Cable ops

Seismic survey in progress until 24 aug by M/V akademik shatskiy towing 4.5 mile long cable in area between…

HYDROLANT 1605/99

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 1999-08-25 06:00Z

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 V 618/99 030406Z AUG 99; NAVAREA V 617/99, 619/99, 621/99, 622/99. Issued 1999-08-03 06:40Z. 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
No named location parsed. No usable coordinates were parsed; a location-based nearby search is unavailable. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
issued
1999-08-03 06:40Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA V 618/99 030406Z AUG 99; NAVAREA V 617/99, 619/99, 621/99, 622/99
NAVAREA
NAVAREA V · named as the source of this relay
vessel
M/V AKADEMIK SHATSKIY · 77 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. SEISMIC SURVEY IN PROGRESS UNTIL 24 AUG BY
   M/V AKADEMIK SHATSKIY TOWING 4.5 MILE LONG CABLE
   IN AREA BETWEEN 22-00S 25-00S AND 038-00W 042-00W.
   SIX MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 1374/99, 1467/99, 1528/99,
   1587/99, 1594/99.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 25 AUG.

Reading this warning

Seismic survey
A survey that maps the rock beneath the seabed with sound pulses from air guns, recorded on streamers kilometres long.
Tow / towing
A vessel towing another vessel, a barge or a structure — slow, hard to manoeuvre, and with a long line between.
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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Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

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Worldwide in the collected sources

24 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 12:31Z; source collection times vary.

Cable ops

Cable laying, pipeline and seismic operations. All current cable & pipeline work →

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.