Seismic survey in progress until 24 jan by M/V veritas vantage towing eight four mile long cables in area…
South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 126/10
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2010-01-25 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 E 128/10 210017Z JAN 10.. Issued 2010-01-21 00:35Z. 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
- South 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.
Related notices and cancellation links
Current notices and reporting history in the South Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2010-01-21 00:35Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA V E 128/10 210017Z JAN 10.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA V · named as the source of this relay
- issued by
- NAVAREA V E
- sea
- South Atlantic Ocean
- position
- -8.238, -34.349
- vessel
- M/V VERITAS VANTAGE · 138 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
BRAZIL-NORTHEAST COAST. 1. SEISMIC SURVEY IN PROGRESS UNTIL 24 JAN BY M/V VERITAS VANTAGE TOWING EIGHT FOUR MILE LONG CABLES IN AREA BOUND BY 07-36.0S 034-33.6W, 07-52.1S 033-47.1W, 08-52.6S 034-08.2W, 08-36.4S 034-54.8W. SEVEN MILE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 25 JAN.
Reading this warning
- Seismic survey
- A survey that maps the rock beneath the seabed with sound pulses from air guns, recorded on streamers kilometres long.
- Towed array / streamer
- Equipment towed a long way behind a vessel — sonar, a hydrophone cable, a sampling sled — invisible at the surface.
- Tow / towing
- A vessel towing another vessel, a barge or a structure — slow, hard to manoeuvre, and with a long line between.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work
90 within 180 nm since 2000 · 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.
- Seismic survey 21 thru 28 jan by M/V bgp challenger towing 12000 meter long cable in area bound by 13-49S…2017-01-19
- Seismic survey 14 thru 21 jan by bgp challenger towing 12000 meter long cable in area bound by 13-49S…2017-01-10
- Cable laying operations in progress until 22 apr by M/V ile de batz along trackline joining 03-44.95S…2013-04-11
- Cable laying operations 09 thru 22 apr by M/V ile de batz along trackline between 03-44.95S 038-26.81W and…2013-04-08
- Seismic survey in progress until 28 feb by M/V veritas vantage towing 5.4 mile long cable in area bound by…2010-02-23
- Seismic survey in progress until 26 feb by M/V veritas vantage towing 5.4 mile long cable in area bound by…2010-02-19
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
- Tamandare light 08-45.57S 035-06.08W unlit until 02 novNav aids · 54.6 nm
- Maceio light 09-41.03S 035-43.38W unlit until 31 octNav aids · 119.1 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
24 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 10:17Z; source collection times vary.
Cable ops
Cable laying, pipeline and seismic operations. All current cable & pipeline work →
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.