Survey operations 05 thru 27 jul by M/V kairei towing 5500 meter long cable in area bound by 30-50N 135-10E,…
Philippine Sea · HYDROPAC 1242/06
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2006-07-28 00:00Z
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 279/06 300800Z JUN 06.. Issued 2006-06-30 08:32Z. 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
- 2006-06-30 08:32Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA XI 279/06 300800Z JUN 06.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Philippine Sea
- position
- 26.044, 140.839
- vessel
- M/V KAIREI · 81 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. SURVEY OPERATIONS 05 THRU 27 JUL BY M/V KAIREI TOWING 5500 METER LONG CABLE IN AREA BOUND BY 30-50N 135-10E, 29-50N 144-40E, 22-40N 145-25E, 20-00N 139-30E. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 28 JUL.
Reading this warning
- Survey operations
- A research or survey vessel is mapping the seabed or water column, often while towing equipment.
- 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.
- CANCEL THIS MSG
- The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
Collected reports in this area · survey operations
28 within 180 nm since 1999 · 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.
- Underwater operations 04 thru 21 may by submersible shinkai 6500 and M/V yokosuka in area bound by 28-22.00N…2024-05-03
- Underwater operations 11 thru 13 mar by M/V yokosuka with submersible shinkai 6500 in area bound by 26-10N…2022-03-06
- Underwater operations 20 thru 27 mar by M/V shinkai 6500 and M/V yokosuka in areas bound by: a. 28-33.5N…2021-03-19
- Survey operations 162300Z to 181500Z dec by M/V kairei towing 1300 meter long cables in area bound by 28-05N…2020-12-16
- Survey operations 28 oct thru 03 nov by M/V yokosuka in areas bound by: a. 22-00N 138-00E, 26-00N 138-00E,…2020-10-27
- Underwater operations 22 thru 26 aug by M/V shinkai 6500, M/V yokosuka in area bound by 26-10N 140-00E,…2019-08-21
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
- Discoloured water observed in vicinity of 25-27.1N 141-14.5E at 140425Z junVolcanic · 41.7 nm
- Discoloured water observedVolcanic · 71.2 nm
- 080200UTC issued at 080200UTC sep 2026 volcanic warning volcano name:nishino shima LOCATION:27-14.6N…Volcanic · 72.1 nm
- Discoloured water observed in extending south for 5 miles, 2 mile wide, from 27-16.7N 140-56.6E at 120643Z octVolcanic · 74.3 nm
- Discoloured water observed in vicinity of 24-48.8N 141-19.2E at 130800Z julVolcanic · 78.3 nm
- Volcanic activity reported at io-to in vicinty of 24-45.00N 141-17.3EVolcanic · 81.4 nm
- Chichi shima, futami ko NR.3 light buoy, 27-04.9N 142-11.2E, L.LNav aids · 95.5 nm
- Discoloured water observed in vicinity of 24-17.2N 141-28.8E at 140350Z junVolcanic · 111.1 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
50 survey operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-24 23:49Z; 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.