Seismic survey 23 apr until futher notice by M/V geo mariner towing 6000 meter long cable in area bound by…
Ceram Sea · HYDROPAC 1192/11
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2011-05-09 11:56Z
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 248/11 182337Z APR 11.. Issued 2011-04-19 01:02Z. 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
- Ceram 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
- 2011-04-19 01:02Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA XI 248/11 182337Z APR 11.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Ceram Sea
- position
- -1.667, 130.784
- vessel
- M/V GEO MARINER · 26 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
CERAM SEA. SEISMIC SURVEY 23 APR UNTIL FUTHER NOTICE BY M/V GEO MARINER TOWING 6000 METER LONG CABLE IN AREA BOUND BY 01-54.5S 131-35.0E, 02-18.0S 130-56.0E, 01-23.0S 130-02.0E, 01-05.0S 130-24.0E, 01-05.0S 130-36.0E, 01-29.0S 131-04.0E. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED .
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.
- 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 · cable & pipeline work
9 within 180 nm since 2009 · 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.
- Seismic survey in progress until 20 may by M/V nordic energy towing 8000 meter long cable in areas bound by:…2013-04-24
- Seismic survey in progress until 30 nov by M/V geowave champion towing ten 7200 meter long cables in area…2010-10-15
- Seismic survey in progress until 15 oct by geowave champion towing ten 7200 meter long cables in area bound…2010-09-03
- Seismic survey in progress until 10 jul by M/V orient explorer towing three mile long cable in area bound by…2010-06-30
- Seismic survey in progress until 30 jun by M/V orient explorer towing three mile long cable in area bound by…2010-05-17
- Seismic survey in progress until 26 feb by M/V mezen towing 8000 meter long cable in area bound by 02-28S…2010-01-26
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 23:33Z; 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.