Sub-surface scientific mooring, marked by buoys, established in: a. 72-22.72N 073-29.27E
Kara Sea · HYDROARC 179/17
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2017-09-16 06:33Z
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 COASTAL WARNING WEST 62/17 310630Z JUL 17.. Issued 2017-07-31 07:02Z. 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 parsed report position is 72.298, 73.534. 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
- Cancel HYDROARC 179/17, 180/17 and this msglater cancellation notice
- issued
- 2017-07-31 07:02Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- RUSSIA COASTAL WARNING WEST 62/17 310630Z JUL 17.
- issued by
- RUSSIA COASTAL WARNING WEST
- sea
- Kara Sea
- position
- 72.298, 73.534
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
KARA SEA. RUSSIA. DNC 22. CHART 42160. SUB-SURFACE SCIENTIFIC MOORING, MARKED BY BUOYS, ESTABLISHED IN: A. 72-22.72N 073-29.27E. B. 72-13.08N 073-34.79E. 0.2 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.
- 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.
- Wide berth requested
- Keep well clear — or, when a distance is given ("TWO MILE BERTH REQUESTED"), at least that far away.
Collected reports in this area · survey operations
61 within 180 nm since 2012 · 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.
- Bottom scientific mooring established until further notice in 71-33.88N 072-09.40E2023-08-22
- Bottom scientific mooring established until further notice in 72-24.14N 074-20.55E2023-08-21
- Survey operations in progress until 22 aug by M/V gasshelf in area bound by 74-28.10N 068-17.20E, 74-11.00N…2023-07-20
- Survey operations in progress until 30 jul by M/V ivan kireev in area bound by 72-41.65N 073-41.05E,…2023-07-17
- Underwater operations in progress until 30 jul by M/V kern, M/V ivan petrov, M/V granit and M/V nikolay…2023-07-10
- Scientific mooring, five meters below surface, established in 71-17.69N 065-10.54E2022-08-29
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
56 survey operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 18:20Z; 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.