Towing

Geophysical survey 12 sep thru 30 nov by M/V academic nemchinov towing 8300 meter long cable in area bound…

Kara Sea · HYDROARC 207/14

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2014-09-12 14:21Z

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 WEST 104/14 111430Z SEP 14.. Issued 2014-09-11 14:44Z. 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.

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issued
2014-09-11 14:44Z
status
Archived notice
authority
RUSSIA COASTAL WEST 104/14 111430Z SEP 14.
issued by
RUSSIA COASTAL WEST
sea
Kara Sea
position
70.779, 60.928
vessel
M/V ACADEMIC NEMCHINOV · 5 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

ARCTIC.
KARA SEA.
1. GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY 12 SEP THRU 30 NOV BY
   M/V ACADEMIC NEMCHINOV TOWING 8300 METER
   LONG CABLE IN AREA BOUND BY
   70-53N 057-53E, 71-52N 059-31E,
   71-52N 059-57E, 71-30N 060-41E,
   71-40N 061-45E, 70-35N 063-26E,
   70-21N 063-21E, 70-21N 063-47E,
   70-14N 063-57E, 69-52N 063-13E,
   69-55N 060-42E.
   SEVEN MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 01 DEC 14.

Reading this warning

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 · tows

3 within 180 nm since 2014 · 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

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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

0 tows listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 11:12Z; source collection times vary.

Towing

Vessels under tow with long or unlit tow lines. All current tows →

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.