Nigeria
Gulf of Guinea · HYDROLANT 400/14
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2014-03-21 14:56Z
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 50/14 081402Z FEB 14.. Issued 2014-02-08 15:01Z. 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
- Gulf of Guinea. The parsed report position is 4.412, 8.237. 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
- Cancel HYDROLANT 400/14 and this msg, aid restoredlater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Gulf of Guinea →
- issued
- 2014-02-08 15:01Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA II 50/14 081402Z FEB 14.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA II · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Gulf of Guinea
- position
- 4.412, 8.237
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
GULF OF GUINEA. NIGERIA. CHART 57165 DRILL RIG 04-24.7N 008-14.2E UNLIT.
Reading this warning
- Chart reference
- The number of the nautical chart on which the reported position lies.
- 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.
- Unlit / extinguished
- A light, buoy or structure that is not showing its charted light.
Collected reports in this area · survey operations
30 within 180 nm since 2003 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now
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.
- Survey operations in progress until 22 apr by M/V borda in area bound by 03-44.80N 009-21.70E, 03-52.20N…2024-04-14
- Survey operations in progress until 09 apr by M/V borda in area bound by 03-44.8N 009-21.7E, 03-52.2N…2024-04-03
- Survey operations 27 mar thru 15 may by M/V rem saltire and M/V bgp dragon in area bound by 03-06.80N…2024-03-24
- Survey operations 12 feb thru 26 mar by M/V bgp dragon and M/V rem saltire in area bound by 03-17.54N…2024-02-09
- Survey operations 10 dec thru 15 jan 24 by M/V apollo, M/V vanguard and M/V thor freyja in areas bound by:…2023-12-07
- Survey operations 17 nov thru 09 dec by M/V vanguard and M/V thor freyja in area bound by 03-14.94N…2023-11-14
Month of issue in the collected archive
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
- Aids to navigationNav aids · 37 nm
- Newly discovered dangersWrecks · 72.1 nm
- Dangerous wreck in 04-18.50N 007-02.20EWrecks · 72.1 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
56 survey operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-28 17:20Z; 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.