Surveys

Survey operations in progress until 07 jan by M/V bpg challenger towing 12000 meter long cable in area bound…

Western South Atlantic · HYDROLANT 41/18

issued
2018-01-04 09:55Z
status
cancelled 2018-01-08 00:01Z (archive)
authority
NAVAREA V COASTAL S 8/18 040015Z JAN 18.
sea
South Atlantic Ocean
position
-27.275, -44.346
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC.
DNC 01.
1. SURVEY OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 07 JAN BY
   M/V BPG CHALLENGER TOWING 12000 METER LONG
   CABLE IN AREA BOUND BY
   27-13S 043-52W, 27-17S 043-48W,
   27-17S 043-31W, 27-23S 043-38W,
   27-23S 043-31W, 27-30S 043-29W,
   27-32S 043-23W, 27-29S 043-13W,
   27-47S 042-57W, 26-45S 043-46W,
   26-24S 044-14W, 26-33S 044-41W,
   27-51S 045-26W, 27-53S 044-20W,
   27-54S 044-13W, 27-56S 044-07W,
   27-57S 044-01W, 27-59S 043-55W,
   28-01S 043-48W, 28-02S 043-42W.
   WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 08 JAN 18.

This area · survey operations

370 within 180 nm since 2000 · 3 in the last 12 months · 2 in force now

00
05
10
15
20
25
26

Season · when survey operations happen here

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

month of issue, all years in the archive

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.