Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V oms discovery towing 300 meter long hose along…
Timor Sea · HYDROPAC 1269/09
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2010-03-13 10:26Z
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) · AUSCOAST 160/09 140255Z JUL 09.. Issued 2009-07-14 05:13Z. 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
- Timor Sea. The map shows the reported line or operation extent; it is not a vessel track. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
- issued
- 2009-07-14 05:13Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- AUSCOAST 160/09 140255Z JUL 09.
- issued by
- AUSCOAST
- sea
- Timor Sea
- position
- -12.392, 127.608
- vessel
- M/V OMS DISCOVERY · 4 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
SURVEY OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY M/V OMS DISCOVERY TOWING 300 METER LONG HOSE ALONG TRACKLINE BETWEEN 12-18S 124-20E AND 12-29S 130-53E. ONE MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
Reading this warning
- Survey operations
- A research or survey vessel is mapping the seabed or water column, often while towing equipment.
- Until further notice
- The operation or danger has no scheduled end; the warning stays in force until a later message cancels it.
- Tow / towing
- A vessel towing another vessel, a barge or a structure — slow, hard to manoeuvre, and with a long line between.
- Track line joining
- Introduces a route through a series of positions — a cable route, a tow's track or a survey line.
- 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.
- Wide berth requested
- Keep well clear — or, when a distance is given ("TWO MILE BERTH REQUESTED"), at least that far away.
Collected reports in this area · survey operations
38 within 180 nm since 2000 · 8 in the last 12 months · 2 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.
- Special purpose vessel shark 1/T2DT6/572762220 conducting hydrographic survey in an area bounded by 11-30.00…2026-09-28
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V reach remote 2 in area bound by 11-13.00S…2026-09-05
- Survey operations in progress until further noticeby M/V sw bly towing twelve 7300 meter cables in area…2026-08-05
- Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V shark 1 in area bound by 11-30.00S 125-05.00E,…2026-07-14
- Special purpose vessel shark 1 / T2DT6 / 572762220 conducting hydrographic survey in an area bounded by…2026-07-14
- 21 yellow lightbuoys, fl y 1.5 sec, with scientific equipment attached, deployed in an area bounded by…2026-05-28
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
56 survey operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-28 16:20Z; 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.