Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V marion dufresne in area bound by 09-30S…
Coral Sea · HYDROPAC 1027/05
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2005-06-30 20:07Z
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) · AUSCOAST 188/05 290038Z JUN 05.. Issued 2005-06-29 01:43Z. 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
- Coral Sea. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Cancel HYDROPAC 1027/05 and this msg, operations completedlater cancellation notice
- issued
- 2005-06-29 01:43Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- AUSCOAST 188/05 290038Z JUN 05.
- issued by
- AUSCOAST
- sea
- Coral Sea
- position
- -10.030, 144.287
- vessel
- M/V MARION DUFRESNE · 52 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
UNDERWATER OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY M/V MARION DUFRESNE IN AREA BOUND BY 09-30S 144-15E, 10-30S 144-00E, 10-30S 144-17E, 09-45S 144-36E. 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.
- Until further notice
- The operation or danger has no scheduled end; the warning stays in force until a later message cancels it.
- 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.
- 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
16 within 180 nm since 2001 · 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 30 and 31 may by M/V marnie d II in 10-31.2S 141-54.2E2016-05-26
- Underwater operations 27 thru 30 may by M/V marnie d II vicinity: a. 10-29.83S 142-20.52E2016-05-26
- Oceanographic equipment established in 10-19.11S 142-46.87E2014-10-16
- Oceanographic equipment established in 10-22.20S 143-05.37E2014-10-16
- 500 meter berth requested2014-01-23
- 500 meter berth requested2014-01-23
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 2026-10-02 02:45Z; 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.