Surveys

Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V ramform titan towing 12 11112 meter long cables,…

South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 457/23

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2023-05-25 10:13Z

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) · M/V RAMFORM TITAN 0/23 271605Z FEB 23.. Issued 2023-02-27 16:26Z. 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.

Current notices and reporting history in the South Atlantic Ocean →

issued
2023-02-27 16:26Z
status
Archived notice
authority
M/V RAMFORM TITAN 0/23 271605Z FEB 23.
issued by
M/V RAMFORM TITAN
sea
South Atlantic Ocean
position
-27.468, 13.661
vessels
M/V RAMFORM TITAN · 89 messagesM/V THOR MAGNI · 18 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC.
NAMIBIA.
DNC 01.
1. SURVEY OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL
   FURTHER NOTICE BY M/V RAMFORM TITAN
   TOWING 12 11112 METER LONG CABLES,
   M/V THOR MAGNI AND M/V 7 STARS
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   28-17.94S 013-41.64E, 27-55.86S 013-00.96E,
   26-43.86S 013-02.28E, 26-44.36S 014-02.64E,
   27-04.74S 014-18.42E, 27-51.54S 014-18.12E,
   28-18.12S 014-01.50E.
   EIGHT MILE BERTH REQUESTED
2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 367/23, 375/23.

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.
Until further notice
The operation or danger has no scheduled end; the warning stays in force until a later message cancels it.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · survey operations

267 within 180 nm since 2003 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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

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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

55 survey operations listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 04:05Z; 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.