Geophysical operations in progress until 17 jul in area bound by 37-17.0N 004-32.3E, 37-16.0N 005-06.9E,…
Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin · HYDROLANT 420/13
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2013-07-18 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 III 67/13 151158Z FEB 13.. Issued 2013-02-15 16:12Z. 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
- Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Current notices and reporting history in the Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin →
- issued
- 2013-02-15 16:12Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA III 67/13 151158Z FEB 13.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA III · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin
- position
- 37.193, 5.174
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA. ALGERIA. 1. GEOPHYSICAL OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 17 JUL IN AREA BOUND BY 37-17.0N 004-32.3E, 37-16.0N 005-06.9E, 37-42.0N 005-06.0E, 37-33.7N 005-15.8E, 37-03.4N 005-38.0E, 36-57.2N 005-30.0E, 36-53.3N 005-16.9E, 37-03.2N 004-48.8E. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 18 JUL 13.
Reading this warning
- Area bound by
- Introduces a list of positions that are the corners of an area — the polygon the warning applies to.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · other warnings
13 within 180 nm since 2001 · 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.
- Six persons overboard from vessel in vicinity 38-40.00N 007-25.00E at 190850Z nov2022-11-19
- Cap corbelin light 36-54.5N 004-25.5E operating on emergency light2021-11-09
- Helicopter ditched in 36-38-02N 002-37-04E2020-12-17
- Persons overboard from vessel in vicinity 38-55-29N 008-16-15E2018-11-19
- Pyrotechnics exercises 230630Z to 230830Z jun within five miles of 39-15N 005-38E2016-06-22
- Two men overboard from M/V benjamas naree vicinity 37-44N 005-03E at 011520Z dec2014-12-01
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
Worldwide in the collected sources
23 other warnings listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-01 19:48Z; source collection times vary.
Other
Everything the classifier did not place elsewhere. All current other warnings →
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.