Surveys

Survey operations in progress until 05 oct by M/V odin finder within four miles of 36-07.6N 010-48.7E

Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin · HYDROLANT 1623/05

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2005-10-06 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 493/05 071104Z SEP 05; NAVAREA III 494/05 071106Z SEP 05.. Issued 2005-09-07 11:58Z. 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
Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin. The parsed report position is 36.127, 10.812 with a 4.0 nm radius. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin →

issued
2005-09-07 11:58Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA III 493/05 071104Z SEP 05; NAVAREA III 494/05 071106Z SEP 05.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA III · named as the source of this relay
sea
Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
position
36.127, 10.812 · r 4.0 nm
vessel
M/V ODIN FINDER · 94 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. SURVEY OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 05 OCT BY
   M/V ODIN FINDER WITHIN FOUR MILES OF 36-07.6N 010-48.7E.
   WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 1500/05(55).
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 06 OCT.

Reading this warning

Survey operations
A research or survey vessel is mapping the seabed or water column, often while towing equipment.
Within a radius of
A circular area — every position within a stated distance of a point.
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.

All warning terms →

Collected reports in this area · survey operations

238 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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

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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.

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

50 survey operations listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-25 01:57Z; 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.