Surveys

Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V amazon conqueror towing 7400 meter long cables in…

North Sea · HYDROLANT 1272/22

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2022-05-20 16:07Z

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 557/22 122101Z MAY 22.. Issued 2022-05-12 22:24Z. 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 parsed report position is 60.083, 0.417 with a 21.0 nm radius. 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

Current notices and reporting history in the North Sea →

issued
2022-05-12 22:24Z
status
Archived notice
authority
WZ 557/22 122101Z MAY 22.
issued by
WZ
sea
North Sea
position
60.083, 0.417 · r 21.0 nm
vessel
M/V AMAZON CONQUEROR · 37 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

NORTH SEA.
SHETLAND ISLANDS.
DNC 20.
SURVEY OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY
M/V AMAZON CONQUEROR TOWING 7400 METER LONG CABLES
IN AREA WITHIN 21 MILES OF 60-05.00N 000-25.00E.
SEVEN 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.
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.
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.

All warning terms →

Collected reports in this area · survey operations

144 within 180 nm since 1999 · 5 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

99
00
05
10
15
20
25
26

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

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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

55 survey operations listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 08:48Z; 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.