Nga chart 52040 (18TH ed)
Alboran Sea · HYDROLANT 1250/08
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2008-09-08 13:20Z
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 III 328/08 290934Z JUL 08.. Issued 2008-07-30 18:55Z. 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
- Alboran Sea. The parsed report position is 36.010, -5.034. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Cancel HYDROLANT 1250/08 and this msglater cancellation notice
- issued
- 2008-07-30 18:55Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA III 328/08 290934Z JUL 08.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA III · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Alboran Sea
- position
- 36.010, -5.034
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
NGA CHART 52040 (18TH ED). SALVAGE OPERATIONS 01 AUG UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE VICINITY 36-00.62N 005-02.04W MARKED BY CARDINAL BUOYS IN: A. EAST 36-00.63N 005-02.00W. B. WEST 36-00.61N 005-02.03W. C. SOUTH 36-00.60N 005-02.01W. D. SOUTH 36-00.60N 005-02.00W. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
Reading this warning
- Chart reference
- The number of the nautical chart on which the reported position lies.
- Until further notice
- The operation or danger has no scheduled end; the warning stays in force until a later message cancels it.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · survey operations
105 within 180 nm since 1999 · 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.
- Survey operations in progress until 06 feb by r/v maria s. merian in area bound by 35-45.00N 008-00.00W,…2024-01-29
- Underwater operations 281200Z dec until further notice by M/V joides resolution in vicinity 36-42.00N…2023-12-28
- Survey operations 06 nov thru 17 by M/V ramon margalef in area bounded by: 36-00.00N 006-00.00W, 36-00.00N…2023-11-06
- Survey operations 06 nov thru 17 by M/V ramon margalef in area bounded by: 36-00.0N 006-00.0W, 36-00.0N…2023-11-03
- Survey operations in progress until 192300Z mar by M/V ramon margalef in area bound by: 35-48.0N 007-34.0W,…2023-03-14
- Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V dar al beida in area bound by 36-00.00N…2023-02-20
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
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 23:44Z; 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.