Surveys

Underwater operations 0800Z to 1800Z daily 21 sep thru 05 oct by M/V comando b and M/V emerald daishan in…

South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 1867/26

What this record establishes

Cancelled notice · 2026-09-23 14:45Z

This notice disappeared from the issuing source's in-force list. No explicit recovery or all-clear is established by that removal.

Source and dates
NGA MSI in-force warnings (DailyMem*.txt). Issued 2026-09-20 13:36Z. First collected 2026-09-23 15:02Z; last seen in collection 2026-09-23 17:47Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
Location covered
South Atlantic Ocean. The parsed report position is -20.397, -40.166. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the South Atlantic Ocean

Activity windows · 15 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2026-09-21 08:00Z2026-09-21 18:00Z10 h
2026-09-22 08:00Z2026-09-22 18:00Z10 h
2026-09-23 08:00Z2026-09-23 18:00Z10 h
2026-09-24 08:00Z2026-09-24 18:00Z10 h
2026-09-25 08:00Z2026-09-25 18:00Z10 h
2026-09-26 08:00Z2026-09-26 18:00Z10 h
2026-09-27 08:00Z2026-09-27 18:00Z10 h
2026-09-28 08:00Z2026-09-28 18:00Z10 h
7 more

Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.

issued
2026-09-20 13:36Z
status
Cancelled notice
self-cancels
2026-10-05 19:00Z
sea
South Atlantic Ocean
position
-20.397, -40.166
source
NGA MSI in-force warnings (DailyMem*.txt) · first seen 2026-09-23 15:02Z

Original warning text

SOUTH ATLANTIC.
BRAZIL.
1. UNDERWATER OPERATIONS 0800Z TO 1800Z DAILY
   21 SEP THRU 05 OCT BY M/V COMANDO B AND
   M/V EMERALD DAISHAN IN 20-23.82S 040-09.98W.
   WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 051900Z OCT 26.

Collected reports in this area · survey operations

592 within 180 nm since 2000 · 53 in the last 12 months · 3 listed in force now

00
05
10
15
20
25
26

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

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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

Worldwide in the collected sources

51 survey operations listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-23 17:48Z; 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.