Seismic survey in progress 20 jun thru 31 jul by M/V orient explorer towing three mile long cables in area…
Java Sea · HYDROPAC 1152/08
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2008-07-23 04:37Z
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 XI 290/08 19 JUN 08.. Issued 2008-06-19 11:49Z. 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
- Java 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
- issued
- 2008-06-19 11:49Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA XI 290/08 19 JUN 08.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Java Sea
- position
- -6.560, 112.510
- vessel
- M/V ORIENT EXPLORER · 116 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. SEISMIC SURVEY IN PROGRESS 20 JUN THRU 31 JUL BY M/V ORIENT EXPLORER TOWING THREE MILE LONG CABLES IN AREA BOUND BY 06-42S 112-15E, 06-42S 112-30E, 06-32S 112-45E, 06-25S 112-45E, 06-25S 112-30E, 06-30S 112-25E, 06-37S 112-15E. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 01 AUG.
Reading this warning
- Seismic survey
- A survey that maps the rock beneath the seabed with sound pulses from air guns, recorded on streamers kilometres long.
- Towed array / streamer
- Equipment towed a long way behind a vessel — sonar, a hydrophone cable, a sampling sled — invisible at the surface.
- Tow / towing
- A vessel towing another vessel, a barge or a structure — slow, hard to manoeuvre, and with a long line between.
- 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.
- CANCEL THIS MSG
- The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work
20 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.
- Cable operations 27 oct until further notice by cableship ile de re in vicinity of trackline joining…2023-10-26
- Cable operations 07 mar thru 07 apr by cableship ile de re in vicinity of trackline joining 06-53S 113-07E,…2018-03-06
- Seismic survey in progress until 15 feb 14 by M/V cgg amadeus towing eight 6000 meter long cables in area…2013-12-28
- Seismic survey in progress until 30 jul by M/V nordic energy towing 4500 meter long cable in area bound by…2011-07-15
- Seismic survey 042000Z mar to 010001Z may by M/V mezen towing 8300 meter long cable in area bound by 07-58S…2010-03-04
- Submarine cable operations 07 thru 13 jan by cableship ile de re vicinity trackline between 06-50.3S…2009-01-06
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
24 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-01 22:22Z; source collection times vary.
Cable ops
Cable laying, pipeline and seismic operations. All current cable & pipeline work →
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.