Survey operations 010001Z mar to 152359Z apr by M/V porquoi pas in: a. vicinity of trackline joining…
Tyrrhenian Sea · HYDROLANT 769/20
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2020-03-21 02:30Z
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 III 314/20 291209Z FEB 20.. Issued 2020-02-29 18:21Z. 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
- Tyrrhenian Sea. The parsed report position is 38.555, 12.380. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Survey operations 010001Z mar to 152359Z apr by M/V porquoi pas in area bound by 39-11.3N 009-44.3E,…cancelled by this notice
- Cancel HYDROLANT 769/20 and this msglater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Tyrrhenian Sea →
Activity windows · 1 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-01 00:01Z | 2020-04-15 23:59Z | — | 1103 h 58 |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2020-02-29 18:21Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2020-04-16 00:59Z
- authority
- NAVAREA III 314/20 291209Z FEB 20.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA III · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Tyrrhenian Sea
- position
- 38.555, 12.380
- vessel
- M/V PORQUOI PAS · 4 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA.
TYRRHENIAN SEA.
SICILY.
DNC 08, DNC 09.
1. SURVEY OPERATIONS 010001Z MAR TO 152359Z APR
BY M/V PORQUOI PAS IN:
A. VICINITY OF TRACKLINE JOINING
39-13.6N 010-40.9E, 39-14.6N 011-02.5E,
39-16.0N 011-25.6E, 39-17.2N 011-46.2E,
39-18.5N 012-08.4E, 39-19.8N 012-30.0E,
39-27.3N 012-45.9E, 39-35.1N 013-02.4E,
39-45.9N 013-18.8E, 39-55.2N 013-33.2E.
B. VICINITY OF TRACKLINE JOINING
38-38.0N 010-37.2E, 38-29.1N 010-56.9E,
38-23.3N 011-10.6E, 38-16.6N 011-23.9E,
38-10.5N 011-36.6E, 38-05.9N 011-46.9E,
38-01.1N 011-55.9E, 37-56.0N 012-10.1E,
37-49.4N 011-57.5E, 37-42.9N 011-45.3E,
37-36.0N 011-32.7E.
C. VICINITY OF TRACKLINE JOINING
38-10.6N 012-35.5E, 38-24.6N 012-34.7E,
38-39.6N 012-33.3E, 38-53.4N 012-32.5E,
39-06.8N 012-31.2E.
D. VICINITY OF TRACKLINE JOINING
36-02.1N 015-42.0E, 36-11.0N 016-01.4E,
36-19.6N 016-19.8E.
E. B-1, 39-11.3N 009-44.3E.
F. B-2, 39-11.6N 010-00.3E.
G. B-3, 39-12.6N 010-19.3E.
H. C-1, 39-01.5N 009-45.1E.
I. C-2, 38-55.4N 009-58.1E.
J. C-3, 38-50.4N 010-09.8E.
K. C-4, 38-44.0N 010-22.7E.
L. D-1, 38-45.1N 008-51.6E.
M. D-2, 38-34.8N 008-51.0E.
N. D-3, 38-25.1N 008-50.4E.
O. D-4, 38-14.7N 008-49.3E.
WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 764/20.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 160059Z APR 20.
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.
- 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.
- Track line joining
- Introduces a route through a series of positions — a cable route, a tow's track or a survey line.
- 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 · survey operations
284 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.
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V joides resolution in: a. 40-11.03N 012-42.49E2024-02-16
- Survey operations 10 apr thru 10 may by M/V dalla porta in: a. 37-23.06N 011-35.59E2022-04-08
- Survey operations 13 thru 21 feb by M/V havila phoenix with submersible along trackline joining 35-56.56N…2022-02-11
- Survey operations in progress until 12 mar 22 by M/V artabro in area bound by 36-46.3N 011-01.8E, 37-01.5N…2021-10-30
- Survey operations in progress until 12 mar 22 by M/V viccica in area bound by 36-48.5N 011-02.9E, 36-46.8N…2021-10-30
- Survey operations in progress until 01 nov by M/V artabro in area bound by 36-47.4N 011-04.3E, 37-14.2N…2021-10-25
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
No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.
Worldwide in the collected sources
56 survey operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-01 14:39Z; 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.