Surveys

Survey operations 260001Z aug to 030001Z oct by M/V pourquoi pas towing one 3000 meter long cable in area…

Eastern North Atlantic · South Atlantic · HYDROLANT 2686/18

issued
2018-08-22 16:41Z
status
cancelled 2018-10-03 01:01Z (archive)
self-cancels
2018-10-03 01:01Z
authority
NAVAREA II 335/18 221640Z AUG 18.
sea
South Atlantic Ocean
position
-0.293, -15.637
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
SOUTH ATLANTIC.
DNC 01.
1. SURVEY OPERATIONS 260001Z AUG TO 030001Z OCT
   BY M/V POURQUOI PAS TOWING ONE 3000 METER
   LONG CABLE IN AREA BOUND BY
   03-33.42N 018-24.06W, 01-00.48S 011-42.90W,
   03-25.74S 016-48.18W, 02-14.58S 017-03.96W.
   FOUR MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 030101Z OCT 18.

Activity windows · 1 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2018-08-26 00:01Z2018-10-03 00:01Z912 h

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This area · survey operations

1 within 180 nm since 2018 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

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Nearby now · within 120 nm

Nothing else in force within 120 nm.

Worldwide now

84 survey operations in force · see all

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.