,
   72-43.09N 066-22.55E, 72-43.05N 065-09.88E.
   FIVE MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 31 OCT 16.

Reading this warning

DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
A reference to one of the regions of NGA's Digital Nautical Chart, used to tell the reader which charts a warning affects.
Seismic survey
A survey that maps the rock beneath the seabed with sound pulses from air guns, recorded on streamers kilometres long.
Towed array / streamer
Equipment towed a long way behind a vessel — sonar, a hydrophone cable, a sampling sled — invisible at the surface.
Tow / towing
A vessel towing another vessel, a barge or a structure — slow, hard to manoeuvre, and with a long line between.
Area bound by
Introduces a list of positions that are the corners of an area — the polygon the warning applies to.
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 · cable & pipeline work

26 within 180 nm since 2012 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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16

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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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

25 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-28 14:23Z; source collection times vary.

Cable ops

Cable laying, pipeline and seismic operations. All current cable & pipeline work →

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.