Seismic survey in progress until 24 jul by M/V akademik shatskiy towing five mile long cable in area bound…
South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 1312/99
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 1999-07-24 05:01Z
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 503/99 AOR-E EGC 266 250402Z JUN 99. Issued 1999-06-25 04:50Z. 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
- 1999-06-25 04:50Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA V 503/99 AOR-E EGC 266 250402Z JUN 99
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA V · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- South Atlantic Ocean
- position
- -19.785, -38.297
- vessel
- M/V AKADEMIK SHATSKIY · 77 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 24 JUL BY
M/V AKADEMIK SHATSKIY TOWING FIVE MILE LONG CABLE
IN AREA BOUND BY 18-00S 039-00W, 18-00S 037-00W,
21-00S 040-00W, 21-00S 037-00W.
SIX MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 1284/99.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 25 JUL.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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work
470 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.
- Cable operations in progress until 03 feb 25 by cableship bold maverick in: a. 22-11.33S 041-06.38W2024-09-05
- Underwater operations 1100Z to 2100Z daily 19 thru 24 apr by cableship intrepid in 20-22.45S 040-11.23W2021-04-18
- Seismic survey in progress until 23 apr by nps sigma in area bound by 21-10.6S 039-55.5W, 21-10.5S…2016-04-12
- Seismic survey 10 thru 16 apr by nps sigma in area bound by 21-19.4S 039-57.5W, 21-17.3S 039-57.5W, 21-11.2S…2016-04-09
- Seismic survey in progress until 09 apr by M/V nps sigma in area bound by 21-00.6S 039-44.0W, 21-11.4S…2016-04-01
- Seismic survey 26 mar thru 02 apr by M/V nps sigma in area bound by 21-00.6S 039-44.0W, 21-11.4S 039-39.3W,…2016-03-27
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
- Underwater operations 0800Z to 1800Z daily 26 sep thru 10 oct by M/V comando b in 19-51.63S 039-56.90WSurveys · 93.4 nm
- Foul ground until 06 dec 27 in area bound by 19-53.87S 039-59.68W, 19-54.15S 039-59.27W, 19-53.08S…Wrecks · 95.5 nm
- Underwater operations 0800Z to 1800Z daily 26 sep thru 10 oct by M/V comando b in 20-23.78S 040-09.43WSurveys · 111.1 nm
- Yellow odas buoy established in 17-58.12S 038-41.48W until 19 octNav aids · 111.3 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
24 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 13:47Z; 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.