Towing

Geophysical operations 15 thru 22 dec by M/V fres towing 400 meter long cable vicinity of trackline joining…

Adriatic Sea · HYDROLANT 4115/00

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2000-12-21 18:13Z

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) · MARIDIPART TARANTO 1053/00 141655Z DEC 00; MARIDIPART TARANTO 1054/00 141545Z DEC 00. Issued 2000-12-14 17:04Z. 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
Adriatic Sea. The map shows the reported line or operation extent; it is not a vessel track. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued
2000-12-14 17:04Z
status
Archived notice
authority
MARIDIPART TARANTO 1053/00 141655Z DEC 00; MARIDIPART TARANTO 1054/00 141545Z DEC 00
issued by
MARIDIPART TARANTO
sea
Adriatic Sea
position
40.078, 18.640
vessel
M/V FRES · 3 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. GEOPHYSICAL OPERATIONS 15 THRU 22 DEC BY M/V FRES TOWING
   400 METER LONG CABLE VICINITY OF TRACKLINE JOINING
   40-08.8N 018-30.1E, 40-08.9N 018-30.1E, 40-08.9N 018-30.1E,
   40-09.0N 018-30.4E, 40-09.3N 018-30.7E, 40-09.4N 018-32.1E,
   40-08.6N 018-33.8E, 40-01.2N 018-41.8E, 40-00.6N 018-46.4E,
   40-00.0N 018-47.0E. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 4053/00, OPERATIONS COMPLETED.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 23 DEC.

Reading this warning

Towed array / streamer
Equipment towed a long way behind a vessel — sonar, a hydrophone cable, a sampling sled — invisible at the surface.
Tow / towing
A vessel towing another vessel, a barge or a structure — slow, hard to manoeuvre, and with a long line between.
Track line joining
Introduces a route through a series of positions — a cable route, a tow's track or a survey line.
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.
Cancellation reference
A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
HYDROLANT
The U.S. long-range warning series for Atlantic waters outside NAVAREA IV, including the eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and adjoining seas.
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 · tows

6 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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

0 tows listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-03 10:05Z; source collection times vary.

Towing

Vessels under tow with long or unlit tow lines. All current tows →

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.