Seismic survey in progress until 27 aug by M/V ramform victory towing 5100 meter long cable in area bound by…
Balearic (Iberian Sea) · HYDROLANT 1294/02
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2002-07-24 12:19Z
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 289/02 111203Z JUN 02. Issued 2002-06-11 14:43Z. 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
- Balearic (Iberian Sea). 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 Balearic (Iberian Sea) →
- issued
- 2002-06-11 14:43Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA III 289/02 111203Z JUN 02
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA III · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Balearic (Iberian Sea)
- position
- 40.331, 1.071
- vessel
- M/V RAMFORM VICTORY · 241 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. SEISMIC SURVEY IN PROGRESS UNTIL 27 AUG BY M/V RAMFORM VICTORY TOWING 5100 METER LONG CABLE IN AREA BOUND BY 39-59.1N 001-06.9E, 40-06.2N 001-14.7E, 40-09.2N 001-09.7E, 40-26.8N 001-27.8E, 40-39.9N 001-05.7E, 40-14.9N 000-40.3E. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 28 AUG.
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
35 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.
- Underwater operations 290001Z apr until further notice by cableship sophie germain in area bound by…2024-04-25
- Cable operations 041900Z dec thru 212359Z jan 23 by M/V rebecca along trackline joining 36-14.50N…2022-12-02
- Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship ile de sein along trackline joining 41-34.85N…2022-11-20
- Cable operations in progress until further notice by M/V ile de sein along trackline joining 41-24.51N…2022-10-29
- Cable operations in progress until 312359Z mar by M/V rebecca in area bound by 38-55.53N 002-58.11E,…2021-03-22
- Cable operations 091500Z to 222300Z mar by M/V rebecca in area bound by 36-26.1N 001-17.2W, 37-01.2N…2021-03-05
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
25 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-29 14:44Z; 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.