Underwater operations 13 feb until further notice by M/V thetis in 36-18N 016-04E
Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin · HYDROLANT 350/02
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2002-02-19 15:21Z
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) · MARISICILIA 47/02 111113A FEB 02. Issued 2002-02-11 15:12Z. 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
- Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin. The parsed report position is 36.300, 16.067. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
Current notices and reporting history in the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin →
- issued
- 2002-02-11 15:12Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MARISICILIA 47/02 111113A FEB 02
- issued by
- MARISICILIA
- sea
- Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
- position
- 36.300, 16.067
- vessel
- M/V THETIS · 20 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
UNDERWATER OPERATIONS 13 FEB UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY M/V THETIS IN 36-18N 016-04E. 3000 METER BERTH REQUESTED.
Reading this warning
- Underwater operations
- Divers or remotely operated vehicles are working below a vessel that cannot easily move out of the way.
- Until further notice
- The operation or danger has no scheduled end; the warning stays in force until a later message cancels it.
- 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
212 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.
- Underwater operations by M/V handin tide with submersible: a. 01 thru 05 jun in area within ten miles of…2022-05-27
- Survey operations 13 thru 21 feb by M/V havila phoenix with submersible along trackline joining 35-56.56N…2022-02-11
- Underwater operations by M/V handin tide: a. 01 thru 05 sep in area within ten miles of 37-30-00N 015-23-02E2021-08-30
- Underwater operations 15 thru 19 jul notice by M/V hercules in area bound by 36-19.50N 014-53.28E,…2021-07-14
- Survey operations in progress until 22 jul in areas bound by: a. 35-54.54N 012-48.96E, 35-54.54N 012-55.38E,…2021-06-25
- Survey operations in progress until 15 jul by M/V astrea in area bound by 37-25.7N 012-35.8E, 37-25.7N…2021-06-08
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
56 survey operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 08:53Z; 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.