Surveys

Underwater operations in progress until further notice by: a. M/V mafuta in 28-33.0S 015-55.0E

South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 3670/17

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2017-11-15 10:33Z

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 VII 315/17 131001Z NOV 17.. Issued 2017-11-14 17:24Z. 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 parsed report position is -28.052, 15.656. 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 South Atlantic Ocean →

issued
2017-11-14 17:24Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA VII 315/17 131001Z NOV 17.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA VII · named as the source of this relay
sea
South Atlantic Ocean
position
-28.052, 15.656
vessels
M/V CORAL SEA · 154 messagesM/V GARIEP · 131 messagesM/V GRAND BANKS · 68 messagesM/V MAFUTA · 105 messagesM/V YA TOIVO · 37 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC.
NAMIBIA.
DNC 01.
1. UNDERWATER OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL
   FURTHER NOTICE BY:
   A. M/V MAFUTA IN 28-33.0S 015-55.0E.
   B. M/V GARIEP IN 28-30.3S 015-51.5E.
   C. M/V GRAND BANKS IN 28-35.9S 015-50.5E.
   D. M/V CORAL SEA IN 28-35.3S 015-49.6E.
   E. M/V YA TOIVO IN 26-01.1S 014-50.2E.
   TWO MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 3521/17.

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.
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.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · survey operations

267 within 180 nm since 2003 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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.

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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

55 survey operations listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-30 13:25Z; 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.