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Seismic survey by M/V hawk explorer towing 10.5 mile long cables: a. 15 and 16 feb along trackline joining…

South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 412/13

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2013-02-19 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 V S 182/13 14 FEB 13.. Issued 2013-02-15 01:07Z. 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: South Atlantic Ocean. 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: 2013-02-15 01:07Z
status: Archived notice
authority: NAVAREA V S 182/13 14 FEB 13.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA V · named as the source of this relay
issued by: NAVAREA V S
sea: South Atlantic Ocean
position: -30.885, -47.852
vessel: M/V HAWK EXPLORER · 214 messages
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

BRAZIL-SOUTH COAST.
1. SEISMIC SURVEY BY M/V HAWK EXPLORER TOWING 10.5 MILE LONG CABLES:
   A. 15 AND 16 FEB ALONG TRACKLINE JOINING
      31-01.58S 046-58.68W, 31-26.57S 047-22.75W,
      30-44.62S 047-22.43W, 30-25.53S 048-46.95W.
   B. 17 AND 18 FEB ALONG TRACKLINE BETWEEN
      31-26.57S 047-22.75W AND 30-25.53S 048-46.95W.
   SIX MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 19 FEB 13.

Reading this warning

Seismic survey: A survey that maps the rock beneath the seabed with sound pulses from air guns, recorded on streamers kilometres long.
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.
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 · cable & pipeline work

43 within 180 nm since 1999 · 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.

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

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

Worldwide in the collected sources

23 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-03 21:14Z; source collection times vary.

Cable ops

Cable laying, pipeline and seismic operations. All current cable & pipeline work →

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.