Oceanographic operations 19 thru 27 nov by M/V antares in area bound by 19-40S 039-30W, 19-00S 029-30W,…
South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 2153/03
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2003-11-28 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 V 1322/03 160404Z NOV 03. Issued 2003-11-16 06:00Z. 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
- 2003-11-16 06:00Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA V 1322/03 160404Z NOV 03
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA V · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- South Atlantic Ocean
- position
- -17.797, -35.336
- vessel
- M/V ANTARES · 82 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. OCEANOGRAPHIC OPERATIONS 19 THRU 27 NOV BY M/V ANTARES IN AREA BOUND BY 19-40S 039-30W, 19-00S 029-30W, 18-00S 029-30W, 15-00S 038-40W. THREE MILE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 28 NOV.
Reading this warning
- 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
9 within 180 nm since 2000 · 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.
- Survey operations in progress until 27 nov by M/V ramform titan towing 14 10000 meter cables in area bound…2020-11-24
- Hydrographic survey 16 thru 23 jul by M/V ocean endeavour in area bound by 23-59.87S 041-19.42W, 20-16.51S…2016-07-15
- Hydrographic survey in progress until 29 jul by M/V sea surveyor in area bound by 19-05.45S 038-51.48W,…2009-07-23
- Survey operations 30 mar thru 27 apr by M/V sirius along trackline between 17-10S 036-50W and 18-50S 038-10W2005-03-27
- Survey operations 02 thru 08 oct by M/V sirius H-21 along trackline joining 19-45S 038-15W, 20-10S 039-25W,…2004-09-30
- Oceanographic operations 03 thru 14 nov by M/V antares in area bound by 20-40S 040-00W, 20-40S 029-25W,…2003-11-01
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 2026-10-02 21:28Z; 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.