Surveys

Underwater operations in progress until 262100Z may by M/V james cook in 24-56.0N 021-16.4W

North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 1316/14

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2014-05-26 22:00Z

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 II 180/14 260551Z MAY 14 - NAVAREA I 132/14 260550Z MAY 14.. Issued 2014-05-26 07:11Z. 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 Atlantic Ocean. The parsed report position is 24.933, -21.273. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued
2014-05-26 07:11Z
status
Archived notice
self-cancels
2014-05-26 22:00Z
authority
NAVAREA II 180/14 260551Z MAY 14 - NAVAREA I 132/14 260550Z MAY 14.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA II · named as the source of this relay
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
24.933, -21.273
vessel
M/V JAMES COOK · 31 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
1. UNDERWATER OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 262100Z MAY
   BY M/V JAMES COOK IN 24-56.0N 021-16.4W.
   WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 1158/14(43), SURVEY COMPLETED.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 262200Z MAY 14.

Reading this warning

Underwater operations
Divers or remotely operated vehicles are working below a vessel that cannot easily move out of the way.
Date-time group (DTG)
A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · survey operations

8 within 180 nm since 2002 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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19

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

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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 06:27Z; 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.