Surveys

Underwater operations 27 thru 30 may by M/V marnie d II vicinity: a. 10-29.83S 142-20.52E

Arafura Sea · Torres Strait · Australia-northeast Coast · HYDROPAC 1561/16

issued: 2016-05-26 23:29Z
status: cancelled 2016-05-31 00:01Z (archive)
authority: AUSCOAST 149/16 262236Z MAY 16.
position: -10.508, 142.248
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

ARAFURA SEA.
TORRES STRAIT.
AUSTRALIA-NORTHEAST COAST.
DNC 05.
1. UNDERWATER OPERATIONS 27 THRU 30 MAY
   BY M/V MARNIE D II VICINITY:
   A. 10-29.83S 142-20.52E.
   B. 10-30.55S 142-12.43E.
   C. 10-31.09S 142-11.75E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 31 MAY 16.

This area · survey operations

16 within 180 nm since 2001 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

Underwater operations 30 and 31 may by M/V marnie d II in 10-31.2S 141-54.2E2016-05-26
Oceanographic equipment established in 10-19.11S 142-46.87E2014-10-16
Oceanographic equipment established in 10-22.20S 143-05.37E2014-10-16
500 meter berth requested2014-01-23
500 meter berth requested2014-01-23
Torres Strait2013-09-24

Season · when survey operations happen here

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Timeline

Cancel HYDROPAC 1561/16 and this msg, operations completedcancelled by · 2016-05-30

Nearby now · within 120 nm

Derelict ten meter vessel adrift in 11-55.02S 141-54.27E at 020629Z augDerelicts · 87 nm

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