Surveys

Survey operations in progress until 20 feb 20 by M/V bgp prospector towing 12 8000 meter long cables in area…

North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 3661/19

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2020-02-16 05:43Z

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 415/19 290040Z NOV 19.. Issued 2019-11-29 01:26Z. 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
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.

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issued
2019-11-29 01:26Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA II 415/19 290040Z NOV 19.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA II · named as the source of this relay
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
14.169, -18.684
vessel
M/V BGP PROSPECTOR · 75 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
SENEGAL.
DNC 01.
1. SURVEY OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 20 FEB 20
   BY M/V BGP PROSPECTOR TOWING 12 8000 METER
   LONG CABLES IN AREA BOUND BY
   14-55.2N 019-02.8W, 13-25.1N 019-02.8W,
   13-25.1N 018-19.3W, 14-55.2N 018-19.3W.
   WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 21 FEB 20.

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.
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.
Wide berth requested
Keep well clear — or, when a distance is given ("TWO MILE BERTH REQUESTED"), at least that far away.
CANCEL THIS MSG
The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.

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Collected reports in this area · survey operations

29 within 180 nm since 2008 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

55 survey operations listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-30 05:31Z; 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.