Scientific mooring established in 68-23.75N 109-59.54W, top float 236 meters
The Northwestern Passages · HYDROARC 263/26
What this record establishes
Cancelled notice · 2026-09-28 16:45Z
This notice disappeared from the issuing source's in-force list. No explicit recovery or all-clear is established by that removal.
- Source and dates
- NGA MSI in-force warnings (DailyMem*.txt). Issued 2026-09-26 14:38Z. First collected 2026-09-28 19:32Z; last seen in collection 2026-09-28 22:32Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
- Location covered
- The Northwestern Passages. The parsed report position is 68.396, -109.992. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Current notices and reporting history in the The Northwestern Passages →
- issued
- 2026-09-26 14:38Z
- status
- Cancelled notice
- sea
- The Northwestern Passages
- position
- 68.396, -109.992
- source
- NGA MSI in-force warnings (DailyMem*.txt) · first seen 2026-09-28 19:32Z
Original warning text
CORONATION GULF. CANADA. SCIENTIFIC MOORING ESTABLISHED IN 68-23.75N 109-59.54W, TOP FLOAT 236 METERS.
Reading this warning
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · survey operations
18 within 180 nm since 2010 · 9 in the last 12 months · 2 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.
- Scientific mooring, least depth 41 meters, established in 68-27.66N 113-23.37W2026-09-27
- Scientific mooring, least depth 21 meters, established in 68-20.73N 112-21.13W2026-09-27
- Scientific mooring established in 68-23.73N 110-00.91W, least depth 19 meters2026-09-26
- Scientific mooring established in in 68-55.72N 105-48.26W, least depth 20 meters2026-09-26
- Scientific mooring established in 68-55.94N 105-49.66W, top float 122 meters2026-09-25
- Scientific mooring established in 68-55.72N 105-48.26W, top float 127 meters2026-09-25
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
Worldwide in the collected sources
54 survey operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-28 22:32Z; 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.