Underwater operations in progress until further notice by unmanned submersible ALR4 in vicinity of trackline…
Celtic Sea · HYDROLANT 1490/22
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2022-06-15 16:21Z
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) · WZ 624/22 092301Z JUN 22.. Issued 2022-06-10 00:29Z. 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
- Celtic 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
- Cancel HYDROLANT 1490/22 and this msg, operations completedlater cancellation notice
- issued
- 2022-06-10 00:29Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- WZ 624/22 092301Z JUN 22.
- issued by
- WZ
- sea
- Celtic Sea
- position
- 49.820, -5.704
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
ENGLISH CHANNEL. CELTIC SEA. ENGLAND. DNC 19, DNC 20. UNDERWATER OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY UNMANNED SUBMERSIBLE ALR4 IN VICINITY OF TRACKLINE JOINING 49-46.90N 007-05.70W, 49-47.80N 005-13.10W, 49-54.80N 004-30.90W, 50-02.60N 004-21.80W. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
Reading this warning
- DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
- A reference to one of the regions of NGA's Digital Nautical Chart, used to tell the reader which charts a warning affects.
- Underwater operations
- Divers or remotely operated vehicles are working below a vessel that cannot easily move out of the way.
- Until further notice
- The operation or danger has no scheduled end; the warning stays in force until a later message cancels it.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · survey operations
785 within 180 nm since 1999 · 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 47-35.83N 007-23.92W2024-07-23
- Underwater operations 02 thru 11 oct by M/V atalante in area bound by 47-26.59N 006-34.33W, 46-52.40N…2023-09-29
- Survey operations 072201Z to 112159Z jun by vessel nanoplon in area within one mile of 48-20.67N 008-22.08W2023-06-06
- Survey operations 06 thru 11 jan by M/V belgica in area bound by 48-14.00N 005-05.00W, 47-28.00N 005-10.00W,…2023-01-04
- Underwater operations 180800Z to 192200Z nov by M/V willchallenge in vicinity of 50-19.0N 004-14.7W2022-11-17
- Survey operations 27 oct thru 02 nov 22 along trackline joining 48-04.62N 009-30.35W, 47-27.00N 008-32.00W,…2022-10-25
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 2026-10-01 23:41Z; 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.