Geophysical operations in progress until 30 apr by M/V cassandra 9 in area bound by 15-39.61N 080-24.83E,…
Bay of Bengal · HYDROPAC 1195/15
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2015-05-01 00:01Z
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 VIII 259/15 091002Z APR 15.. Issued 2015-04-09 11:18Z. 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
- Bay of Bengal. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Current notices and reporting history in the Bay of Bengal →
- issued
- 2015-04-09 11:18Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA VIII 259/15 091002Z APR 15.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA VIII · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Bay of Bengal
- position
- 15.546, 80.581
- vessel
- M/V CASSANDRA 9
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
INDIA-EAST COAST. BAY OF BENGAL. DNC 03. 1. GEOPHYSICAL OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 30 APR BY M/V CASSANDRA 9 IN AREA BOUND BY 15-39.61N 080-24.83E, 15-28.20N 080-33.91E, 15-31.85N 080-37.90E, 15-24.98N 080-37.51E, 15-32.04N 080-43.43E. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 01 MAY 15.
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.
- 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.
- CANCEL THIS MSG
- The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
Collected reports in this area · other warnings
13 within 180 nm since 2005 · 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.
- Hazardous operation 0130Z to 1130Z daily 26 thru 28 feb in area bound by 12-49N 080-46E, 12-59N 080-46E,…2020-02-21
- Geophysical operations in progress until 311830Z jan 17 by M/V me queen and M/V sai sowbaghya in areas bound…2016-12-02
- Geophysical operations in progress until 30 apr by M/V kohinoor in area bound by 16-22.4N 081-58.1E,…2016-04-01
- Geophysical operations in progress until 09 sep in area bound by 15-30.28N 080-33.18E, 15-29.55N 080-32.37E,…2015-05-29
- Geophysical operations in progress until 30 apr by M/V mermaid discovery in area bound by 16-26.39N…2015-02-23
- Geophysical operations in progress until 12 jan by M/V sindhu sankalp in area bound by 16-33.17N 082-33.00E,…2015-01-08
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
- Buoy established in 14-05.21N 080-28.50ENav aids · 87.8 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
23 other warnings listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 06:10Z; source collection times vary.
Other
Everything the classifier did not place elsewhere. All current other warnings →
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.