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Seismic survey in progress until 30 sep by M/V geolog dmitriy nalivkin towing 6400 meter long cable in area…

Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin · HYDROLANT 1908/02

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2002-09-18 17:05Z

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 412/02 281235Z AUG 02; NAVAREA III 415/02 281722Z AUG 02. Issued 2002-08-28 17:46Z. 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
Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued
2002-08-28 17:46Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA III 412/02 281235Z AUG 02; NAVAREA III 415/02 281722Z AUG 02
NAVAREA
NAVAREA III · named as the source of this relay
sea
Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
position
33.995, 35.253
vessel
M/V GEOLOG DMITRIY NALIVKIN · 45 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. SEISMIC SURVEY IN PROGRESS UNTIL 30 SEP BY M/V GEOLOG DMITRIY NALIVKIN
   TOWING 6400 METER LONG CABLE IN AREA BOUND BY 34-40.8N 035-14.3E,
   34-40.8N 035-54.5E, 33-15.0N 035-09.9E, 33-15.0N 034-38.6E.
   FIVE MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 1892/02(53).
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 01 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.
Towed array / streamer
Equipment towed a long way behind a vessel — sonar, a hydrophone cable, a sampling sled — invisible at the surface.
Tow / towing
A vessel towing another vessel, a barge or a structure — slow, hard to manoeuvre, and with a long line between.
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.
Cancellation reference
A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
HYDROLANT
The U.S. long-range warning series for Atlantic waters outside NAVAREA IV, including the eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and adjoining seas.
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

84 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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

23 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-03 07:15Z; source collection times vary.

Cable ops

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

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.