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Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V bgp prospector towing ten 8000 meter long cables in…

Norwegian Sea · HYDROARC 154/15

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2015-11-01 07:25Z

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 XIX 65/15 300631Z JUN 15.. Issued 2015-06-30 07:50Z. 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: Norwegian 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.

Current notices and reporting history in the Norwegian Sea →

issued: 2015-06-30 07:50Z
status: Archived notice
authority: NAVAREA XIX 65/15 300631Z JUN 15.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA XIX · named as the source of this relay
sea: Norwegian Sea
position: 71.603, 21.911
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.
NORWEGIAN SEA.
DNC 22.
SEISMIC SURVEY IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
BY M/V BGP PROSPECTOR TOWING TEN 8000 METER
LONG CABLES IN AREA BOUND BY
70-46.2N 020-02.4E, 70-58.0N 021-32.4E,
71-22.4N 023-32.2E, 71-24.3N 023-50.0E,
71-24.5N 024-00.0E, 71-25.1N 024-18.1E,
72-07.2N 024-25.5E, 72-09.1N 019-58.3E,
70-46.2N 020-02.4E.
SIX MILE BERTH REQUESTED.

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.
Until further notice: The operation or danger has no scheduled end; the warning stays in force until a later message cancels it.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work

52 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.

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

25 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-28 20:19Z; 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.