Seismic survey in progress until 25 aug by M/V artemis arctic in area bound by 34-41.8N 011-40.6E, 34-08.3N…
Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin · HYDROLANT 2015/14
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2014-08-26 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 428/14 221151Z AUG 14.. Issued 2014-08-22 16:39Z. 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
Current notices and reporting history in the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin →
- issued
- 2014-08-22 16:39Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA III 428/14 221151Z AUG 14.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA III · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
- position
- 34.354, 11.300
- 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 25 AUG BY M/V ARTEMIS ARCTIC IN AREA BOUND BY 34-41.8N 011-40.6E, 34-08.3N 010-46.7E, 34-00.4N 010-54.1E, 34-33.8N 011-49.3E. 0.5 MILE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 1974/14. 3. CANCEL THIS MSG 26 AUG 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.
- 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 · cable & pipeline work
107 within 180 nm since 1999 · 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.
- Pipeline operations in progress until 13 feb 22 by M/V ievoli ivori in area bound by 37-01.0N 011-04.2E,…2021-10-30
- Cable operations in progress until 28 feb 21 by M/V msv ocean intervention II in areas bound by: a.…2020-12-02
- Cable operations by cableship rebecca in vicinity of trackline joining: a. 20 thru 21 mar 36-04.86N…2019-03-20
- Cable operations by cableship rebecca: a. 25 thru 27 feb in vicinity of trackline joining 37-36.31N…2019-02-27
- Cable operations in progress until 312359Z jul by M/V auntonio meucci in area bound by 37-19.54N 011-41.37E,…2017-07-24
- Cable operations in progress until 30 jun by cableship auntonio meucci in area bound by 37-19.5N 011-41.4E,…2017-06-23
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
No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.
Worldwide in the collected sources
24 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 05:08Z; 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.