Towing
Geophysical operations 20 thru 22 jun by M/V mare nigrum towing 1200 meter long cable in area bound by…
Black Sea · HYDROLANT 1509/13
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2013-06-23 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 287/13 191206Z JUN 13.. Issued 2013-06-19 16:32Z. 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
- 2013-06-19 16:32Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA III 287/13 191206Z JUN 13.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA III · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Black Sea
- position
- 43.928, 30.430
- vessel
- M/V MARE NIGRUM · 7 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
BLACK SEA. 1. GEOPHYSICAL OPERATIONS 20 THRU 22 JUN BY M/V MARE NIGRUM TOWING 1200 METER LONG CABLE IN AREA BOUND BY 44-00.5N 029-26.2E, 43-58.9N 031-23.4E, 43-50.4N 031-22.4E, 43-53.1N 029-25.8E. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 23 JUN 13.
Reading this warning
- Towed array / streamer
- Equipment towed a long way behind a vessel — sonar, a hydrophone cable, a sampling sled — invisible at the surface.
- 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 · tows
10 within 180 nm since 1997 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now
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16
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.
- Geophysical operations 09 nov thru 09 dec by M/V iskatel towing two mile long cable in area bound by…2016-11-11
- Geophysical operations 09 nov thru 09 dec by M/V iskatel towing two mile long cable in area bound by…2016-11-08
- Geophysical operations in progress until 20 dec by M/V iskatel towing two mile long cable in area bound by…2006-11-20
- Geophysical operations 07 oct thru 15 nov by M/V iskatel towing two mile long cable in area bound by 46-15N…2006-10-05
- Geophysical operations 19 aug thru 19 sep by M/V iskatel towing two mile long cable in area bound by…2005-08-17
- Geophysical operations 20 sep thru 20 oct by M/V iskatel towing two mile long cable in area bound by…2004-09-19
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.
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- Underwater operations 05 jan 25 thru 31 dec 26 in area bound by 44-04.40N 030-34.13E, 44-02.40N 030-30.50E,…Surveys · 10.4 nm
- Due to the presence of mines, all vessels approaching and departing romanian ports are encouraged to use the…Mines · 54.9 nm
- Mines reported in area within five miles of 45-07.10N 030-09.70EMines · 72.4 nm
- Drilling operations by yavuz rig (imo 9503768, mmsi 271046765) supported by osman bey, aybuke, florya,…Surveys · 72.9 nm
- 1- drilling operations by yildirim rig (imo 9705469, mmsi 271053959), supported by ertugrul bey, aybuke,…Surveys · 73.8 nm
- 1- drilling operations by abdulhamid han rig (imo 9705093Surveys · 73.9 nm
- Drilling operations by the kanuni platform (imo 9541203Surveys · 75.3 nm
- Fog signal at constanta outer harbor light 44-08.61N 028-40.37E inoperativeNav aids · 76.9 nm
- War risk area, in northwestern part of black sea to northern of line 45-12.2N 029-41.1E 45-11.5N 029-41.4E…War risk · 78.2 nm
- Pipeline operations in progress until 07 oct 26 by M/V mukavemet, M/V oruc rei̇s, M/V dina polaris, M/V…Cable ops · 97.3 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
0 tows listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 13:41Z; source collection times vary.
Towing
Vessels under tow with long or unlit tow lines. All current tows →
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.