Surveys

Survey operations 220800Z to 242000Z aug by M/V minibex in area within 20 miles of 47-18.00N 003-42.00W

Bay of Biscay · France · HYDROLANT 2068/22

issued
2022-08-20 11:42Z
status
cancelled 2022-08-24 21:00Z (archive)
self-cancels
2022-08-24 21:00Z
authority
AVURNAV BREST 437/22 201106Z AUG 22.
sea
Bay of Biscay
position
47.300, -3.700 · r 20.0 nm
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

BAY OF BISCAY.
FRANCE.
DNC 08.
1. SURVEY OPERATIONS 220800Z TO 242000Z AUG
   BY M/V MINIBEX IN AREA WITHIN 20 MILES
   OF 47-18.00N 003-42.00W.
   ONE MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 242100Z AUG 22.

Activity windows · 1 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2022-08-22 08:00Z2022-08-24 20:00Z60 h

Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.

This area · survey operations

386 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

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Nearby now · within 120 nm

Nothing else in force within 120 nm.

Worldwide now

86 survey operations in force · see all

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.