Surveys

Scientific mooring, top float 75 meters below surface, established in 71-18.66N 127-35.62W

Beaufort Sea · HYDROARC 254/18

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2019-04-05 11:14Z

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 XVII 88/18 031911Z OCT 18.. Issued 2018-10-03 20:12Z. 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
Beaufort Sea. The parsed report position is 71.311, -127.594. 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

Current notices and reporting history in the Beaufort Sea →

issued
2018-10-03 20:12Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA XVII 88/18 031911Z OCT 18.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA XVII · named as the source of this relay
sea
Beaufort Sea
position
71.311, -127.594
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

BEAUFORT SEA.
CANADA.
DNC 27.
CHART 15927.
1. SCIENTIFIC MOORING, TOP FLOAT 75 METERS BELOW
   SURFACE, ESTABLISHED IN 71-18.66N 127-35.62W.
2. CANCEL HYDROARC 307/17.

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.
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 · survey operations

50 within 180 nm since 2006 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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.

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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

56 survey operations listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 20:18Z; 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.