Surveys

Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V the explorer in area bound by 28-43.6S…

Eastern South Atlantic · South Africa · HYDROLANT 3787/19

issued
2019-12-10 14:39Z
status
cancelled 2019-12-25 19:29Z (archive)
authority
NAVAREA VII 495/19 101240Z DEC 19.
sea
South Atlantic Ocean
position
-28.785, 16.520
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC.
SOUTH AFRICA.
DNC 01.
UNDERWATER OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL
FURTHER NOTICE BY M/V THE EXPLORER
IN AREA BOUND BY
28-43.6S 016-28.5E, 28-43.6S 016-33.9E,
28-50.6S 016-33.9E, 28-50.7S 016-28.6E.
ONE MILE BERTH REQUESTED.

This area · survey operations

252 within 180 nm since 2003 · 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

84 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.