Underwater operations in progress until 15 feb by vessel with submersible along trackline joining 39-30.4N…
Balearic (Iberian Sea) · HYDROLANT 272/13
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2013-02-16 00:01Z
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 III 45/13 301206Z JAN 13 - SHGA 30 JAN 13.. Issued 2013-01-30 13:16Z. 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
- Balearic (Iberian 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
- 23 foot vessel, blue hull, two persons on board overdue from venice (29-16N 089-21W)cancelled by this notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Balearic (Iberian Sea) →
- issued
- 2013-01-30 13:16Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA III 45/13 301206Z JAN 13 - SHGA 30 JAN 13.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA III · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Balearic (Iberian Sea)
- position
- 39.142, 1.182
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA. SPAIN. 1. UNDERWATER OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 15 FEB BY VESSEL WITH SUBMERSIBLE ALONG TRACKLINE JOINING 39-30.4N 002-10.9E, 39-12.9N 001-39.2E, 39-14.3N 001-16.9E, 38-58.9N 001-05.8E, 38-59.2N 000-07.6E. 2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 228/13(11), 263/13 REFERS. 3. CANCEL THIS MSG 16 FEB 13.
Reading this warning
- Underwater operations
- Divers or remotely operated vehicles are working below a vessel that cannot easily move out of the way.
- 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.
- Cancellation reference
- A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
- HYDROLANT
- The U.S. long-range warning series for Atlantic waters outside NAVAREA IV, including the eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and adjoining seas.
- 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
35 within 180 nm since 2003 · 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 in progress until 111800Z apr by M/V tethys II in vicinity of trackline joining 40-07.0N…2023-04-09
- Survey operations 041400Z to 061400Z apr by M/V tethys 2 in area bound by 40-05.00N 006-16.70E, 39-31.20N…2023-04-03
- Survey operations 041700Z to 062359Z apr by M/V l'atalante in vicinity of trackline joining 40-46.00N…2023-04-03
- Survey operations in progress until 22 apr by M/V artabro in vicinity of trackline joining 39-53.10N…2023-03-27
- Survey operations 25 thru 27 mar by M/V l-atalant along trackline joining 40-11.00N 004-06.00E, 41-18.00N…2023-03-24
- Survey operations 10 thru 22 mar by M/V artabro in vicinity of trackline joining 39-53.10N 003-06.62E,…2023-03-09
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
Worldwide in the collected sources
55 survey operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 09:36Z; 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.