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Seismic survey 31 oct until further notice by M/V professor kurentsov in area bound by 68-14.00N 048-52.00E,…

Barentsz Sea · HYDROARC 387/15

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2015-11-12 20:27Z

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 185/15 291730Z OCT 15.. Issued 2015-10-29 18:33Z. 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
2015-10-29 18:33Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA XX 185/15 291730Z OCT 15.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA XX · named as the source of this relay
sea
Barentsz Sea
position
68.333, 49.888
vessel
M/V PROFESSOR KURENTSOV · 29 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

ARCTIC.
BARENTS SEA.
DNC 22.
SEISMIC SURVEY 31 OCT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY
M/V PROFESSOR KURENTSOV IN AREA BOUND BY
68-14.00N 048-52.00E, 68-43.00N 050-08.00E,
68-26.00N 050-51.00E, 68-22.40N 050-47.83E,
68-06.47N 050-04.10E, 68-05.98N 050-02.62E,
67-58.00N 049-37.00E, 68-14.00N 048-52.00E.
TWO MILE BERTH REQUESTED.

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.
Until further notice
The operation or danger has no scheduled end; the warning stays in force until a later message cancels it.
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.
Wide berth requested
Keep well clear — or, when a distance is given ("TWO MILE BERTH REQUESTED"), at least that far away.

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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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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 21:42Z; 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.