Surveys

Survey operations in progress until 29 dec by vessel hakuho maru in areas bound by a. 56-00S 067-16W 56-00S…

Southern Ocean · HYDROLANT 3861/19

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2019-12-30 00:01Z

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 VI 462/19 161425Z DEC 19.. Issued 2019-12-16 14:31Z. 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
Southern 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.

Current notices and reporting history in the Southern Ocean →

issued
2019-12-16 14:31Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA VI 462/19 161425Z DEC 19.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA VI · named as the source of this relay
sea
Southern Ocean
position
-63.000, -43.633
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SCOTIA SEA.
SOUTH ATLANTIC SEA.
WEDDELL SEA.
ANTARCTICA.
1. SURVEY OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 29 DEC
   BY VESSEL HAKUHO MARU
   IN AREAS BOUND BY
   A. 56-00S 067-16W 56-00S 020-00W,
      70-00S 020-00W,70-00S 067-16W.
   B. 60-00S 032-00W, 60-00S 020-00W,
      64-00S 020-00W, 64-00S 032-00W.
   ONE MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 30 DEC 19.

Reading this warning

Survey operations
A research or survey vessel is mapping the seabed or water column, often while towing equipment.
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

24 within 180 nm since 2014 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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19

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.

Month of issue in the collected archive

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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

No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.

Worldwide in the collected sources

56 survey operations listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 01:25Z; 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.