Surveys

Oceanographic operations in progress until 140800Z aug by M/V sarmiento de gamboa along trackline between…

North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 1489/09

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2009-08-14 09:00Z

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 195/09 062050Z AUG 09.. Issued 2009-08-07 10:47Z. 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 map shows the reported line or operation extent; it is not a vessel track. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →

issued
2009-08-07 10:47Z
status
Archived notice
self-cancels
2009-08-14 09:00Z
authority
NAVAREA II 195/09 062050Z AUG 09.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA II · named as the source of this relay
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
30.827, -17.857
vessel
M/V SARMIENTO DE GAMBOA · 67 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. OCEANOGRAPHIC OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL
   140800Z AUG BY M/V SARMIENTO DE GAMBOA
   ALONG TRACKLINE BETWEEN 33-26.2N 019-59.8W
   AND 28-13.0N 015-43.0W.
2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 1484/09.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 140900Z AUG.

Reading this warning

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.
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.
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

16 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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24

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 03:26Z; 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.