Seismic survey in progress until 30 jan by M/V orient explorer towing 4.5 mile long cables in area bound by…
Bali Sea · HYDROPAC 138/09
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2009-01-31 00:00Z
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 XI 32/09 15 JAN 09.. Issued 2009-01-16 14:38Z. 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
- Bali Sea. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
- issued
- 2009-01-16 14:38Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA XI 32/09 15 JAN 09.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Bali Sea
- position
- -7.524, 115.683
- vessel
- M/V ORIENT EXPLORER · 116 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. SEISMIC SURVEY IN PROGRESS UNTIL 30 JAN BY M/V ORIENT EXPLORER TOWING 4.5 MILE LONG CABLES IN AREA BOUND BY 06-55S 115-07E, 07-56S 115-05E, 08-05S 115-22E, 08-07S 115-44E, 07-20S 116-41E. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 31 JAN.
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.
- 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.
- CANCEL THIS MSG
- The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work
19 within 180 nm since 2001 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 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.
- Cable operations 06 feb thru 21 mar by cableship ile de re in vicinity of trackline joining 05-04S 117-27E,…2018-02-04
- Seismic survey in progress until 15 feb 14 by M/V cgg amadeus towing eight 6000 meter long cables in area…2013-12-28
- Seismic survey 15 thru 31 dec by M/V nordic energy towing 8000 meter long cable in area bound by 08-04S…2012-12-13
- Seismic survey 05 thru 15 dec by M/V nordic energy towing 8000 meter long cable in areas bound by: a. 07-00S…2012-12-02
- Seismic survey in progress until 27 dec by M/V nordic energy towing 6000 meter long cable in area bound by…2009-12-20
- Seismic survey 091200Z thru 202359Z dec by M/V nordic energy towing 6000 meter long cable in area bound by…2009-12-09
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
24 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-01 16:26Z; 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.