Cable ops

Seismic survey 080200Z to 150159Z feb by M/V oceanic champion towing 12 five mile long cables in area bound…

Brazil-southeast Coast · HYDROLANT 393/14

issued: 2014-02-08 00:28Z
status: cancelled 2014-02-15 02:59Z (archive)
self-cancels: 2014-02-15 02:59Z
authority: NAVAREA V S 130/14 080017Z FEB 14.
sea: South Atlantic Ocean
position: -23.438, -40.009
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

BRAZIL-SOUTHEAST COAST.
1. SEISMIC SURVEY 080200Z TO 150159Z FEB BY
   M/V OCEANIC CHAMPION TOWING 12
   FIVE MILE LONG CABLES IN AREA BOUND BY
   24-24.37S 040-22.47W, 23-19.97S 040-59.17W,
   23-11.27S 040-41.50W, 22-58.62S 040-48.30W,
   22-27.07S 039-42.35W, 23-44.03S 038-58.40W.
   SIX MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 150259Z FEB 14.

Activity windows · 1 in this warning

opens (UTC)	closes (UTC)	local	length
2014-02-08 02:00Z	2014-02-15 01:59Z	—	167 h 59

Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.

This area · cable & pipeline work

1891 within 180 nm since 1998 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

Season · when cable & pipeline work happen here

month of issue, all years in the archive

Nearby now · within 120 nm

Underwater operations in progress until 140001Z nov by M/V fugro vaquita in area bound by 22-03.00S…Surveys · 33.4 nm
Underwater operations 1000Z to 2000Z daily until 02 nov 26 by M/V fugro vaquita in: a. 22-26.32S 040-25.47WSurveys · 63.8 nm
Underwater operations in progress until 170259Z aug in 22-22.48S 040-25.05WSurveys · 67.7 nm
Survey operations 10 aug 26 thru 08 mar 27 by tug mce navegacao I in area bound by 22-48.38S 041-08.21W,…Surveys · 69.6 nm
Survey operations in progress until 09 jul 27 by M/V bgp dragon towing 250 meter long cable in area bound by…Surveys · 69.9 nm
Underwater operations in progress until 312300Z aug by M/V fugro vaquita in area bound by 21-35.43S…Surveys · 99.3 nm
Underwater operations 281000Z jul to 192100Z aug by M/V umi polaris in area bound by 21-53.65S 040-49.70W,…Surveys · 100.7 nm
RACON at cabo sao tome light 22-02.52S 041-03.17W off air until 28 sepNav aids · 101.8 nm
Survey operations in progress until 312200Z aug in area bound by 21-36.17S 041-00.00W, 21-36.05S 040-37.59W,…Surveys · 105.9 nm
Odas buoy temporarily established until 13 apr 27 in 21-34.20S 040-43.62WNav aids · 119 nm
Hazardous operations 0800Z to 2100Z daily 18 thru 20 aug in area within ten miles of 25-06.00S 041-13.00WExercises · 119.7 nm

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Cable ops

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