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Seismic survey in progress until 15 aug by M/V western pride towing four 3500 meter long cables in area…

Persian Gulf · HYDROPAC 1299/10

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2010-08-16 00:01Z

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 IX 228/10 230455Z JUN 10.. Issued 2010-06-24 01:16Z. 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: Persian Gulf. 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 Persian Gulf →

issued: 2010-06-24 01:16Z
status: Archived notice
authority: NAVAREA IX 228/10 230455Z JUN 10.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA IX · named as the source of this relay
sea: Persian Gulf
position: 26.406, 51.370
vessel: M/V WESTERN PRIDE · 94 messages
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

PERSIAN GULF.
QATAR.
1. SEISMIC SURVEY IN PROGRESS UNTIL 15 AUG
   BY M/V WESTERN PRIDE TOWING FOUR
   3500 METER LONG CABLES
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   26-37N 051-46E, 26-02N 051-31E,
   26-15N 051-15E, 26-13N 051-10E,
   26-23N 050-59E, 26-37N 051-02E.
   FIVE MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 16 AUG.

Reading this warning

Seismic survey: A survey that maps the rock beneath the seabed with sound pulses from air guns, recorded on streamers kilometres long.
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.
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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Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work

171 within 180 nm since 1999 · 7 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.

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

Pipeline operations 18 sep until further notice by barge mc dermott in area bound by 25-59.10N 051-36.60E,…Cable ops · 22.5 nm
Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V halul 41 in area bound by 26-23.34N 051-47.10E,…Surveys · 31.6 nm
Bh jacket light fl(r) 4 sec temporarily established in 26-38.41N 051-56.90ENav aids · 34.1 nm
Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V HYSY289 in area bound by 26-41.99N 051-53.26E,…Surveys · 34.8 nm
Wave rider buoy, fl 5 y 10 sec, temporarily established in 26-39.57N 051-57.22ENav aids · 34.8 nm
Pipeline operations 10 aug thru 10 nov by vessel barge derrick barge 30 in area bound by 26-31.70N…Cable ops · 39 nm
Survey operations 18 sep until further notice by M/V fugro resilience in area bound by 26-33.31N 051-04.86E,…Surveys · 41.4 nm
Foul ground, anchor with 2.5 shackle chain reported in 25-07.69N 052-53.09EWrecks · 112.2 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

23 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-04 05:45Z; source collection times vary.

Cable ops

Cable laying, pipeline and seismic operations. All current cable & pipeline work →

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.