Surveys

Underwater operations 150001Z to 162359Z may in area within 30 miles of 36-56N 019-00E

Ionian Sea · Eastern Mediterranean Sea · HYDROLANT 1623/20

issued
2020-05-13 12:53Z
status
cancelled 2020-05-17 00:59Z (archive)
self-cancels
2020-05-17 00:59Z
authority
NAVAREA III 733/20 131125Z MAY 20.
sea
Ionian Sea
position
36.933, 19.000 · r 30.0 nm
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

IONIAN SEA.
EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA.
DNC 09.
1. UNDERWATER OPERATIONS 150001Z TO 162359Z MAY
   IN AREA WITHIN 30 MILES OF 36-56N 019-00E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 170059Z MAY 20.

Activity windows · 1 in the telegram

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)local (UTC)length
2020-05-15 00:01Z2020-05-16 23:59ZMay 15, 00:01May 16, 23:5947 h 58

Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.

This area · survey operations

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

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Nearby now · within 120 nm

Nothing else in force within 120 nm.

Worldwide now

86 survey operations in force · see all

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.