Underwater operations in progress until further notice by: a. M/V irben in 45-19.3N 036-29.5E
Sea of Azov · HYDROLANT 1616/14
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2004-07-04 09:39Z
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 343/14 020653Z JUL 14.. Issued 2014-07-02 11:44Z. 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
- Sea of Azov. The parsed report position is 45.286, 36.542. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- issued
- 2014-07-02 11:44Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA III 343/14 020653Z JUL 14.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA III · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Sea of Azov
- position
- 45.286, 36.542
- vessels
- M/V IRBEN · 14 messagesM/V SIDON · 11 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
KERCH STRAIT. 1. UNDERWATER OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY: A. M/V IRBEN IN 45-19.3N 036-29.5E. B. M/V SIDON IN 45-15.0N 036-35.6E. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 1533/14.
Reading this warning
- Underwater operations
- Divers or remotely operated vehicles are working below a vessel that cannot easily move out of the way.
- Until further notice
- The operation or danger has no scheduled end; the warning stays in force until a later message cancels it.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · survey operations
60 within 180 nm since 2002 · 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.
- 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 15 may by M/V aquamarine in area bound by 43-04N 037-00E, 43-20N…2020-05-01
- Survey operations in progress until 30 dec by vessel aquamarine in area bound by 43-04N 037-00E, 43-20N…2019-11-05
- Survey operations on 20 jul by M/V aquamarine in area bound by 43-04N 037-00E, 43-20N 037-00E, 43-20N…2019-07-17
- Survey operations 06 jul by M/V aquamarine in area bound by 43-04N 037-00E, 43-20N 037-00E, 43-20N 039-00E,…2019-07-04
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
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 11:00Z; 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.