Survey operations 07 thru 27 aug by M/V alliance towing equipment in area bound by 35-40.3N 001-43.7W,…
Alboran Sea · HYDROLANT 1480/09
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2009-08-11 11:14Z
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 313/09 061058Z AUG 09.. Issued 2009-08-06 11:45Z. 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
- Alboran 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.
Related notices and cancellation links
- issued
- 2009-08-06 11:45Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA III 313/09 061058Z AUG 09.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA III · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Alboran Sea
- position
- 35.944, -2.802
- vessel
- M/V ALLIANCE · 61 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. SURVEY OPERATIONS 07 THRU 27 AUG BY M/V ALLIANCE TOWING EQUIPMENT IN AREA BOUND BY 35-40.3N 001-43.7W, 35-38.3N 003-59.5W, 36-07.0N 003-59.5W, 36-20.3N 001-44.7W. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 28 AUG.
Reading this warning
- Survey operations
- A research or survey vessel is mapping the seabed or water column, often while towing equipment.
- 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.
- 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
61 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.
- Survey operations 06 nov thru 17 by M/V ramon margalef in area bounded by: 36-00.00N 006-00.00W, 36-00.00N…2023-11-06
- Survey operations 06 nov thru 17 by M/V ramon margalef in area bounded by: 36-00.0N 006-00.0W, 36-00.0N…2023-11-03
- Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V dar al beida in area bound by 36-00.00N…2023-02-20
- Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V dar al beida in area bound by 36-10.00N…2023-02-20
- Survey operations in progress until 07 mar by M/V miguel oliver in 36-01N 006-30W2022-03-01
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V edda flora in vicinity of trackline joining…2021-01-04
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 2026-10-02 00:37Z; 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.