Survey operations 19 sep until further notice by M/V urania in area bound by 39-00N 015-00E, 39-00N 015-30E,…
Tyrrhenian Sea · HYDROLANT 1781/03
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2003-10-07 23:00Z
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) · MARISICILIA 346/03 171030Z SEP 03. Issued 2003-09-18 11:10Z. 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
- Gunnery exercises 090800Z to 091200Z oct within ten miles of 37-45N 016-30Elater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Tyrrhenian Sea →
- issued
- 2003-09-18 11:10Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MARISICILIA 346/03 171030Z SEP 03
- issued by
- MARISICILIA
- sea
- Tyrrhenian Sea
- position
- 38.725, 15.368
- 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
SURVEY OPERATIONS 19 SEP UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY M/V URANIA IN AREA BOUND BY 39-00N 015-00E, 39-00N 015-30E, 38-35N 015-30E, 38-30N 015-53E, 38-25N 015-50E, 38-30N 015-15E. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
Reading this warning
- Survey operations
- A research or survey vessel is mapping the seabed or water column, often while towing equipment.
- 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
224 within 180 nm since 1999 · 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
- Underwater operations by M/V handin tide with submersible: a. 01 thru 05 jun in area within ten miles of…2022-05-27
- Survey operations 13 thru 21 feb by M/V havila phoenix with submersible along trackline joining 35-56.56N…2022-02-11
- Underwater operations by M/V handin tide: a. 01 thru 05 sep in area within ten miles of 37-30-00N 015-23-02E2021-08-30
- Survey operations in progress until 22 jul in areas bound by: a. 35-54.54N 012-48.96E, 35-54.54N 012-55.38E,…2021-06-25
- Survey operations in progress until 15 jul by M/V astrea in area bound by 37-25.7N 012-35.8E, 37-25.7N…2021-06-08
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 05:22Z; 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.