Surveys

Drilling operations in progress until 10 may by drilling vessel nanhai 4 within 2000 meters of 18-36.3N…

South China Sea · HYDROPAC 1225/11

issued
2011-04-21 09:30Z
status
cancelled 2011-04-22 02:28Z (archive)
authority
NAVAREA XI 252/11 210733Z APR 11.
sea
South China Sea
position
18.605, 110.673 · r 1.1 nm
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SOUTH CHINA SEA.
1. DRILLING OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL
   10 MAY BY DRILLING VESSEL NANHAI 4
   WITHIN 2000 METERS OF
   18-36.3N 110-40.4E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 11 MAY.

This area · survey operations

10 within 180 nm since 2002 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

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Nearby now · within 120 nm

Nothing else in force within 120 nm.

Worldwide now

83 survey operations in force · see all

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.