Towing

Geophysical operations in progress until further notice by M/V akademik lazarev towing 10000 meter long…

Barentsz Sea · HYDROARC 38/13

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2013-05-16 06:47Z

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 40/13 141729Z MAY 13.. Issued 2013-05-14 17:41Z. 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 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 Barentsz Sea →

issued
2013-05-14 17:41Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA XX 40/13 141729Z MAY 13.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA XX · named as the source of this relay
sea
Barentsz Sea
position
76.260, 45.054
vessel
M/V AKADEMIK LAZAREV · 47 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

ARCTIC.
BARENTS SEA.
1. GEOPHYSICAL OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
   BY M/V AKADEMIK LAZAREV TOWING 10000 METER
   LONG CABLE ALONG TRACKLINE JOINING
   76-05.3N 038-13.3E, 76-09.9N 040-00.1E,
   76-15.7N 043-17.0E, 76-19.7N 048-17.3E,
   76-18.9N 051-53.3E.
   11 MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL HYDROARC 37/13.

Reading this warning

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.

All warning terms →

Collected reports in this area · tows

9 within 180 nm since 2013 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

13
15

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 2026-10-01 23:01Z; 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.