Towing

Geophysical operations in progress until 30 oct by M/V akademik lazarev towing 8300 meter long cable in…

Barentsz Sea · HYDROARC 58/13

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2013-10-24 17:55Z

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 57/13 150530Z JUN 13.. Issued 2013-06-15 10:34Z. 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.

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issued
2013-06-15 10:34Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA XX 57/13 150530Z JUN 13.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA XX · named as the source of this relay
sea
Barentsz Sea
position
73.254, 37.296
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 30 OCT
   BY M/V AKADEMIK LAZAREV TOWING 8300 METER LONG
   CABLE IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 73-57-40N 037-00-00E, 73-55-00N 038-38-04E,
      72-21-55N 040-00-00E, 70-16-29N 032-04-23E,
      73-41-11N 037-00-00E.
   B. 76-09-27N 038-00-00E, 76-03-08N 041-03-58E,
      75-15-00N 039-40-00E, 74-02-25N 038-27-28E,
      73-55-00N 038-38-04E, 73-57-40N 037-00-00E,
      75-11-41N 037-00-00E, 75-48-01N 038-00-00E.
   THREE MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 31 OCT 13.

Reading this warning

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.
Wide berth requested
Keep well clear — or, when a distance is given ("TWO MILE BERTH REQUESTED"), at least that far away.
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 · tows

9 within 180 nm since 2013 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 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.

Month of issue in the collected archive

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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

0 tows listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 23:34Z; 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.