Survey operations in progress until 15 may by M/V aquamarine in area bound by 43-04N 037-00E, 43-20N…
Black Sea · HYDROLANT 1495/20
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2020-05-16 00:01Z
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 667/20 071217Z MAY 20.. Issued 2020-05-01 12:28Z. 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
- Black 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
- 2020-05-01 12:28Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA III 667/20 071217Z MAY 20.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA III · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Black Sea
- position
- 42.963, 38.190
- vessel
- M/V AQUAMARINE · 17 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
BLACK SEA. RUSSIA. DNC 10. 1. SURVEY OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 15 MAY BY M/V AQUAMARINE IN AREA BOUND BY 43-04N 037-00E, 43-20N 037-00E, 43-20N 039-00E, 42-21N 039-00E, 42-26N 038-32E. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 16 MAY 20.
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.
- Survey operations
- A research or survey vessel is mapping the seabed or water column, often while towing equipment.
- 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
75 within 180 nm since 2000 · 1 in the last 12 months · 1 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 26 sep thru 03 jul 27 by M/V karadeniz arastirma, M/V barbaros hayreddin pasa and M/V…2026-09-25
- Survey operations 22 aug thru 30 sep by M/V barbaros hayreddin pasa, M/V TANUX-1 and M/V vivre-g in area…2023-08-21
- Survey operations 14 thru 28 aug by M/V professor vodyanitsky in area bound by 45-09N 033-16E, 44-45N…2021-08-12
- Underwater operations 220600Z to 230500Z oct by M/V edda flora along trackline joining 43-19.42N 035-34.75E,…2020-10-20
- Survey operations in progress until 19 jul by M/V DENAR-2 in area bound by 42-00.18N 038-50.95E, 42-07.18N…2020-04-30
- Survey operations in progress until 30 dec by vessel aquamarine in area bound by 43-04N 037-00E, 43-20N…2019-11-05
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
Worldwide in the collected sources
55 survey operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-26 00:23Z; 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.