Oceanographic operations in progress until further notice by M/V ara puerto deseado in area bound by…
South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 447/12
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2012-03-01 04:10Z
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 VI 25/12 282120Z FEB 12.. Issued 2012-02-28 21:55Z. 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
- 2012-02-28 21:55Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA VI 25/12 282120Z FEB 12.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA VI · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- South Atlantic Ocean
- position
- -59.585, -46.617
- vessel
- M/V ARA PUERTO DESEADO · 20 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
SCOTIA SEA. OCEANOGRAPHIC OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY M/V ARA PUERTO DESEADO IN AREA BOUND BY 57-44.15S 045-42.20W, 59-10.00S 053-39.70W, 60-55.80S 047-28.80W, 60-58.12S 039-59.70W. ONE MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
Reading this warning
- Until further notice
- The operation or danger has no scheduled end; the warning stays in force until a later message cancels it.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · survey operations
28 within 180 nm since 2012 · 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.
- Underwater operations in progress until 14 may by M/V joides resolution in 57-26.52S 043-21.47W2019-05-04
- Underwater operations in progress until 20 apr by M/V joides resolution in: a. 59-48.00S 041-45.60W2019-04-06
- Oceanographic operations in progress until further notice by M/V puerto deseado in 59-20.4S 049-16.8W2014-03-16
- Oceanographic operations in progress until further notice by M/V puerto deseado in 60-44.7S 044-43.5W2014-03-15
- Oceanographic operations in progress until further notice by M/V puerto deseado in 61-04.7S 043-27.9W2014-03-14
- Oceanographic operations in progress until further notice by M/V puerto deseado in 60-09.3S 044-53.6W2014-03-13
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
- Icebergs reported in: a. A81, 56-46.00S 044-03.00WIcebergs · 65.3 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
56 survey operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 00:53Z; 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.