Towing

Geophysical operations 20 sep thru 20 oct by M/V iskatel towing two mile long cable in area bound by…

Black Sea · HYDROLANT 1530/04

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2004-10-21 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 519/04 191200Z SEP 04,. Issued 2004-09-19 13:08Z. 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.

Current notices and reporting history in the Black Sea →

issued: 2004-09-19 13:08Z
status: Archived notice
authority: NAVAREA III 519/04 191200Z SEP 04,
NAVAREA: NAVAREA III · named as the source of this relay
sea: Black Sea
position: 45.293, 30.810
vessel: M/V ISKATEL · 31 messages
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. GEOPHYSICAL OPERATIONS 20 SEP THRU 20 OCT BY
   M/V ISKATEL TOWING TWO MILE LONG CABLE IN AREA BOUND BY
   46-13.2N  031-09.2E, 45-18.0N  031-24.5E, 44-26.7N  031-38.7E
   44-18.3N  031-49.0E, 44-53.2N  030-07.5E, 45-07.7N  030-01.5E
   45-36.0N  029-57.0E, 45-58.2N  030-23.7E.
   WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 21 OCT.

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.

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Collected reports in this area · tows

10 within 180 nm since 1997 · 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.

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

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The coordinator of coastal alerts of ukraine has declared the following coastal approach instructions for…War risk · 30.4 nm
Ukrainian coastal warning coordinator has declared the following coastal aproach instructions for entry or…Other · 34.3 nm
Mining operations in progress until further notice in areas bound by: a. 46-22.50N 030-45.10E, 46-20.20N…Mines · 42.7 nm
Hazardous operations in progress until further notice in area bound by 45-05N 033-33E, 45-59N 033-51E,…Exercises · 47.1 nm
1- neptun alpha production platform has been established at the central coordinate point: 44-02.85N 030-35.25EStructures · 75.4 nm
Due to mine danger navigation prohibited untill further notice in area bounded by: a 46-04.0N 033-12.8E…Mines · 80.3 nm
Mining operations in progress until further notice in areas bound by: a. 46-04.0N 033-12.8E, 46-03.1N…Mines · 80.3 nm
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 · 81.1 nm
Due to the presence of mines, all vessels approaching and departing romanian ports are encouraged to use the…Mines · 91.6 nm
Fog signal at constanta outer harbor light 44-08.61N 028-40.37E inoperativeNav aids · 114.3 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

0 tows listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-24 22:29Z; 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.