Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V polarcus asima towing 9000 meter long cable in area…
South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 1026/14
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2014-08-20 23:31Z
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 VII 150/14 161059Z APR 14.. Issued 2014-04-16 11:26Z. 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
- South Atlantic Ocean. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
Current notices and reporting history in the South Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2014-04-16 11:26Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA VII 150/14 161059Z APR 14.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA VII · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- South Atlantic Ocean
- position
- -26.625, 13.695
- vessel
- M/V POLARCUS ASIMA · 48 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
EASTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC. NAMIBIA. SEISMIC SURVEY IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY M/V POLARCUS ASIMA TOWING 9000 METER LONG CABLE IN AREA BOUND BY 27-08.02S 014-12.13E, 26-07.00S 014-12.13E, 26-07.00S 013-11.23E, 27-08.00S 013-11.23E. SEVEN MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
Reading this warning
- 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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work
16 within 180 nm since 2001 · 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.
- Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V bgp pioneer towing 11000 meter long cable in area…2014-12-11
- Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V polarcus amani towing 9300 meter long cable in area…2014-10-07
- Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V osprey explorer towing 8100 meter long cable in area…2013-06-13
- Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V osprey explorer towing 8100 meter long cable in area…2013-05-17
- Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V explorer in area bound by 27-44.1S 015-28.8E,…2013-05-15
- Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V explorer in area bound by 27-44.1S 015-28.8E 27-40.5S…2013-05-15
Month of issue in the collected archive
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
24 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 03:51Z; 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.