Surveys

Oceanographic research operations 250500Z may until further notice by M/V poseidon in area bound by 36-00N…

Ionian Sea · HYDROLANT 1014/03

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2003-05-27 18:10Z

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) · MARISICILIA 170/03 231147Z MAY 03. Issued 2003-05-24 07:50Z. 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
Ionian 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 Ionian Sea →

issued
2003-05-24 07:50Z
status
Archived notice
authority
MARISICILIA 170/03 231147Z MAY 03
issued by
MARISICILIA
sea
Ionian Sea
position
36.625, 16.207
vessel
M/V POSEIDON · 64 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH OPERATIONS 250500Z MAY
   UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY M/V POSEIDON IN
   AREA BOUND BY 36-00N 016-15E,
   36-00N 015-30E, 36-30N 015-30E,
   36-45N 015-15E, 37-00N 015-24E,
   37-00N 017-45E, 36-45N 017-45E,
   36-45N 016-30E. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 1005/03.

Reading this warning

Date-time group (DTG)
A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.
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.
Cancellation reference
A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
HYDROLANT
The U.S. long-range warning series for Atlantic waters outside NAVAREA IV, including the eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and adjoining seas.

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Collected reports in this area · survey operations

210 within 180 nm since 1999 · 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

Worldwide in the collected sources

56 survey operations listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 22:08Z; 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.