Surveys

Underwater operations in progress until 162359Z may by M/V artabro in vicinity of trackline joining 51-22.7N…

North Sea · HYDROLANT 1213/22

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2022-05-17 00:59Z

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 526/22 041457Z MAY 22.. Issued 2022-05-04 15:49Z. 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 Sea. The map shows the reported line or operation extent; it is not a vessel track. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued
2022-05-04 15:49Z
status
Archived notice
self-cancels
2022-05-17 00:59Z
authority
WZ 526/22 041457Z MAY 22.
issued by
WZ
sea
North Sea
position
51.395, 2.171
vessel
M/V ARTABRO · 6 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

NORTH SEA.
BELGIUM.
ENGLAND.
DNC 20.
1. UNDERWATER OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS
   UNTIL 162359Z MAY BY M/V ARTABRO IN VICINITY
   OF TRACKLINE JOINING
   51-22.7N 001-26.7E, 51-29.2N 001-43.7E,
   51-25.2N 002-07.2E, 51-25.2N 002-07.2E,
   51-22.4N 002-32.2E, 51-13.9N 002-53.6E.
   WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 1209/22.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 170059Z MAY 22.

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.
Date-time group (DTG)
A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.
Track line joining
Introduces a route through a series of positions — a cable route, a tow's track or a survey line.
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.
Cancellation reference
A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
HYDROLANT
The U.S. long-range warning series for Atlantic waters outside NAVAREA IV, including the eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and adjoining seas.
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

470 within 180 nm since 1997 · 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 2026-10-01 23:03Z; 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.