Surveys

Two 750 meter long floats and scientific equipment adrift in vicinity 55-38S 163-11E at 211200Z apr

Western South Pacific · HYDROPAC 1258/20

issued
2020-04-21 22:48Z
status
cancelled 2020-04-22 22:16Z (archive)
self-cancels
2020-04-24 22:48Z
cancels
HYDROPAC 1246/20
authority
NAVAREA XIV 63/20 212238Z APR 20.
sea
South Pacific Ocean
position
-55.633, 163.183
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN SOUTH PACIFIC.
DNC 05.
1. TWO 750 METER LONG FLOATS AND SCIENTIFIC
   EQUIPMENT ADRIFT IN VICINITY 55-38S 163-11E
   AT 211200Z APR.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 1246/20.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 242248Z APR 20.

This area · survey operations

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

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