Surveys

Survey operations by M/V l'atalante: a. 15 apr in area bound by 33-53.47N 026-08.62E, 33-45.60N 026-09.25E,…

Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin · HYDROLANT 1026/21

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Archived notice · 2021-04-18 00:01Z

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 III 384/21 150851Z APR 21.. Issued 2021-04-15 10:38Z. 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: Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin. The parsed report position is 33.779, 26.911. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued: 2021-04-15 10:38Z
status: Archived notice
authority: NAVAREA III 384/21 150851Z APR 21.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA III · named as the source of this relay
sea: Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
position: 33.779, 26.911
vessel: M/V L'ATALANTE · 68 messages
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA.
CRETE.
DNC 09, DNC 10.
1. SURVEY OPERATIONS BY M/V L'ATALANTE:
   A. 15 APR IN AREA BOUND BY
      33-53.47N 026-08.62E, 33-45.60N 026-09.25E,
      33-39.49N 026-10.39E, 33-48.00N 026-30.00E,
      33-49.72N 026-44.32E.
   B. 16 APR IN AREA BOUND BY
      33-49.41N 027-59.52E, 33-46.84N 028-18.84E,
      33-42.51N 028-31.96E, 33-35.57N 028-48.31E.
   C. 17 APR ALONG TRACKLINE JOINING
      33-55.04N 027-36.08E, 33-57.89N 027-19.27E.
   WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 18 APR 21.

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.
Survey operations: A research or survey vessel is mapping the seabed or water column, often while towing equipment.
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.
Track line joining: Introduces a route through a series of positions — a cable route, a tow's track or a survey line.
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 · survey operations

162 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.

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

No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.

Worldwide in the collected sources

56 survey operations listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 21:10Z; 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.