Surveys

Underwater operations 30 and 31 may by M/V marnie d II in 10-31.2S 141-54.2E

Arafura Sea · Australia-northeast Coast · HYDROPAC 1562/16

issued: 2016-05-26 23:46Z
status: cancelled 2016-05-30 21:25Z (archive)
authority: AUSCOAST 150/16 262248Z MAY 16.
position: -10.520, 141.903
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

ARAFURA SEA.
AUSTRALIA-NORTHEAST COAST.
DNC 05.
1. UNDERWATER OPERATIONS 30 AND 31 MAY
   BY M/V MARNIE D II IN 10-31.2S 141-54.2E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 01 JUN 16.

This area · survey operations

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

Underwater operations 27 thru 30 may by M/V marnie d II vicinity: a. 10-29.83S 142-20.52E2016-05-26
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

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Timeline

Cancel HYDROPAC 1562/16 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 · 83.9 nm

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