Underwater operations in progress until 20 apr by M/V joides resolution in: a. 59-48.00S 041-45.60W
South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 1088/19
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2019-04-21 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 VI 141/19 060232Z APR 19.. Issued 2019-04-06 04:58Z. 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 parsed report position is -58.316, -42.827. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Current notices and reporting history in the South Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2019-04-06 04:58Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA VI 141/19 060232Z APR 19.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA VI · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- South Atlantic Ocean
- position
- -58.316, -42.827
- vessel
- M/V JOIDES RESOLUTION · 67 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
SCOTIA SEA. ANTARCTICA. DNC 01. 1. UNDERWATER OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 20 APR BY M/V JOIDES RESOLUTION IN: A. 59-48.00S 041-45.60W. B. 57-42.33S 043-21.72W. C. 57-26.52S 043-21.46W. TWO MILE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 21 APR 19.
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.
- Underwater operations
- Divers or remotely operated vehicles are working below a vessel that cannot easily move out of the way.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · survey operations
23 within 180 nm since 2012 · 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.
- Underwater operations in progress until 14 may by M/V joides resolution in 57-26.52S 043-21.47W2019-05-04
- Oceanographic operations in progress until further notice by M/V puerto deseado in 60-44.7S 044-43.5W2014-03-15
- Oceanographic operations in progress until further notice by M/V puerto deseado in 61-04.7S 043-27.9W2014-03-14
- Oceanographic operations in progress until further notice by M/V puerto deseado in 60-09.3S 044-53.6W2014-03-13
- Oceanographic operations in progress until further notice by M/V puerto deseado in 60-51.3S 045-43.6W2014-03-12
- Oceanographic operations in progress until further notice by M/V puerto deseado in 60-49.5S 044-43.4W2014-03-08
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
- Icebergs reported in: a. A81, 56-46.00S 044-03.00WIcebergs · 111.3 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
56 survey operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 00:56Z; 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.