Geophysical survey in progress until further notice by M/V bergen surveyor towing 6000 meter long cable in…
South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 1682/07
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2007-10-09 03:34Z
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 VI 307/07 040200Z OCT 07.. Issued 2007-10-04 03:04Z. 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
- South Atlantic Ocean. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
Current notices and reporting history in the South Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2007-10-04 03:04Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA VI 307/07 040200Z OCT 07.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA VI · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- South Atlantic Ocean
- position
- -35.064, -51.933
- vessel
- M/V BERGEN SURVEYOR · 71 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY M/V BERGEN SURVEYOR TOWING 6000 METER LONG CABLE IN AREA BOUND BY 34-39S 052-49W, 34-32S 052-42W, 35-38S 051-05W, 35-32S 050-58W. FIVE MILE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 1658/07.
Reading this warning
- Until further notice
- The operation or danger has no scheduled end; the warning stays in force until a later message cancels it.
- Towed array / streamer
- Equipment towed a long way behind a vessel — sonar, a hydrophone cable, a sampling sled — invisible at the surface.
- Tow / towing
- A vessel towing another vessel, a barge or a structure — slow, hard to manoeuvre, and with a long line between.
- Area bound by
- Introduces a list of positions that are the corners of an area — the polygon the warning applies to.
- 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
118 within 180 nm since 1998 · 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.
- Underwater operations 261900Z feb to 071200Z mar by M/V rebecca in area bound by 33-03.07S 047-27.95W,…2024-02-27
- Survey operations by M/V polarcus alima towing 12 8100 meter long cables: a. 16 and 17 apr along trackline…2017-04-16
- Survey operations 15 and 16 apr by M/V polarcus alima towing 12 8100 meter long cables along tracklines…2017-04-15
- Survey operations 14 thru 16 apr by M/V polarcus alima towing 12 8100 meter long cables along tracklines…2017-04-14
- Survey operations by M/V polarcus alima towing 12 8100 meter long cables: a. 11 and 12 apr along trackline…2017-04-11
- Survey operations 12 apr by M/V polarcus alima towing 12 8100 meter long cables along trackline between…2017-04-11
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
55 survey operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 10:51Z; 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.