Oceanographic operations by M/V thalassa: a. 31 aug and 01 sep along trackline between 47-48N 004-30W and…
Bay of Biscay · HYDROLANT 1632/10
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2010-09-08 00:01Z
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 II 329/10 30 AUG 10.. Issued 2010-08-30 18:45Z. 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
- Bay of Biscay. The map shows the reported line or operation extent; it is not a vessel track. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Current notices and reporting history in the Bay of Biscay →
- issued
- 2010-08-30 18:45Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA II 329/10 30 AUG 10.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA II · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Bay of Biscay
- position
- 46.098, -3.448
- vessel
- M/V THALASSA · 139 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
BAY OF BISCAY.
1. OCEANOGRAPHIC OPERATIONS BY M/V THALASSA:
A. 31 AUG AND 01 SEP ALONG TRACKLINE BETWEEN
47-48N 004-30W AND 46-40N 006-00W.
B. 02 SEP ALONG TRACKLINE BETWEEN
46-18N 005-14W AND 47-30N 003-24W.
C. 03 SEP ALONG TRACKLINE JOINING
47-00N 002-40W, 45-54N 004-33W,
45-16N 003-55W, 46-02N 002-05W,
45-51N 001-47W, 44-45N 002-40W.
D. 04 AND 05 SEP ALONG TRACKLINE BETWEEN
44-00N 002-54W AND 44-00N 001-32W.
E. 06 AND 07 SEP ALONG TRACKLINE BETWEEN
44-45N 001-40W AND 47-48N 004-30W.
WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 08 SEP.
Reading this warning
- Track line joining
- Introduces a route through a series of positions — a cable route, a tow's track or a survey line.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · survey operations
171 within 180 nm since 1999 · 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.
- Scientific mooring established in 44-10.03N 002-10.21W2024-07-21
- Scientific moorings, marked by buoys, established in: a. 45-51.50N 002-02.00W2024-07-10
- Survey operations 19 apr thru 28 may by M/V thalassa along trackline joining 47-50.31N 004-08.86W, 43-22.95N…2024-04-17
- Survey operations 09 thru 13 oct by M/V minibex in area bound by 45-44.78N 001-55.27W, 45-53.86N 002-02.56W,…2023-10-06
- Survey operations in progress until 060001Z oct by M/V pourquoi pas in area bound by 47-17.05N 009-17.05W,…2023-09-25
- Survey operations in progress until 112200Z oct by M/V emma bardan in area bound by 48-00.00N 005-50.00W,…2023-08-16
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 2026-10-01 17:58Z; 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.