Surveys

Survey operations in progress until 13 apr by M/V pgs apollo towing ten 8100 meter long cables in area bound…

South China Sea · Taiwan-southwest Coast · HYDROPAC 1248/17

issued
2017-04-08 12:00Z
status
cancelled 2017-04-14 00:01Z (archive)
cancels
HYDROPAC 1134/17
authority
NAVAREA XI 238/17 081151Z APR 17.
sea
South China Sea
position
21.549, 118.914
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SOUTH CHINA SEA.
TAIWAN-SOUTHWEST COAST.
DNC 23.
1. SURVEY OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 13 APR
   BY M/V PGS APOLLO TOWING TEN 8100 METER
   LONG CABLES IN AREA BOUND BY
   22-10.1N 119-31.5E, 22-01.9N 119-39.4E,
   20-55.6N 118-17.9E, 21-04.2N 118-10.5E.
   WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 1134/17.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 14 APR 17.

This area · survey operations

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Surveys

Hydrographic and scientific survey vessels, often towing long arrays. All current survey operations

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