Surveys

Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V veritas viking in area within ten miles of…

North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 1195/22

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2022-05-03 12:21Z

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) · WZ 518/22 021451Z MAY 22.. Issued 2022-05-02 16:34Z. 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 parsed report position is 60.372, -4.102 with a 10.0 nm radius. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →

issued
2022-05-02 16:34Z
status
Archived notice
authority
WZ 518/22 021451Z MAY 22.
issued by
WZ
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
60.372, -4.102 · r 10.0 nm
vessel
M/V VERITAS VIKING · 59 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
SHETLAND ISLANDS.
DNC 20.
SURVEY OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE BY M/V VERITAS VIKING IN AREA WITHIN
TEN MILES OF 60-22.3N 004-06.1W.
ONE MILE BERTH REQUESTED.

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.
Until further notice
The operation or danger has no scheduled end; the warning stays in force until a later message cancels it.
Within a radius of
A circular area — every position within a stated distance of a point.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · survey operations

66 within 180 nm since 1999 · 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 01:53Z; 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.