Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V sarmiento de gamboa in area bound by 27-10.20N…
North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 2868/22
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2022-12-07 14:30Z
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 II 337/22 100812Z NOV 22.. Issued 2022-11-10 08:54Z. 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
- North 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
- Cancel HYDROLANT 2868/22 and this msg, operations completedlater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2022-11-10 08:54Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA II 337/22 100812Z NOV 22.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA II · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 26.034, -18.159
- vessel
- M/V SARMIENTO DE GAMBOA · 67 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
EASTERN NORTH ATLANTIC. CANARY ISLANDS. DNC 01. SURVEY OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY M/V SARMIENTO DE GAMBOA IN AREA BOUND BY 27-10.20N 017-24.50W, 26-01.40N 016-51.40W, 25-41.40N 017-09.40W, 24-53.80N 018-58.50W, 26-13.10N 019-27.50W. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
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.
- Until further notice
- The operation or danger has no scheduled end; the warning stays in force until a later message cancels it.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · survey operations
23 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.
- Survey operations in progress until 29 apr by M/V maria s. merian in area bound by 26-12.00N 016-30.00W,…2024-03-29
- Survey operations in progress until 082359Z feb by M/V ramon margalef in area within four miles of 28-00.00N…2024-02-02
- Survey operations in progress until 090800Z feb by M/V sarmiento de gamboa in area bound by 28-34.70N…2024-01-28
- Survey operations 221900Z jan thru 010800Z feb by M/V sarmiento de gamboa in area bound by 28-16.80N…2024-01-21
- Survey operations in progress until 25 feb by M/V ramon margalef in vicinity 27-37.00N 017-59.00W2023-02-24
- Survey operations in progress until 24 feb by M/V ramon margalef in vicinity 27-37.00N 017-59.00W2023-02-20
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
55 survey operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 04:39Z; 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.