Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V skandi africa in area bound by 19-25S 116-28E,…
Indian Ocean · HYDROPAC 1047/22
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2023-04-01 20:55Z
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) · AUSCOAST 80/22 160319Z APR 22.. Issued 2022-04-16 03:52Z. 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
- Indian Ocean. 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 1047/22, 1834/22, 2900/22, 3284/22, 3451/22, 3452/22 and this msglater cancellation notice
- issued
- 2022-04-16 03:52Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- AUSCOAST 80/22 160319Z APR 22.
- issued by
- AUSCOAST
- sea
- Indian Ocean
- position
- -19.467, 116.542
- vessel
- M/V SKANDI AFRICA · 3 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
EASTERN INDIAN OCEAN. AUSTRALIA-NORTHWEST COAST. DNC 04. UNDERWATER OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY M/V SKANDI AFRICA IN AREA BOUND BY 19-25S 116-28E, 19-31S 116-28E, 19-31S 116-37E, 19-25S 116-37E. THREE MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
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.
- 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
185 within 180 nm since 2000 · 20 in the last 12 months · 4 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 in progress until further notice by M/V fugro kwilena in area bound by 20-19.72S…2026-09-22
- Special purpose vessel fugro kwilena / MLOV8 / 503147420 conducting underwater operations in an area bounded…2026-09-22
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V skandi hercules in 19-38.90S 115-55.60E2026-09-03
- Special purpose vessel skandi hercules / C6YY2 / 311048900 conducting underwater operations in position…2026-09-03
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V fugro kwilena in area bound by 19-47.68S…2026-08-19
- Special purpose vessel fugro kwilena / MLOV8 / 503147420 conducting underwater operations in an area bounded…2026-08-19
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
- Special purpose vessel ve constructor / H9YT / 373335000 conducting underwater operations in an area bounded…Surveys · 13.5 nm
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by vessel ve constructor in area bound by 19-12.00S…Surveys · 13.5 nm
- Port walcott C2 buoy light in position 20-25.89S 117-23.31E unreliableNav aids · 75.1 nm
- Special purpose vessel fugro kwilena / MLOV8 / 503147420 conducting underwater operations in an area bounded…Surveys · 75.6 nm
- Special purpose vessel nexans aurora / LALC8 / 257682000 conducting cable laying operations from 19 52.44S…Cable ops · 99.5 nm
- Drill rig jansz FCS/995031119 in position 19-52.73S 114-36.50E 2.5 nm clearance requestedSurveys · 112.1 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
54 survey operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-29 08:55Z; 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.