Towing

Geophysical operations in progress until 16 aug by M/V maersk defender towing 1000 meter long cable vicinity…

Tyrrhenian Sea · HYDROLANT 1346/04

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2004-08-17 00:00Z

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 III 433/04 132026Z AUG 04.. Issued 2004-08-13 22:26Z. 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
Tyrrhenian Sea. The map shows the reported line or operation extent; it is not a vessel track. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Related notices and cancellation links

Current notices and reporting history in the Tyrrhenian Sea →

issued
2004-08-13 22:26Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA III 433/04 132026Z AUG 04.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA III · named as the source of this relay
sea
Tyrrhenian Sea
position
38.269, 12.584
vessel
M/V MAERSK DEFENDER · 20 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. GEOPHYSICAL OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL
   16 AUG BY M/V MAERSK DEFENDER TOWING 1000
   METER LONG CABLE VICINITY OF TRACKLINE JOINING
   38-12N 013-20E, 38-22N 013-03E, 38-12N 012-04E,
   38-12N 011-48E.
   ONE MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 1326/04.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 17 AUG.

Reading this warning

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.
Track line joining
Introduces a route through a series of positions — a cable route, a tow's track or a survey line.
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.

All warning terms →

Collected reports in this area · tows

5 within 180 nm since 2002 · 1 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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

0 tows listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-03 02:05Z; source collection times vary.

Towing

Vessels under tow with long or unlit tow lines. All current tows →

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.