Cable ops

Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V zefir I towing 10000 meter long cable along trackline…

Chukchi Sea · HYDROARC 251/13

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2013-10-28 06:46Z

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 XXI 69/13 221830Z OCT 13.. Issued 2013-10-22 19:02Z. 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
Chukchi Sea. The map shows the reported line or operation extent; it is not a vessel track. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Related notices and cancellation links

Current notices and reporting history in the Chukchi Sea →

issued
2013-10-22 19:02Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA XXI 69/13 221830Z OCT 13.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA XXI · named as the source of this relay
sea
Chukchi Sea
position
70.930, -171.708
vessel
M/V ZEFIR I · 13 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

ARCTIC.
CHUKCHI SEA.
1. SEISMIC SURVEY IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
   BY M/V ZEFIR I TOWING 10000 METER LONG CABLE
   ALONG TRACKLINE BETWEEN
   67-56.1N 172-43.1W AND 73-55.5N 170-41.9W.
   SEVEN MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL HYDROARC 244/13.

Reading this warning

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.
Track line joining
Introduces a route through a series of positions — a cable route, a tow's track or a survey line.
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.
Cancellation reference
A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
HYDROARC
The U.S. long-range warning series for the Arctic Ocean.

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Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work

11 within 180 nm since 2013 · 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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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

23 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-03 01:47Z; 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.