Survey operations 120900Z to 172359Z apr by M/V l'atalante in vicinity of trackline joining 40-56.00N…
Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin · HYDROLANT 779/23
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2023-04-18 00:59Z
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 III 35/23 111108Z APR 23.. Issued 2023-04-11 19:57Z. 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
- Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin. The map shows the reported line or operation extent; it is not a vessel track. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Current notices and reporting history in the Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin →
Activity windows · 1 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-12 09:00Z | 2023-04-17 23:59Z | — | 134 h 59 |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2023-04-11 19:57Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2023-04-18 00:59Z
- authority
- NAVAREA III 35/23 111108Z APR 23.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA III · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin
- position
- 42.000, 5.869
- vessel
- M/V L'ATALANTE · 68 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA. FRANCE. DNC 08. 1. SURVEY OPERATIONS 120900Z TO 172359Z APR BY M/V L'ATALANTE IN VICINITY OF TRACKLINE JOINING 40-56.00N 005-46.00E, 43-04.03N 005-58.23E. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 180059Z APR 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.
- 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.
- 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
159 within 180 nm since 1998 · 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.
- Survey operations in progress until 30 aug by M/V durable along trackline joining 41-22.68N 006-04.83E,…2024-04-24
- Survey operations 22 jul thru 13 aug by M/V tethys II, M/V l`europe, and M/V sagitta III in area bound by…2023-07-20
- Survey operations in progress until 19 jul by M/V five in area bound by 43-49.26N 009-54.46E, 44-09.71N…2023-07-18
- Scientific buoys temporarily established by M/V thalassa 15 jul thru 30 aug in: a. dyfamed, 43-25.00N…2023-07-11
- Survey operations in progress until 111700Z apr by M/V tethys II in vicinity of trackline joining 41-22.0N…2023-04-09
- Survey operations in progress until 111800Z apr by M/V tethys II in vicinity of trackline joining 40-07.0N…2023-04-09
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
55 survey operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-28 06:07Z; 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.