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Seismic survey by in progress until 30 oct M/V piri reis in area bound by 41-00.4N 028-59.2E, 40-56.5N…

Sea of Marmara · HYDROLANT 1778/07

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2007-10-31 00:00Z

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 426/07 241157Z OCT 07.. Issued 2007-10-24 12:27Z. 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
Sea of Marmara. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the Sea of Marmara →

issued
2007-10-24 12:27Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA III 426/07 241157Z OCT 07.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA III · named as the source of this relay
sea
Sea of Marmara
position
40.960, 28.570
vessel
M/V PIRI REIS · 8 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. SEISMIC SURVEY BY IN PROGRESS UNTIL 30 OCT
   M/V PIRI REIS IN AREA BOUND BY 41-00.4N 028-59.2E,
   40-56.5N 028-58.9E, 40-51.4N 028-53.1E,
   40-51.5N 028-36.6E, 40-55.9N 028-22.0E,
   40-56.1N 028-07.4E, 41-03.4N 028-07.4E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 31 OCT.

Reading this warning

Seismic survey
A survey that maps the rock beneath the seabed with sound pulses from air guns, recorded on streamers kilometres long.
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.
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 · cable & pipeline work

106 within 180 nm since 1999 · 4 in the last 12 months · 2 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.

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Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

24 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 13:26Z; source collection times vary.

Cable ops

Cable laying, pipeline and seismic operations. All current cable & pipeline work →

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