Cable ops

Seismic survey 31 dec thru 03 feb by M/V polarcus naila towing ten 8000 meter long cables in area bound by…

Gulf of Guinea · HYDROLANT 2526/10

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2011-02-04 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 487/10 300800Z DEC 10.. Issued 2010-12-30 09:22Z. 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 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 Gulf of Guinea →

issued: 2010-12-30 09:22Z
status: Archived notice
authority: NAVAREA II 487/10 300800Z DEC 10.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA II · named as the source of this relay
sea: Gulf of Guinea
position: 5.261, 0.147
vessel: M/V POLARCUS NAILA · 61 messages
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

GULF OF GUINEA.
1. SEISMIC SURVEY 31 DEC THRU 03 FEB BY
   M/V POLARCUS NAILA TOWING TEN
   8000 METER LONG CABLES
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   04-52.9N 000-13.6W, 05-05.7N 000-13.5W,
   05-38.8N 000-19.1E, 05-39.2N 000-23.0E,
   05-38.6N 000-26.1E, 05-37.5N 000-29.1E,
   05-37.1N 000-30.4E, 05-26.9N 000-32.3E,
   04-52.9N 000-00.9W, 04-52.9N 000-13.6W.
   WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 04 FEB 11.

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.
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.
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

43 within 180 nm since 2003 · 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.

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

24 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 08:22Z; 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.