Survey operations in progress until 16 mar by M/V ramform titan towing 14 10000 meter cables in area bound…
South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 420/21
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2021-02-19 03:14Z
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 77/21 120229Z FEB 21.. Issued 2021-02-12 04:27Z. 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 an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
Current notices and reporting history in the South Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2021-02-12 04:27Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA V 77/21 120229Z FEB 21.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA V · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- South Atlantic Ocean
- position
- -22.659, -39.152
- vessel
- M/V RAMFORM TITAN · 89 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC. BRAZIL-SOUTHEAST COAST. DNC 01. 1. SURVEY OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 16 MAR BY M/V RAMFORM TITAN TOWING 14 10000 METER CABLES IN AREA BOUND BY 21-45.50S 039-41.27W, 21-45.55S 038-37.17W, 22-12.53S 038-37.10W, 22-12.53S 038-22.85W, 23-29.23S 038-22.92W, 23-29.10S 039-53.28W, 22-01.23S 039-52.72W. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 374/21. 3. CANCEL THIS MSG 17 MAR 21.
Reading this warning
- DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
- A reference to one of the regions of NGA's Digital Nautical Chart, used to tell the reader which charts a warning affects.
- Survey operations
- A research or survey vessel is mapping the seabed or water column, often while towing equipment.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · survey operations
749 within 180 nm since 2000 · 61 in the last 12 months · 5 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.
- Underwater operations in progress until 110300Z oct by M/V sistac vitoria in 22-32.81S 040-04.04W2026-10-02
- Underwater operations 0800Z to 1800Z daily 02 thru 16 oct by M/V comando b and M/V top weather in 20-23.85S…2026-10-01
- Underwater operations in progress until 120259Z oct by M/V sistac vitoria in 22-32.82S 040-04.05W2026-09-30
- Underwater operations in progress until 090259Z oct by M/V siem pilot in 22-25.32S 039-56.55W2026-09-29
- Underwater operations 0800Z to 1800Z daily 28 sep thru 12 oct by M/V calypso and M/V commando b in 20-23.18S…2026-09-27
- Underwater operations 0800Z to 1800Z daily 27 sep thru 11 oct by M/V comando b and M/V prime star in…2026-09-26
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
- Underwater operations in progress until 140001Z nov by M/V fugro vaquita in area bound by 22-03.00S…Surveys · 38.7 nm
- Underwater operations in progress until 110300Z oct by M/V sistac vitoria in 22-32.81S 040-04.04WSurveys · 51.2 nm
- Underwater operations 1000Z to 2000Z daily until 02 nov 26 by M/V fugro vaquita in: a. 22-26.32S 040-25.47WSurveys · 71.4 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
56 survey operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 11:48Z; 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.