Surveys

Survey operations in progress until 19 may by M/V urania in areas: a. bound by 42-47.0N 014-06.2E, 42-47.0N…

Adriatic Sea · HYDROLANT 1491/00

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2000-05-20 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 191/00 271212Z APR 00. Issued 2000-04-27 13:46Z. 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
Adriatic 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.

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Current notices and reporting history in the Adriatic Sea →

issued
2000-04-27 13:46Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA III 191/00 271212Z APR 00
NAVAREA
NAVAREA III · named as the source of this relay
sea
Adriatic Sea
position
41.267, 17.058
vessel
M/V URANIA · 135 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. SURVEY OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 19 MAY
   BY M/V URANIA IN AREAS:
   A. BOUND BY 42-47.0N 014-06.2E, 42-47.0N 014-23.4E,
      42-21.0N 014-29.6E, 42-21.0N 014-49.6E.
   B. BETWEEN 42-08.0N 42-02.0N AND 015-38.5E 016-10.5E.
   C. BOUND BY 41-10.0N 016-45.0E, 41-22.0N 016-45.0E,
      41-22.0N 017-22.0E, 41-00.0N 017-22.0E.
   WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 1461/00.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 20 MAY.

Reading this warning

Survey operations
A research or survey vessel is mapping the seabed or water column, often while towing equipment.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · survey operations

85 within 180 nm since 1997 · 0 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

56 survey operations listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-03 15:15Z; 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.