Surveys

Survey operations continue off Brazil until September 19, with vessels Amazon Warrior, Venture G, and Big John VII towing twelve 10,000-meter cables; wide berth requested.

North Atlantic · Brazil · HYDROLANT 1774/26

issued
2026-09-07 06:13Z
status
cancelled 2026-09-08 17:45Z (dropped from inforce)
self-cancels
2026-09-20 00:01Z
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
3.906, -48.126
source
nga_inforce · first seen 2026-09-08 18:17Z

Original warning text

NORTH ATLANTIC.
BRAZIL.
1. SURVEY OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL
   19 SEP BY M/V AMAZON WARRIOR,
   M/V VENTURE G AND M/V BIG JOHN VII
   TOWING 12 10000 METER LONG CABLES
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   04-33.71N 050-01.26W, 05-42.36N 048-58.13W,
   03-02.99N 046-18.20W, 01-59.67N 047-14.09W,
   02-02.36N 047-18.50W, 02-05.99N 047-20.75W,
   02-07.44N 047-21.64W, 02-33.17N 047-37.51W,
   02-41.94N 047-47.84W, 02-54.27N 047-55.54W,
   03-10.64N 048-13.68W, 03-17.80N 048-17.87W,
   03-34.64N 048-37.52W, 03-48.19N 048-54.43W,
   03-56.43N 049-06.33W, 04-07.01N 049-23.23W,
   04-15.75N 049-43.94W.
   WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 200001Z SEP 26.

This area · survey operations

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Surveys

Hydrographic and scientific survey vessels, often towing long arrays. All current survey operations

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