Cable ops

Seismic survey 22 thru 24 dec by M/V geolog dmitriy nalivkin towing 500 meter long cable in area bound by…

Barentsz Sea · HYDROARC 345/16

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2016-12-22 05:42Z

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 XX 220/16 211730Z DEC 16.. Issued 2016-12-21 17:31Z. 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
Barentsz 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.

Current notices and reporting history in the Barentsz Sea →

issued
2016-12-21 17:31Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA XX 220/16 211730Z DEC 16.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA XX · named as the source of this relay
sea
Barentsz Sea
position
74.353, 50.999
vessel
M/V GEOLOG DMITRIY NALIVKIN · 45 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

BARENTS SEA.
RUSSIA.
DNC 22.
1. SEISMIC SURVEY 22 THRU 24 DEC BY
   M/V GEOLOG DMITRIY NALIVKIN TOWING 500
   METER LONG CABLE IN AREA BOUND BY
   76-00N 048-00E, 76-00N 058-00E,
   75-20N 054-50E, 72-44N 051-45E,
   72-05N 051-00E, 72-00N 051-00E,
   72-00N 048-00E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 25 DEC 16.

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.
Seismic survey
A survey that maps the rock beneath the seabed with sound pulses from air guns, recorded on streamers kilometres long.
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.
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 · cable & pipeline work

13 within 180 nm since 2010 · 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

24 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 22:21Z; 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.