Surveys

Underwater operations 1000Z to 2000Z daily 15 thru 28 feb by M/V nm seaforce, M/V proboat and M/V alta…

Western South Atlantic · Brazil-southeast Coast · HYDROLANT 534/18

issued
2018-02-13 22:53Z
status
cancelled 2018-02-28 21:00Z (archive)
self-cancels
2018-02-28 21:00Z
authority
NAVAREA V COASTAL E 133/18 132057Z FEB 18.
sea
South Atlantic Ocean
position
-20.381, -40.230 · r 10.0 nm
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC.
BRAZIL-SOUTHEAST COAST.
DNC 01.
1. UNDERWATER OPERATIONS 1000Z TO 2000Z DAILY
   15 THRU 28 FEB BY M/V NM SEAFORCE, M/V PROBOAT
   AND M/V ALTA NAVEGACAO WITHIN 10 MILES OF
   20-22.87S 040-13.80W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 282100Z FEB 18.

Activity windows · 14 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2018-02-15 10:00Z2018-02-15 20:00Z10 h
2018-02-16 10:00Z2018-02-16 20:00Z10 h
2018-02-17 10:00Z2018-02-17 20:00Z10 h
2018-02-18 10:00Z2018-02-18 20:00Z10 h
2018-02-19 10:00Z2018-02-19 20:00Z10 h
2018-02-20 10:00Z2018-02-20 20:00Z10 h
2018-02-21 10:00Z2018-02-21 20:00Z10 h
2018-02-22 10:00Z2018-02-22 20:00Z10 h
6 more

Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.

This area · survey operations

561 within 180 nm since 2000 · 24 in the last 12 months · 15 in force now

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Nearby now · within 120 nm

Worldwide now

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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.