Sesimic survey in progress until 05 sep by M/V hawk explorer towing 6.5 mile long cables in area bound by…
South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 2037/12
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2012-09-06 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 V E 1198/12 030035Z SEP 12.. Issued 2012-09-04 00:42Z. 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
- South Atlantic Ocean. 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 South Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2012-09-04 00:42Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA V E 1198/12 030035Z SEP 12.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA V · named as the source of this relay
- issued by
- NAVAREA V E
- sea
- South Atlantic Ocean
- position
- -14.462, -37.383
- vessel
- M/V HAWK EXPLORER · 214 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
BRAZIL-EAST COAST. 1. SESIMIC SURVEY IN PROGRESS UNTIL 05 SEP BY M/V HAWK EXPLORER TOWING 6.5 MILE LONG CABLES IN AREA BOUND BY 13-34.6S 038-35.5W, 13-00.8S 038-02.8W, 13-00.9S 036-16.6W, 13-31.8S 036-22.6W, 16-00.0S 036-19.5W, 16-00.4S 037-43.9W, 15-27.5S 038-15.3W, 14-44.9S 038-35.5W. EIGHT MILE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 06 SEP 12.
Reading this warning
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · survey operations
11 within 180 nm since 2001 · 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.
- Underwater operations 311100Z mar to 022000Z apr by M/V bartira II and M/V mapele I in 13-26.53S 038-38.80W2022-03-31
- Underwater operations 0500Z to 1600Z daily until 21 oct by M/V xin hong, vessel luma d, and vessel vitor I…2020-10-16
- Survey operations in progress until 250259Z aug by M/V ridley thomas in area bound by 03-43.63S 038-15.43W,…2015-06-04
- Brazil-east Coast2012-07-09
- Underwater operations in progress until 031500Z dec by M/V acergy harrier vicinity 13-29.37S 038-46.72W2010-11-27
- Underwater operations in progress until 200300Z oct by M/V toisa sentinel within 500 meters of 13-29.37S…2010-10-13
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
56 survey operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 04:21Z; 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.