Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V fugro discovery in areas bound by: a. 56-51.07N…
North Sea · HYDROLANT 1473/10
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2010-11-27 10:18Z
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) · MODUK NAVY SUBNAV 91/10 020225Z AUG 10.. Issued 2010-08-02 06:14Z. 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 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.
- issued
- 2010-08-02 06:14Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MODUK NAVY SUBNAV 91/10 020225Z AUG 10.
- issued by
- MODUK NAVY SUBNAV
- sea
- North Sea
- position
- 56.865, 1.520
- vessel
- M/V FUGRO DISCOVERY · 26 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
NORTH SEA. SURVEY OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY M/V FUGRO DISCOVERY IN AREAS BOUND BY: A. 56-51.07N 001-35.07E, 56-51.05N 001-36.05E, 56-50.52N 001-36.03E, 56-50.54N 001-35.05E. B. 56-52.38N 001-30.50E, 56-51.97N 001-32.32E, 56-51.47N 001-31.95E, 56-51.88N 001-30.13E.
Reading this warning
- Survey operations
- A research or survey vessel is mapping the seabed or water column, often while towing equipment.
- Until further notice
- The operation or danger has no scheduled end; the warning stays in force until a later message cancels it.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · survey operations
185 within 180 nm since 1999 · 3 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.
- Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V ramform atlas towing 15 7050 meter long cables in…2026-09-02
- Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V ramform hyperion towing ten 2740 meter long cables2026-08-03
- Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V amazon conqueror towing eight 1609 meter long…2026-07-31
- Survey operations in progress until 25 may by M/V ramform tethys towing 12 8000 meter long cables in area…2024-04-22
- Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V ramform atlas towing 14 6000 meter long cables in…2023-09-27
- Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V kommandor towing 1300 meter long cables in area…2023-09-17
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
56 survey operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 21:44Z; 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.