Surveys

Underwater operations in progress sunrise to sunset daily until 22 jun by unmanned M/V rnmb hussar towing…

Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland · HYDROLANT 1958/18

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2018-06-23 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) · WZ 701/18 180405Z JUN 18.. Issued 2018-06-18 05:09Z. 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
Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland. 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 Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland →

issued
2018-06-18 05:09Z
status
Archived notice
authority
WZ 701/18 180405Z JUN 18.
issued by
WZ
sea
Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland
position
57.481, -5.900
vessel
M/V RNMB HUSSAR
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

NORTH MINCH.
SCOTLAND.
DNC 19, DNC 20.
1. UNDERWATER OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS SUNRISE TO
   SUNSET DAILY UNTIL 22 JUN BY UNMANNED
   M/V RNMB HUSSAR TOWING EQUIPMENT
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   57-35.0N 005-53.0W, 57-35.0N 006-05.0W,
   57-16.6N 005-44.0W.
   WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 23 JUN 18.

Reading this warning

DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
A reference to one of the regions of NGA's Digital Nautical Chart, used to tell the reader which charts a warning affects.
Underwater operations
Divers or remotely operated vehicles are working below a vessel that cannot easily move out of the way.
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.
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 · survey operations

118 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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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

56 survey operations listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 17:41Z; 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.