Cable ops

Seismic survey 02 sep thru 02 oct by M/V veritas searcher, M/V asia pacific no

Sulu Sea · HYDROPAC 1486/03

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2003-10-03 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 435/03 281205Z AUG; NAVAREA VIII 452/03 281001Z AUG 03. Issued 2003-08-28 13:50Z. 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
Sulu 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.

Related notices and cancellation links

Current notices and reporting history in the Sulu Sea →

issued
2003-08-28 13:50Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA XI 435/03 281205Z AUG; NAVAREA VIII 452/03 281001Z AUG 03
NAVAREA
NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
sea
Sulu Sea
position
6.139, 119.188
vessels
M/V ASIA PACIFIC NO 1M/V PHILIPPINE SEAM/V VERITAS SEARCHER · 50 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. SEISMIC SURVEY 02 SEP THRU 02 OCT BY
   M/V VERITAS SEARCHER, M/V ASIA PACIFIC NO. 1
   AND M/V PHILIPPINE SEA IN AREA BOUND BY
   06-26N 118-43E, 06-26N 119-09E,
   06-24N 119-09E, 06-24N 119-15E,
   06-20N 119-15E, 06-20N 119-17E,
   06-16N 119-17E, 06-16N 119-21E,
   06-12N 119-21E, 06-12N 119-42E,
   05-53N 119-42E, 05-53N 119-03E,
   06-00N 119-03E, 06-00N 118-50E,
   06-04N 118-50E, 06-04N 118-45E,
   06-16N 118-45E, 06-16N 118-43E.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 1432/03(63).
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 03 OCT.

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.
Cancellation reference
A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
HYDROPAC
The U.S. long-range warning series for the Pacific outside NAVAREA XII and for the Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf and adjoining seas.
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

11 within 180 nm since 2003 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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.

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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 14:34Z; 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.