Seismic survey 24 dec thru 30 apr by M/V picho in area bound by 01-15.0N 103-22.8E, 01-19.5N 103-03.9E,…
Malacca Strait · HYDROPAC 1427/99
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2000-05-01 06:00Z
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 754/99 190800Z DEC 99. Issued 1999-12-19 10:16Z. 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
- Malacca Strait. 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 Malacca Strait →
- issued
- 1999-12-19 10:16Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA XI 754/99 190800Z DEC 99
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Malacca Strait
- position
- 2.896, 101.392
- vessel
- M/V PICHO
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. SEISMIC SURVEY 24 DEC THRU 30 APR BY M/V PICHO IN AREA BOUND BY 01-15.0N 103-22.8E, 01-19.5N 103-03.9E, 01-41.2N 102-35.0E, 01-55.2N 102-13.4E, 02-15.4N 101-46.5E, 02-41.5N 101-12.1E, 02-51.6N 101-00.2E, 03-47.4N 099-55.0E, 03-59.6N 099-43.6E, 03-59.6N 100-43.0E. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 01 MAY 2000.
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.
- 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
43 within 180 nm since 1999 · 2 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 29 dec until further notice by cableship rene descartes in vicinity of trackline joining…2025-12-28
- Cable operations 28 nov until further notice by cableship rene descartes in area bound by 01-13.80N…2025-11-23
- Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship ile de re along trackline joining 01-10.01N…2024-11-20
- Cable operations in progress until 10 may by cableship teneo along trackline joining 01-02.00N 103-40.90E,…2024-04-30
- Cable operations 16 apr thru 15 may by cableship teneo along trackline joining 01-11.79N 103-35.31E,…2024-04-15
- Cable operations 16 apr thru 15 may by cableship teneo along trackline joining 01-11.79N 103-35.31E,…2024-04-15
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
23 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 21:04Z; 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.