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Underwater operations in progress until 19 apr by M/V yokosuka with submersible: a. in area bound by 34-00N…

Philippine Sea · HYDROPAC 1220/17

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2017-04-20 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 XI 234/17 041202Z APR 17.. Issued 2017-04-05 12:17Z. 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: Philippine 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.

Current notices and reporting history in the Philippine Sea →

issued: 2017-04-05 12:17Z
status: Archived notice
authority: NAVAREA XI 234/17 041202Z APR 17.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
sea: Philippine Sea
position: 34.412, 138.472
vessel: M/V YOKOSUKA · 99 messages
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.
JAPAN.
DNC 12.
1. UNDERWATER OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 19 APR
   BY M/V YOKOSUKA WITH SUBMERSIBLE:
   A. IN AREA BOUND BY
      34-00N 138-00E, 35-05N 138-36E,
      35-05N 138-43E, 34-00N 138-43E.
   B. IN AREA BETWEEN
      34-50N 35-10N AND 139-11E 139-30E.
   C. IN AREA BETWEEN
      32-00N 32-35N AND 139-30E 140-00E.
   D. IN AREA BETWEEN
      27-00N 28-00N AND 142-30E 143-12E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 20 APR 17.

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.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · survey operations

16 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.

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

54 survey operations listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-29 16:50Z; 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.