Geophysical operations 22 aug thru 01 oct by M/V pacific explorer towing six 6000 meter long cables in area…
Sea of Okhotsk · HYDROPAC 1477/09
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2009-10-02 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 XIII 32/09 191200Z AUG 09.. Issued 2009-08-19 14:28Z. 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
- Sea of Okhotsk. 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 Sea of Okhotsk →
- issued
- 2009-08-19 14:28Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA XIII 32/09 191200Z AUG 09.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XIII · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Sea of Okhotsk
- position
- 53.560, 143.286
- vessel
- M/V PACIFIC EXPLORER · 44 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. GEOPHYSICAL OPERATIONS 22 AUG THRU 01 OCT BY M/V PACIFIC EXPLORER TOWING SIX 6000 METER LONG CABLES IN AREA BOUND BY 53-12N 143-17E, 53-50N 142-53E, 53-55N 143-18E, 53-17N 143-41E. FIVE MILE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 02 OCT.
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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · tows
12 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.
- Geophysical operations in progress until 06 aug by M/V diabaz towing 1200 meter long cable in area bound by…2015-07-07
- Geophysical operations 07 jul thru 06 aug by M/V diabaz towing 1200 meter long cable in area bound by…2015-07-03
- Sakhalin-northwest coast 1. geophysical operations in progress until 05 aug by M/V akademik fersman towing…2012-07-18
- Geophysical operations in progress until 15 jul by M/V zephyr-i towing 1000 meter long cable in area bound…2012-06-22
- Geophysical operations 070001Z T0 250001Z jun by M/V pacific explorer towing six 5000 meter long cables in…2010-06-04
- Geophysical operations in progress until 20 oct by M/V pacific explorer towing six 6000 meter long cables in…2009-10-09
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
0 tows listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 06:37Z; 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.