Underwater operations 28 oct thru 16 nov by M/V le suroit in area bound by 34-38N 034-58E, 34-38N 035-48E,…
Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin · HYDROLANT 2002/03
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2003-11-17 00:00Z
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 745/03 220706Z OCT 03; MARISICICLIA 401/03 231400Z OCT 03; MARISICILIA 403/03 232145Z OCT 03. Issued 2003-10-24 06:20Z. 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.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Capo santa croce light 37-14.5N 015-15.5E unlitcancelled by this notice
- Capo zafferano light 38-06.6N 013-32.5E unlitcancelled by this notice
- Underwater operations 18 thru 22 nov by M/V le suroit in area bound by 33-38.5N 034-15.0E, 34-35.0N…later cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin →
- issued
- 2003-10-24 06:20Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA III 745/03 220706Z OCT 03; MARISICICLIA 401/03 231400Z OCT 03; MARISICILIA 403/03 232145Z OCT 03
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA III · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
- position
- 34.937, 34.816
- vessel
- M/V LE SUROIT · 66 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. UNDERWATER OPERATIONS 28 OCT THRU 16 NOV BY M/V LE SUROIT IN AREA BOUND BY 34-38N 034-58E, 34-38N 035-48E, 35-50N 035-47E, 35-50N 035-07E, 34-35N 033-30E, 33-52N 034-25E. 2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 1968/03(53), AID RESTORED. 3. CANCEL HYDROLANT 1982/03(53), AID RESTORED. 4. CANCEL THIS MSG 17 NOV.
Reading this warning
- Underwater operations
- Divers or remotely operated vehicles are working below a vessel that cannot easily move out of the way.
- 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.
- 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
147 within 180 nm since 2000 · 5 in the last 12 months · 2 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.
- Underwater operations in progress until 25 oct by M/V denar echo, M/V oruc reis, M/V kirici and M/V denar…2026-10-02
- Underwater operations in progress until 25 oct by M/V denar echo, M/V denar pathfinder and M/V harvest chief…2026-10-01
- Scientific research and underwater operations by vessels r/v harvest chief, denar pathfinder, denar echo and…2026-10-01
- Scientific research and underwater operations by vessels r/v oruc reis, denar pathfinder, denar echo and…2026-10-01
- Underwater operations 01 thru 25 oct by M/V oruc reis, M/V denar echo, M/V kirici and M/V denar pathfinder…2026-09-30
- Survey operations by M/V BILIM-2 in progress until 04 jul along tracklines joining: a. 36-04.51N 033-13.95E,…2022-06-30
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 2026-10-03 04:32Z; 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.