Surveys

Survey operations 23 jan until 05 feb by M/V odin finder in area bound by 34-41.90N 033-06.10E, 34-28.40N…

Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin · HYDROLANT 199/21

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2021-02-06 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 65/21 211953Z JAN 21.. Issued 2021-01-21 19:53Z. 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
2021-01-21 19:53Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA III 65/21 211953Z JAN 21.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA III · named as the source of this relay
sea
Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
position
34.368, 32.877
vessel
M/V ODIN FINDER · 94 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA.
CYPRUS-SOUTH COAST.
DNC 10.
1. SURVEY OPERATIONS 23 JAN UNTIL 05 FEB BY
   M/V ODIN FINDER IN AREA BOUND BY
   34-41.90N 033-06.10E, 34-28.40N 033-00.80E,
   34-35.77N 032-05.00E, 34-12.59N 032-05.00E,
   34-02.40N 033-22.00E, 34-41.40N 033-37.60E.
   TWO MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 95/21.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 06 FEB 21.

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.
Survey operations
A research or survey vessel is mapping the seabed or water column, often while towing equipment.
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 · survey operations

210 within 180 nm since 2000 · 3 in the last 12 months · 1 listed in force now

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Month of issue in the collected archive

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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

Worldwide in the collected sources

56 survey operations listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 19:42Z; 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.