Surveys

Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V northern explorer towing 10000 meter long cable in…

Eastern South Atlantic · South Africa-west Coast · HYDROLANT 3010/12

issued
2012-12-21 21:43Z
status
cancelled 2013-01-16 19:49Z (archive)
authority
NAVAREA VII 308/12 211943 DEC 12.
position
-32.224, 15.136
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC.
SOUTH AFRICA-WEST COAST.
SURVEY OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY
M/V NORTHERN EXPLORER TOWING 10000 METER LONG CABLE
IN AREA BOUND BY
31-02.7S 012-13.4E, 29-47.7S 014-34.6E,
29-47.1S 016-25.2E, 30-20.6S 017-13.3E,
33-04.5S 017-13.2E, 35-56.6S 015-13.3E.
WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.

This area · survey operations

6 within 180 nm since 2012 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

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Timeline

Nearby now · within 120 nm

Nothing else in force within 120 nm.

Worldwide now

73 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.