Survey operations in progress until 14 aug in area bound by 36-05.85N 023-42.48E, 35-50.23N 026-14.85E,…
Aegean Sea · HYDROLANT 2297/20
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2020-08-15 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 III 1055/20 211221Z JUL 20.. Issued 2020-07-21 13:06Z. 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
- Aegean 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.
- issued
- 2020-07-21 13:06Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA III 1055/20 211221Z JUL 20.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA III · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Aegean Sea
- position
- 35.807, 24.914
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
AEGEAN SEA. DNC 09. 1. SURVEY OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 14 AUG IN AREA BOUND BY 36-05.85N 023-42.48E, 35-50.23N 026-14.85E, 35-29.60N 025-46.85E, 35-49.35N 023-38.21E. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 15 AUG 20.
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.
- 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
181 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 by M/V arctic sunrise: a. 30 and 31 aug along trackline joining 35-17.9N 022-58.0E,…2021-08-31
- Survey operations by M/V l'atalante: a. 15 apr in area bound by 33-53.47N 026-08.62E, 33-45.60N 026-09.25E,…2021-04-15
- Underwater operations 16 and 17 mar by M/V ievoli ivory along trackline joining 36-12.4N 024-19.9E, 36-01.0N…2021-03-15
- Underwater operations by M/V ievoli ivory: a. 11 mar along trackline joining 36-44.60N 024-08.00E, 36-15.10N…2021-03-10
- Underwater operations by M/V ievoli ivory: a. 08 mar along trackline joining 36-37.1N 024-14.1E 36-50.5N…2021-03-08
- Underwater operations by M/V ievoli ivory: a. 14 feb along trackline joining 37-44.9N 023-24.3E, 37-42.6N…2021-02-13
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
Worldwide in the collected sources
56 survey operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 22:35Z; 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.