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Seismic survey in progress until 13 oct by M/V artemis arctic in area bound by 34-23.8N 010-55.8E, 34-36.2N…

Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin · HYDROLANT 1954/14

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2014-08-18 13:04Z

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 413/14 161243Z AUG 14.. Issued 2014-08-16 13:31Z. 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.

Current notices and reporting history in the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin →

issued
2014-08-16 13:31Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA III 413/14 161243Z AUG 14.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA III · named as the source of this relay
sea
Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
position
34.423, 11.208
vessel
M/V ARTEMIS ARCTIC · 18 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA.
TUNISIA-EAST COAST.
1. SEISMIC SURVEY IN PROGRESS UNTIL 13 OCT BY
   M/V ARTEMIS ARCTIC IN AREA BOUND BY
   34-23.8N 010-55.8E, 34-36.2N 011-17.1E,
   34-36.1N 011-27.6E, 34-23.9N 011-20.3E,
   34-22.4N 011-20.3E, 34-21.6N 011-18.9E,
   34-17.4N 011-18.9E, 34-12.9N 011-11.1E,
   34-19.4N 011-03.3E, 34-18.7N 011-02.1E.
   1000 METER BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 14 OCT 14.

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.
Wide berth requested
Keep well clear — or, when a distance is given ("TWO MILE BERTH REQUESTED"), at least that far away.
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

117 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 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

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 2026-09-24 23:24Z; 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.