Underwater operations 180001Z jul to 062359Z aug by M/V thalia in area bound by 44-00N 003-00W, 44-00N…
Bay of Biscay · HYDROLANT 1335/06
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2006-07-17 20:51Z
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 234/06 170945Z JUL 06.. Issued 2006-07-17 08:38Z. 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
- Bay of Biscay. 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
- Cancel HYDROLANT 1335/06, 1336/06, 1344/06, and this msglater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Bay of Biscay →
Activity windows · 1 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-07-18 00:01Z | 2006-08-06 23:59Z | — | 479 h 58 |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2006-07-17 08:38Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2006-08-07 00:59Z
- authority
- NAVAREA II 234/06 170945Z JUL 06.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA II · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Bay of Biscay
- position
- 43.870, -2.259
- vessel
- M/V THALIA · 5 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. UNDERWATER OPERATIONS 180001Z JUL TO 062359Z AUG BY M/V THALIA IN AREA BOUND BY 44-00N 003-00W, 44-00N 001-40W, 43-40N 001-40W, 43-50N 003-00W. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 070059Z AUG.
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.
- 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.
- CANCEL THIS MSG
- The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
Collected reports in this area · survey operations
37 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.
- Scientific mooring established in 44-10.03N 002-10.21W2024-07-21
- Scientific moorings, marked by buoys, established in: a. 45-51.50N 002-02.00W2024-07-10
- Survey operations 19 apr thru 28 may by M/V thalassa along trackline joining 47-50.31N 004-08.86W, 43-22.95N…2024-04-17
- Survey operations 09 thru 13 oct by M/V minibex in area bound by 45-44.78N 001-55.27W, 45-53.86N 002-02.56W,…2023-10-06
- Survey operations in progress until 112200Z oct by M/V emma bardan in area bound by 48-00.00N 005-50.00W,…2023-08-16
- Survey operations in progress until 302159Z jun 23 by M/V emma bardan in area bound by 46-00N 003-00W,…2023-06-07
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
55 survey operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-30 11:30Z; 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.