Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V ares vicinity of trackline between 50-38N…
Celtic Sea · HYDROLANT 4171/00
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2000-12-20 19:27Z
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) · WZ 2401/00 200733Z DEC 00. Issued 2000-12-20 09:05Z. 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
- Celtic Sea. The map shows the reported line or operation extent; it is not a vessel track. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- issued
- 2000-12-20 09:05Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- WZ 2401/00 200733Z DEC 00
- issued by
- WZ
- sea
- Celtic Sea
- position
- 50.642, -8.733
- vessel
- M/V ARES · 50 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
UNDERWATER OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY M/V ARES VICINITY OF TRACKLINE BETWEEN 50-38N 008-45W AND 50-39N 008-43W. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
Reading this warning
- Underwater operations
- Divers or remotely operated vehicles are working below a vessel that cannot easily move out of the way.
- Until further notice
- The operation or danger has no scheduled end; the warning stays in force until a later message cancels it.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · survey operations
559 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.
- Survey operations in progress until 20 jul by M/V celtic explorer in vicinity of trackline joining 47-30.00N…2023-06-14
- Survey operations 072201Z to 112159Z jun by vessel nanoplon in area within one mile of 48-20.67N 008-22.08W2023-06-06
- Underwater operations 180800Z to 192200Z nov by M/V willchallenge in vicinity of 50-19.0N 004-14.7W2022-11-17
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by unmanned submersible ALR4 in vicinity of trackline…2022-06-10
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by submersible in vicinity of trackline joining…2022-05-10
- Survey operations 03 thru 22 jun by M/V cote de la manche with submersible in area bound by 48-34N 008-24W,…2021-06-01
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
55 survey operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-01 07:07Z; 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.