Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V tumcha vicinity of trackline joining 50-25N…
Celtic Sea · HYDROLANT 2619/00
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2000-07-26 12:43Z
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) · WZ 1467/00 251802Z JUL 00. Issued 2000-07-25 20:09Z. 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
- Celtic Sea. The map shows the reported line or operation extent; it is not a vessel track. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- issued
- 2000-07-25 20:09Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- WZ 1467/00 251802Z JUL 00
- issued by
- WZ
- sea
- Celtic Sea
- position
- 50.114, -8.567
- vessel
- M/V TUMCHA · 15 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
UNDERWATER OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY M/V TUMCHA VICINITY OF TRACKLINE JOINING 50-25N 007-22W, 50-10N 008-30W, 49-45N 009-45W. 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.
- Track line joining
- Introduces a route through a series of positions — a cable route, a tow's track or a survey line.
- 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
650 within 180 nm since 1999 · 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.
- Scientific mooring established in 47-35.83N 007-23.92W2024-07-23
- Underwater operations 02 thru 11 oct by M/V atalante in area bound by 47-26.59N 006-34.33W, 46-52.40N…2023-09-29
- Survey operations in progress until 20 jul by M/V celtic explorer in vicinity of trackline joining 47-30.00N…2023-06-14
- Survey operations 072201Z to 112159Z jun by vessel nanoplon in area within one mile of 48-20.67N 008-22.08W2023-06-06
- Survey operations 19 thru 25 apr in area bound by 48-00.00N 009-29.00W, 48-00.00N 007-56.00W, 46-54.00N…2023-04-17
- Survey operations 06 thru 11 jan by M/V belgica in area bound by 48-14.00N 005-05.00W, 47-28.00N 005-10.00W,…2023-01-04
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 2026-10-03 16:27Z; 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.