Seismic survey in progress until 31 dec by M/V iskatel 3 towing 4500 meter long cable in area bound by…
Sea of Azov · HYDROLANT 2764/02
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2003-01-01 00:00Z
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 626/02 161219Z DEC 02. Issued 2002-12-16 18:18Z. 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
- Sea of Azov. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
- issued
- 2002-12-16 18:18Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA III 626/02 161219Z DEC 02
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA III · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Sea of Azov
- position
- 46.176, 37.056
- vessel
- M/V ISKATEL 3 · 2 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. SEISMIC SURVEY IN PROGRESS UNTIL 31 DEC BY M/V ISKATEL 3 TOWING 4500 METER LONG CABLE IN AREA BOUND BY 46-05.4N 036-50.0E, 46-13.0N 036-50.0E, 46-16.1N 036-57.8E, 46-16.1N 037-15.8E, 46-05.4N 037-15.8E. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 01 JAN 03.
Reading this warning
- Seismic survey
- A survey that maps the rock beneath the seabed with sound pulses from air guns, recorded on streamers kilometres long.
- Towed array / streamer
- Equipment towed a long way behind a vessel — sonar, a hydrophone cable, a sampling sled — invisible at the surface.
- Tow / towing
- A vessel towing another vessel, a barge or a structure — slow, hard to manoeuvre, and with a long line between.
- 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.
- CANCEL THIS MSG
- The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work
33 within 180 nm since 2000 · 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.
- Seismic survey by M/V afalina and M/V seliger: a. 04 thru 15 jul in area bound by 44-21.4N 033-43.0E,…2016-07-03
- Cable laying operations in progress until 01 jun by M/V jian ji 3001 in area bound by 45-24.63N 036-36.52E,…2016-02-29
- Cable laying operations in progress until 30 sep 16 by M/V jian ji 3001 in area bound by 45-24.4N 036-36.6E,…2015-10-29
- Cable laying operations in progress until 30 sep 16 by M/V jian ji 3001 in area bound by 45-24.47N…2015-10-22
- Cable laying operations 01 oct thru 01 feb 16 by M/V jian ji 3001 in area bound by 45-24.63N 036-36.42E,…2015-09-29
- Cable laying operations in progress until further notice along trackline joining 44-58.38N 036-54.72E,…2014-10-02
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
24 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-01 13:32Z; source collection times vary.
Cable ops
Cable laying, pipeline and seismic operations. All current cable & pipeline work →
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.