Surveys

Survey operations in progress until 27 jun by M/V geo caribbean towing ten 12000 meter long cables in area…

Western South Atlantic · Brazil-southeast Coast · HYDROLANT 2021/20

issued: 2020-06-23 01:11Z
status: cancelled 2020-06-26 03:19Z (archive)
authority: NAVAREA V 216/20 230030Z JUN 20.
sea: South Atlantic Ocean
position: -24.766, -39.090
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC.
BRAZIL-SOUTHEAST COAST.
DNC 01.
1. SURVEY OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL
   27 JUN BY M/V GEO CARIBBEAN TOWING TEN
   12000 METER LONG CABLES IN AREA BOUND BY
   26-34.33S 037-40.85W, 22-36.82S 037-48.48W,
   22-50.33S 039-56.13W, 23-16.60S 040-33.30W,
   23-47.95S 040-06.52W, 25-12.45S 039-22.28W,
   25-58.73S 039-31.92W, 26-32.22S 040-42.62W,
   26-28.48S 041-21.47W, 26-07.43S 041-47.90W,
   25-31.87S 042-03.80W, 25-31.75S 042-20.27W,
   26-44.02S 042-06.52W.
   WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 28 JUN 20.

This area · survey operations

405 within 180 nm since 2000 · 6 in the last 12 months · 5 in force now

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Timeline

Survey operations in progress until 04 jul by M/V geo caribbean towing ten 12000 meter long cables in areas…cancelled by · 2020-06-26

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