Towing

Geophysical operations 13 jul thru 31 aug by M/V diabaz towing 1600 meter long cable in area between 56-40N…

HYDROPAC 1298/06

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2006-08-18 13:12Z

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 XIII 21/06 11 JUL 06.. Issued 2006-07-11 11:02Z. 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
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Related notices and cancellation links

issued
2006-07-11 11:02Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA XIII 21/06 11 JUL 06.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA XIII · named as the source of this relay
vessel
M/V DIABAZ · 21 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. GEOPHYSICAL OPERATIONS 13 JUL THRU 31 AUG BY
   M/V DIABAZ TOWING 1600 METER LONG CABLE IN AREA BETWEEN
   56-40N 56-55N AND 154-40E 154-10E. ONE MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 01 SEP.

Reading this warning

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.
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.
CANCEL THIS MSG
The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.

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Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

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Worldwide in the collected sources

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Record snapshot 2026-10-04 01:17Z; source collection times vary.

Towing

Vessels under tow with long or unlit tow lines. All current tows →

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.