Seismic survey in progress until 210159Z mar by M/V cgg alize towing eight 7400 meter long cables in area…
South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 574/03
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2003-03-21 02:59Z
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 329/03 160426Z MAR 03; NAVAREA VI 116/03 160200Z MAR 03. Issued 2003-03-16 05:33Z. 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
- F/V orion adrift in 49-33S 061-39Wcancelled by this notice
Current notices and reporting history in the South Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2003-03-16 05:33Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2003-03-21 02:59Z
- authority
- NAVAREA V 329/03 160426Z MAR 03; NAVAREA VI 116/03 160200Z MAR 03
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA V · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- South Atlantic Ocean
- position
- -19.694, -39.205
- vessel
- M/V CGG ALIZE · 241 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. SEISMIC SURVEY IN PROGRESS UNTIL 210159Z MAR BY M/V CGG ALIZE TOWING EIGHT 7400 METER LONG CABLES IN AREA BOUND BY 20-00S 039-35W, 20-00S 038-45W, 19-20S 039-00W, 19-20S 039-30W. FIVE MILE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 571/03(23). 3. CANCEL THIS MSG 210259Z MAR.
Reading this warning
- Seismic survey
- A survey that maps the rock beneath the seabed with sound pulses from air guns, recorded on streamers kilometres long.
- Date-time group (DTG)
- A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.
- 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 · cable & pipeline work
795 within 180 nm since 1999 · 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.
- Cable operations in progress until 03 feb 25 by cableship bold maverick in: a. 22-11.33S 041-06.38W2024-09-05
- Underwater operations 1100Z to 2100Z daily 19 thru 24 apr by cableship intrepid in 20-22.45S 040-11.23W2021-04-18
- Seismic survey in progress until 23 apr by nps sigma in area bound by 21-10.6S 039-55.5W, 21-10.5S…2016-04-12
- Seismic survey 10 thru 16 apr by nps sigma in area bound by 21-19.4S 039-57.5W, 21-17.3S 039-57.5W, 21-11.2S…2016-04-09
- Seismic survey in progress until 09 apr by M/V nps sigma in area bound by 21-00.6S 039-44.0W, 21-11.4S…2016-04-01
- Seismic survey 26 mar thru 02 apr by M/V nps sigma in area bound by 21-00.6S 039-44.0W, 21-11.4S 039-39.3W,…2016-03-27
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 0800Z to 1800Z daily 26 sep thru 10 oct by M/V comando b in 19-51.63S 039-56.90WSurveys · 43.2 nm
- Foul ground until 06 dec 27 in area bound by 19-53.87S 039-59.68W, 19-54.15S 039-59.27W, 19-53.08S…Wrecks · 45.6 nm
- Underwater operations 0800Z to 1800Z daily 26 sep thru 10 oct by M/V comando b in 20-23.78S 040-09.43WSurveys · 68.3 nm
- Yellow odas buoy established in 17-58.12S 038-41.48W until 19 octNav aids · 107.6 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
24 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 12:25Z; source collection times vary.
Cable ops
Cable laying, pipeline and seismic operations. All current cable & pipeline work →
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.