Surveys

Survey operations 27 mar thru 15 may by M/V rem saltire and M/V bgp dragon in area bound by 03-06.80N…

Gulf of Guinea · HYDROLANT 616/24

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2024-05-16 01:00Z

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 II 81/24 241515Z MAR 24.. Issued 2024-03-24 15:36Z. 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
Gulf of Guinea. 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 Gulf of Guinea →

issued
2024-03-24 15:36Z
status
Archived notice
self-cancels
2024-05-16 01:00Z
authority
NAVAREA II 81/24 241515Z MAR 24.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA II · named as the source of this relay
sea
Gulf of Guinea
position
3.028, 6.718
vessels
M/V BGP DRAGON · 3 messagesM/V REM SALTIRE · 12 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

GULF OF GUINEA.
NIGERIA.
DNC 01.
1. SURVEY OPERATIONS 27 MAR THRU 15 MAY
   BY M/V REM SALTIRE AND M/V BGP DRAGON
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   03-06.80N 006-42.03E, 03-07.37N 006-45.61E,
   03-04.74N 006-48.14E, 03-02.55N 006-48.46E,
   02-57.94N 006-46.19E, 02-56.29N 006-43.75E,
   02-56.29N 006-40.62E, 02-59.42N 006-37.62E,
   03-02.48N 006-37.97E, 03-04.72N 006-39.88E.
   WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 160100Z MAY 24.

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.
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.
CANCEL THIS MSG
The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · survey operations

38 within 180 nm since 2002 · 2 in the last 12 months · 1 listed in force now

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26

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

50 survey operations listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-25 03:49Z; 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.