Surveys

Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V the explorer in area bound by 29-01.79S…

Eastern South Atlantic · South Africa · HYDROLANT 1156/18

issued
2018-04-10 19:40Z
status
cancelled 2018-05-25 19:47Z (archive)
authority
NAVAREA VII 122/18 101420Z APR 18.
sea
South Atlantic Ocean
position
-28.937, 16.415
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC.
SOUTH AFRICA.
DNC 01.
UNDERWATER OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE BY M/V THE EXPLORER IN AREA BOUND BY
29-01.79S 016-28.99E, 28-57.60S 016-32.37E,
28-52.47S 016-25.03E, 28-52.77S 016-14.77E.
ONE MILE BERTH REQUESTED.

This area · survey operations

253 within 180 nm since 2003 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

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Timeline

Nearby now · within 120 nm

Nothing else in force within 120 nm.

Worldwide now

84 survey operations in force · see all

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.