Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V tumcha vicinity of trackline joining 49-54N…
English Channel · HYDROLANT 952/00
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2000-03-19 10:55Z
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 483/00 161201Z MAR 00. Issued 2000-03-16 12:01Z. 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
- 2000-03-16 12:01Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- WZ 483/00 161201Z MAR 00
- issued by
- WZ
- sea
- English Channel
- position
- 50.083, -4.228
- 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
1. UNDERWATER OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY M/V TUMCHA VICINITY OF TRACKLINE JOINING 49-54N 003-40W, 50-12N 004-36W, 50-17N 004-47W. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 939/00.
Reading this warning
- Underwater operations
- Divers or remotely operated vehicles are working below a vessel that cannot easily move out of the way.
- Until further notice
- The operation or danger has no scheduled end; the warning stays in force until a later message cancels it.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · survey operations
727 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
- Survey operations 06 thru 11 jan by M/V belgica in area bound by 48-14.00N 005-05.00W, 47-28.00N 005-10.00W,…2023-01-04
- 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
- Scientific moorings established until 30 sep by M/V armorique in: a. 47-40.85N 004-30.70W2022-09-13
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 17:16Z; 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.