Cable ops

Seismic survey in progress until 22 nov within three miles of 06-00.38N 001-21.58E

Gulf of Guinea · HYDROLANT 2212/12

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2012-11-23 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 II 320/12 23 SEP 12. Issued 2012-09-23 16:56Z. 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
Gulf of Guinea. The parsed report position is 6.006, 1.360 with a 3.0 nm radius. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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Current notices and reporting history in the Gulf of Guinea →

issued
2012-09-23 16:56Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA II 320/12 23 SEP 12
NAVAREA
NAVAREA II · named as the source of this relay
sea
Gulf of Guinea
position
6.006, 1.360 · r 3.0 nm
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

GULF OF GUINEA.
TOGO.
1. SEISMIC SURVEY IN PROGRESS UNTIL 22 NOV
   WITHIN THREE MILES OF 06-00.38N 001-21.58E.
   WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 2200/12.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 23 NOV 12.

Reading this warning

Seismic survey
A survey that maps the rock beneath the seabed with sound pulses from air guns, recorded on streamers kilometres long.
Within a radius of
A circular area — every position within a stated distance of a point.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work

58 within 180 nm since 2003 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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.

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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

23 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 21:42Z; source collection times vary.

Cable ops

Cable laying, pipeline and seismic operations. All current cable & pipeline work →

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.