Debris

4500 meter long seismic cable with three buoys adrift in 22-34S 040-14W at 281303Z sep

HYDROLANT 2557/01

issued: 2001-09-29 05:40Z
status: cancelled 2001-10-05 10:10Z (archive)
authority: NAVAREA V 1472/01 290239Z SEP 01
position: -22.567, -40.233
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. 4500 METER LONG SEISMIC CABLE WITH THREE BUOYS
   ADRIFT IN 22-34S 040-14W AT 281303Z SEP.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 06 OCT.

This area · drifting objects

12 within 180 nm since 2001 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

Orange buoy adrift in 21-14.40S 040-02.88W at 251512Z dec2023-12-25
Buoy adrift in vicinity 23-54.82S 041-31.54W2023-09-20
Cylindrical object adrift in 22-47.43S 040-58.38W at 051000Z dec2019-12-06
Buoy adrift in 23-09.4S 039-37.3W at 122013Z jul2019-07-12
Buoy adrift in 24-47.15S 039-51.02W at 062008Z jul2019-07-07
Buoy adrift in 21-21.42S 039-44.63W at 011140Z sep2018-09-02

Season · when drifting objects happen here

month of issue, all years in the archive

Timeline

HYDROLANT messages in force 050900Z oct 2001cancelled by · 2001-10-05

Nearby now · within 120 nm

Underwater operations 1000Z to 2000Z daily until 02 nov 26 by M/V fugro vaquita in: a. 22-26.32S 040-25.47WSurveys · 12.6 nm
Underwater operations in progress until 170259Z aug in 22-22.48S 040-25.05WSurveys · 15.4 nm
Survey operations in progress until 09 jul 27 by M/V bgp dragon towing 250 meter long cable in area bound by…Surveys · 21 nm
Underwater operations in progress until 140001Z nov by M/V fugro vaquita in area bound by 22-03.00S…Surveys · 32.4 nm
Underwater operations in progress until 312300Z aug by M/V fugro vaquita in area bound by 21-35.43S…Surveys · 48.7 nm
Underwater operations 281000Z jul to 192100Z aug by M/V umi polaris in area bound by 21-53.65S 040-49.70W,…Surveys · 49 nm
Survey operations 10 aug 26 thru 08 mar 27 by tug mce navegacao I in area bound by 22-48.38S 041-08.21W,…Surveys · 49.7 nm
Survey operations in progress until 312200Z aug in area bound by 21-36.17S 041-00.00W, 21-36.05S 040-37.59W,…Surveys · 54.4 nm
RACON at cabo sao tome light 22-02.52S 041-03.17W off air until 28 sepNav aids · 55.4 nm
Odas buoy temporarily established until 13 apr 27 in 21-34.20S 040-43.62WNav aids · 65.8 nm
Barra de itabapoana light 21-18.80S 040-57.90W unlit until 08 sep 26Nav aids · 85.6 nm

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