Surveys

Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V samson explorer in area bound by 34-56.30S…

Great Australian Bight · Australia · HYDROPAC 1163/24

issued: 2024-04-11 03:04Z
status: cancelled 2024-04-24 22:58Z (archive)
cancels: HYDROPAC 626/24
authority: AUSCOAST 121/24 110208Z APR 24.
position: -35.522, 137.134
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

GREAT AUSTRALIAN BIGHT.
AUSTRALIA.
DNC 05.
1. UNDERWATER OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL
   FURTHER NOTICE BY M/V SAMSON EXPLORER
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   34-56.30S 135-46.92E, 36-06.38S 135-46.92E,
   36-06.38S 138-29.20E, 34-56.30S 138-29.20E.
   THREE MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 626/24.

This area · survey operations

3 within 180 nm since 2020 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

Season · when survey operations happen here

month of issue, all years in the archive

Timeline

Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V samson explorer towing 900 meter long cables…cancels · 2024-02-23
Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V samson explorer towing 900 meter long cables…replaced · 2024-02-23
Cancel HYDROPAC 1163/24 and this msg, operations completedcancelled by · 2024-04-24

Nearby now · within 120 nm

Nothing else in force within 120 nm.

Worldwide now

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Surveys

Hydrographic and scientific survey vessels, often towing long arrays. All current survey operations →

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