Oceanographic operations in progress until 23 aug by M/V urania, along trackline joining 37-15.2N 000-04.4E,…
Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin · HYDROLANT 1928/12
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2012-08-24 00:01Z
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 337/12 210921Z AUG 12 - SHGA 21 AUG 12.. Issued 2012-08-21 11:55Z. 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 - Western Basin. The map shows the reported line or operation extent; it is not a vessel track. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- F/V jefferson I, six persons on board, unreportedcancelled by this notice
- Oceanographic operations in progress until 25 aug by M/V urania along trackline joining 38-13.8N 008-39.6E,…later cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin →
- issued
- 2012-08-21 11:55Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA III 337/12 210921Z AUG 12 - SHGA 21 AUG 12.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA III · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin
- position
- 38.082, 4.359
- 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
WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA. 1. OCEANOGRAPHIC OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 23 AUG BY M/V URANIA, ALONG TRACKLINE JOINING 37-15.2N 000-04.4E, 38-25.0N 005-15.0E, 38-39.3N 005-40.0E, 38-13.8N 008-39.6E. 2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 1925/12(24). 3. CANCEL THIS MSG 24 AUG 12.
Reading this warning
- Track line joining
- Introduces a route through a series of positions — a cable route, a tow's track or a survey line.
- 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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · survey operations
51 within 180 nm since 2000 · 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.
- Survey operations in progress until 30 oct by vessel anteos in 39-19.79N 007-50.60E2024-09-03
- Survey operations in progress until 30 jun by M/V ng driller along trackline joining 39-13.99N 007-49.47E,…2024-04-24
- Survey operations in progress until 30 aug by M/V durable along trackline joining 41-22.68N 006-04.83E,…2024-04-24
- Survey operations in progress until 15 apr by M/V ng driller in: a. 39-13.99N 007-49.48E2024-02-01
- Survey operations in progress until 111800Z apr by M/V tethys II in vicinity of trackline joining 40-07.0N…2023-04-09
- Survey operations 041400Z to 061400Z apr by M/V tethys 2 in area bound by 40-05.00N 006-16.70E, 39-31.20N…2023-04-03
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
Worldwide in the collected sources
56 survey operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 21:18Z; 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.