Underwater operations 040700Z to 082259Z feb in areas: a. between 44-08.0N 44-00.0N and 009-30.0E 009-50.0E
Tyrrhenian Sea · HYDROLANT 256/02
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2002-02-01 21:29Z
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) · LA SPEZIA 42/02 011244Z FEB 02. Issued 2002-02-01 21:29Z. 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
- Tyrrhenian 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.
Current notices and reporting history in the Tyrrhenian Sea →
Activity windows · 1 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-02-04 07:00Z | 2002-02-08 22:59Z | — | 111 h 59 |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2002-02-01 21:29Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2002-02-08 23:59Z
- authority
- LA SPEZIA 42/02 011244Z FEB 02
- issued by
- LA SPEZIA
- sea
- Tyrrhenian Sea
- position
- 44.033, 9.936
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. UNDERWATER OPERATIONS 040700Z TO 082259Z FEB IN AREAS:
A. BETWEEN 44-08.0N 44-00.0N AND 009-30.0E 009-50.0E.
B. BOUND BY 44-03.3N 009-53.3E, 44-00.1N 009-58.2E,
44-00.7N 009-59.0E, 44-03.9N 009-54.0E.
WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 082359Z FEB.
Reading this warning
- Underwater operations
- Divers or remotely operated vehicles are working below a vessel that cannot easily move out of the way.
- Date-time group (DTG)
- A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.
- 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
171 within 180 nm since 1998 · 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 22 jul thru 13 aug by M/V tethys II, M/V l`europe, and M/V sagitta III in area bound by…2023-07-20
- Survey operations in progress until 19 jul by M/V five in area bound by 43-49.26N 009-54.46E, 44-09.71N…2023-07-18
- Survey operations in progress until 30 mar by M/V ocean link along trackling joining 43-14.09N 007-46.66E,…2023-03-17
- Survey operations 02 thru 17 feb by M/V tethys II, M/V l europe and M/V sagitta III in area bound by…2023-01-30
- Survey operations 07 thru 15 jul by M/V thetys II, M/V l'europe and M/V saggitta III in area bound by…2022-07-05
- Survey operations 27 may thru 06 jun by M/V thetys II, M/V l`europe and M/V saggitta III in area bound by…2022-05-26
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
56 survey operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 16:04Z; 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.