Surveys

Scientific operations in progress until 29 may by M/V l'atalante in area bound by 40-51.6N 027-27.8E,…

Sea of Marmara · HYDROLANT 862/07

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2007-05-30 00:00Z

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 III 218/07 221152Z MAY 07.. Issued 2007-05-22 13:19Z. 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
Sea of Marmara. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued
2007-05-22 13:19Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA III 218/07 221152Z MAY 07.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA III · named as the source of this relay
sea
Sea of Marmara
position
40.801, 28.377
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

1. SCIENTIFIC OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 29 MAY
   BY M/V L'ATALANTE IN AREA BOUND BY
   40-51.6N 027-27.8E, 40-54.5N 028-32.0E,
   40-54.5N 028-37.0E, 40-47.0N 029-16.0E,
   40-45.0N 029-20.0E, 40-41.5N 029-20.0E,
   40-41.5N 029-14.0E, 40-45.0N 027-59.0E,
   40-45.0N 027-58.0E, 40-45.2N 027-20.1E.
2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 844/07.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 30 MAY.

Reading this warning

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.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · survey operations

131 within 180 nm since 1999 · 7 in the last 12 months · 3 listed in force now

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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.

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Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

56 survey operations listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-28 12:45Z; 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.