Surveys

Survey operations in progress until 14 aug by M/V aquamarine in area bound by 43-23.9N 039-56.9E, 43-22.8N…

Black Sea · HYDROLANT 1729/15

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2015-08-15 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 III 413/15 140656Z JUL 15.. Issued 2015-07-14 09:14Z. 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
Black Sea. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued
2015-07-14 09:14Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA III 413/15 140656Z JUL 15.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA III · named as the source of this relay
sea
Black Sea
position
44.810, 37.771
vessel
M/V AQUAMARINE · 17 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

RUSSIA.
BLACK SEA.
KERCH STRAIT.
DNC 10.
1. SURVEY OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 14 AUG
   BY M/V AQUAMARINE IN AREA BOUND BY
   43-23.9N 039-56.9E, 43-22.8N 039-55.8E,
   44-04.7N 038-50.2E, 44-41.5N 037-22.7E,
   44-51.4N 036-33.5E, 45-05.7N 036-27.2E,
   45-25.7N 036-36.1E, 45-30.0N 036-39.4E,
   45-30.0N 037-36.1E.
2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 1718/15.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 15 AUG 15.

Reading this warning

DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
A reference to one of the regions of NGA's Digital Nautical Chart, used to tell the reader which charts a warning affects.
Survey operations
A research or survey vessel is mapping the seabed or water column, often while towing equipment.
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.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · survey operations

63 within 180 nm since 2002 · 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

56 survey operations listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 20:17Z; 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.