Towing
Geophysical operations in progress until 20 dec by M/V iskatel towing two mile long cable in area bound by…
Black Sea · HYDROLANT 2097/06
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2006-12-21 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 560/06 200805Z NOV 06.. Issued 2006-11-20 08:23Z. 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
- Black Sea. 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
- issued
- 2006-11-20 08:23Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA III 560/06 200805Z NOV 06.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA III · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Black Sea
- position
- 45.421, 31.210
- vessel
- M/V ISKATEL · 31 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. GEOPHYSICAL OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 20 DEC BY M/V ISKATEL TOWING TWO MILE LONG CABLE IN AREA BOUND BY 46-15N 031-08E, 45-17N 031-59E, 45-46N 032-43E, 45-25N 032-28E, 45-20N 032-28E, 45-18N 032-39E, 45-20N 032-50E, 45-06N 033-11E, 44-55N 030-21E, 45-30N 029-50E. THREE MILE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 2080/06. 3. CANCEL THIS MSG 21 DEC.
Reading this warning
- Towed array / streamer
- Equipment towed a long way behind a vessel — sonar, a hydrophone cable, a sampling sled — invisible at the surface.
- 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.
- 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 · tows
10 within 180 nm since 1997 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now
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05
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15
16
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.
- Geophysical operations 09 nov thru 09 dec by M/V iskatel towing two mile long cable in area bound by…2016-11-11
- Geophysical operations 09 nov thru 09 dec by M/V iskatel towing two mile long cable in area bound by…2016-11-08
- Geophysical operations 20 thru 22 jun by M/V mare nigrum towing 1200 meter long cable in area bound by…2013-06-19
- Geophysical operations 07 oct thru 15 nov by M/V iskatel towing two mile long cable in area bound by 46-15N…2006-10-05
- Geophysical operations 19 aug thru 19 sep by M/V iskatel towing two mile long cable in area bound by…2005-08-17
- Geophysical operations 20 sep thru 20 oct by M/V iskatel towing two mile long cable in area bound by…2004-09-19
Month of issue in the collected archive
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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
- War risk area, in northwestern part of black sea to northern of line 45-12.2N 029-41.1E 45-11.5N 029-41.4E…War risk · 20.4 nm
- Hazardous operations in progress until further notice in area bound by 45-05N 033-33E, 45-59N 033-51E,…Exercises · 30.3 nm
- The coordinator of coastal alerts of ukraine has declared the following coastal approach instructions for…War risk · 34.8 nm
- Ukrainian coastal warning coordinator has declared the following coastal aproach instructions for entry or…Other · 39.4 nm
- Mines reported in area within five miles of 45-07.10N 030-09.70EMines · 47.9 nm
- Mining operations in progress until further notice in areas bound by: a. 46-22.50N 030-45.10E, 46-20.20N…Mines · 48.6 nm
- Due to mine danger navigation prohibited untill further notice in area bounded by: a 46-04.0N 033-12.8E…Mines · 61.9 nm
- Mining operations in progress until further notice in areas bound by: a. 46-04.0N 033-12.8E, 46-03.1N…Mines · 61.9 nm
- 1- neptun alpha production platform has been established at the central coordinate point: 44-02.85N 030-35.25EStructures · 86.7 nm
- Underwater operations 05 jan 25 thru 31 dec 26 in area bound by 44-04.40N 030-34.13E, 44-02.40N 030-30.50E,…Surveys · 91.5 nm
- Object adrift in vicinity 43-55.10N 030-37.65E at 250923Z sepDebris · 93.6 nm
- Due to the presence of mines, all vessels approaching and departing romanian ports are encouraged to use the…Mines · 109.4 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
0 tows listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-01 09:22Z; source collection times vary.
Towing
Vessels under tow with long or unlit tow lines. All current tows →
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.