Survey operations in progress until 210001Z feb by M/V drs ipanema in area bound by 19-27.00S 039-41.00W,…
South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 282/23
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2023-02-21 01:00Z
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 V COASTAL 72/23 040231Z FEB 23.. Issued 2023-02-04 05:26Z. 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
- South 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 South Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2023-02-04 05:26Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2023-02-21 01:00Z
- authority
- NAVAREA V COASTAL 72/23 040231Z FEB 23.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA V · named as the source of this relay
- issued by
- NAVAREA V COASTAL
- sea
- South Atlantic Ocean
- position
- -19.528, -39.475
- vessel
- M/V DRS IPANEMA · 3 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC. BRAZIL. DNC 01. 1. SURVEY OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 210001Z FEB BY M/V DRS IPANEMA IN AREA BOUND BY 19-27.00S 039-41.00W, 19-30.00S 039-43.00W, 19-35.00S 039-30.00W, 19-35.00S 039-14.00W, 19-32.00S 039-14.00W. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 277/23. 3. CANCEL THIS MSG 210100Z FEB 23.
Reading this warning
- DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
- A reference to one of the regions of NGA's Digital Nautical Chart, used to tell the reader which charts a warning affects.
- Survey operations
- A research or survey vessel is mapping the seabed or water column, often while towing equipment.
- Date-time group (DTG)
- A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.
- 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.
- 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
542 within 180 nm since 2000 · 54 in the last 12 months · 2 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.
- Underwater operations 0800Z to 1800Z daily 02 thru 16 oct by M/V comando b and M/V top weather in 20-23.85S…2026-10-01
- Underwater operations in progress until 090259Z oct by M/V siem pilot in 22-25.32S 039-56.55W2026-09-29
- Underwater operations 0800Z to 1800Z daily 28 sep thru 12 oct by M/V calypso and M/V commando b in 20-23.18S…2026-09-27
- Underwater operations 0800Z to 1800Z daily 27 sep thru 11 oct by M/V comando b and M/V prime star in…2026-09-26
- Underwater operations 0800Z to 1800Z daily 26 sep thru 10 oct by M/V comando b in 19-51.63S 039-56.90W2026-09-25
- Underwater operations 0800Z to 1800Z daily 26 sep thru 10 oct by M/V comando b in 20-23.78S 040-09.43W2026-09-25
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
- Underwater operations 0800Z to 1800Z daily 26 sep thru 10 oct by M/V comando b in 19-51.63S 039-56.90WSurveys · 33.4 nm
- Foul ground until 06 dec 27 in area bound by 19-53.87S 039-59.68W, 19-54.15S 039-59.27W, 19-53.08S…Wrecks · 36.1 nm
- Underwater operations 0800Z to 1800Z daily 26 sep thru 10 oct by M/V comando b in 20-23.78S 040-09.43WSurveys · 64.8 nm
- Yellow odas buoy established in 17-58.12S 038-41.48W until 19 octNav aids · 103.7 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
56 survey operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 06:36Z; 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.