Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V maria s. merain in area bound by 32-34.70N…
North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 2603/13
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2013-10-22 17:50Z
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 279/13 191246Z OCT 13.. Issued 2013-10-19 13:17Z. 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
- North Atlantic Ocean. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2013-10-19 13:17Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA II 279/13 191246Z OCT 13.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA II · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 30.946, -12.455
- vessel
- M/V MARIA S MERAIN
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
EASTERN NORTH ATLANTIC. MOROCCO. UNDERWATER OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY M/V MARIA S. MERAIN IN AREA BOUND BY 32-34.70N 012-58.15W, 30-25.30N 011-47.44W, 29-07.00N 012-17.60W, 29-15.14N 012-32.61W, 30-05.42N 012-12.50W, 32-19.85N 013-16.01W. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
Reading this warning
- Underwater operations
- Divers or remotely operated vehicles are working below a vessel that cannot easily move out of the way.
- Until further notice
- The operation or danger has no scheduled end; the warning stays in force until a later message cancels it.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · survey operations
18 within 180 nm since 2001 · 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 281500Z feb to 011700Z mar by M/V sarmiento de gamboa in area within seven miles of…2023-02-28
- Survey operations in progress until 21 jul by M/V fugro voyager in vacinity 28-37.60N 012-32.00W2022-07-15
- Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V hidden gen in vicinity of 30-49.8N 012-33.5W2022-04-22
- Survey operations 30 mar thru 21 apr by M/V hesperides towing 1000 meter long cable in areas bound by: a.…2021-03-29
- Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V kronprins haakon along trackline joining 29-06N…2019-05-08
- Survey operations in progress until 312359Z oct by M/V polar empress towing ten 7050 meter long cables in…2018-08-20
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
55 survey operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 06:26Z; 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.