Surveys

Survey operations 16 apr thru 17 may by M/V tenente castelo in area bound by 01-07.00N 049-32.00W, 00-54.00N…

North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 1174/19

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2019-05-18 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 V COASTAL N 326/19 150142Z APR 19.. Issued 2019-04-15 05:34Z. 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
North 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.

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issued
2019-04-15 05:34Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA V COASTAL N 326/19 150142Z APR 19.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA V · named as the source of this relay
issued by
NAVAREA V COASTAL N
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
1.010, -49.720
vessel
M/V TENENTE CASTELO · 3 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
BRAZIL-NORTH COAST.
DNC 01.
1. SURVEY OPERATIONS 16 APR THRU 17 MAY BY
   M/V TENENTE CASTELO IN AREA BOUND BY
   01-07.00N 049-32.00W, 00-54.00N 049-40.60W,
   00-48.65N 049-51.80W, 00-54.60N 049-56.35W,
   01-15.40N 049-34.40W.
   WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 18 MAY 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.
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.
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

13 within 180 nm since 2001 · 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

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 2026-10-03 16:18Z; 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.