Surveys

Survey operations in progress until 14 jul by M/V sarmiento de gamboa in area between 44-04N 41-52N and…

Eastern North Atlantic · Spain · HYDROLANT 2262/18

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2018-07-15 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 296/18 120431Z JUL 18.. Issued 2018-07-12 07:12Z. 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
Eastern North Atlantic · Spain. No usable coordinates were parsed; a location-based nearby search is unavailable. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
issued
2018-07-12 07:12Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA II 296/18 120431Z JUL 18.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA II · named as the source of this relay
vessel
M/V SARMIENTO DE GAMBOA · 67 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
SPAIN.
DNC 08.
1. SURVEY OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 14 JUL
   BY M/V SARMIENTO DE GAMBOA IN AREA BETWEEN
   44-04N 41-52N AND 011-35W 008-59W.
   FIVE MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 2221/18.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 15 JUL 18.

Reading this warning

DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
A reference to one of the regions of NGA's Digital Nautical Chart, used to tell the reader which charts a warning affects.
Survey operations
A research or survey vessel is mapping the seabed or water column, often while towing equipment.
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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Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

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Worldwide in the collected sources

55 survey operations listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 08:21Z; 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.