Oceanographic operations in progress until further notice by M/V urania in area bound by 41-12.7N 013-42.0E,…
Tyrrhenian Sea · HYDROLANT 173/02
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2002-01-31 15:13Z
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) · MARIDIPART TARANTO 41/02 240920Z JAN 02. Issued 2002-01-24 14:30Z. 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
- Tyrrhenian 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.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Cancel HYDROLANT 173/02 and this msglater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Tyrrhenian Sea →
- issued
- 2002-01-24 14:30Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MARIDIPART TARANTO 41/02 240920Z JAN 02
- issued by
- MARIDIPART TARANTO
- sea
- Tyrrhenian Sea
- position
- 40.999, 13.781
- vessel
- M/V URANIA · 135 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
OCEANOGRAPHIC OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY M/V URANIA IN AREA BOUND BY 41-12.7N 013-42.0E, 41-12.0N 013-40.7E, 41-07.0N 013-37.2E, 41-03.0N 013-34.1E, 41-01.4N 013-36.1E, 40-58.5N 013-40.8E, 40-52.5N 013-48.0E, 40-48.4N 013-52.2E, 40-48.0N 014-00.0E, 40-47.0N 013-56.9E, 40-49.2N 014-00.0E, 40-54.1N 013-57.2E, 41-10.3N 013-45.8E. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · survey operations
97 within 180 nm since 1997 · 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 in progress until further notice by M/V joides resolution in: a. 40-11.03N 012-42.49E2024-02-16
- Survey operations 02 may thru 15 jun along trackline joining 40-50-28N 012-52-58E, 40-52-59N 012-18-44E,…2021-05-01
- Survey operations 01 feb thru 30 apr by M/V latlante in: a. along trackline joining 39-13.67N 010-40.94E,…2021-01-31
- Underwater operations 16 thru 31 may along trackline joining 43-24.77N 007-54.03E, 43-27.27N 007-57.26E,…2020-05-15
- Survey operations in progress until 15 may by NR2 saildrones along trackline joining 43-24.8N 007-54.0E,…2020-04-10
- Survey operations 010001Z mar to 152359Z apr by M/V porquoi pas in: a. vicinity of trackline joining…2020-02-29
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 2026-10-03 08:53Z; 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.