Underwater operations by M/V tumcha vicinity of trackline joining 50-02N 001-41W, 50-01N 002-25W, 49-51N…
English Channel · HYDROLANT 884/00
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2000-03-12 15:57Z
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) · WZ 450/00 10953Z MAR 00. Issued 2000-03-10 13:15Z. 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
- English Channel. The map shows the reported line or operation extent; it is not a vessel track. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
Current notices and reporting history in the English Channel →
- issued
- 2000-03-10 13:15Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- WZ 450/00 10953Z MAR 00
- issued by
- WZ
- sea
- English Channel
- position
- 49.969, -2.611
- vessel
- M/V TUMCHA · 15 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
UNDERWATER OPERATIONS BY M/V TUMCHA VICINITY OF TRACKLINE JOINING 50-02N 001-41W, 50-01N 002-25W, 49-51N 003-32W. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
Reading this warning
- Underwater operations
- Divers or remotely operated vehicles are working below a vessel that cannot easily move out of the way.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · survey operations
637 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.
- Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V mintaka I in vicinity of trackline joining…2023-08-06
- Scientific mooring established in 47-04.22N 003-19.86W until 27 mar2023-03-21
- Oceanographic equipment temporarily established 20 thru 28 mar by M/V reborn in 47-04.22N 003-19.86W2023-03-18
- Underwater operations 180800Z to 192200Z nov by M/V willchallenge in vicinity of 50-19.0N 004-14.7W2022-11-17
- Survey operations 18 thru 30 oct by M/V cotes de la manche in area bound by 47-43.95N 004-25.41W, 47-32.38N…2022-10-15
- Survey operations 15 sept thru 20 oct by M/V thlassa in vicinity of trackline joining 48-30.00N 006-00.00W,…2022-09-14
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 2026-10-03 19:14Z; 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.