Seismic survey in progress by M/V gulf supplier and M/V buckley express in area bound by 10-35.1S 078-34.1W,…
South Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 1605/08
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2008-09-21 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 XVI 134/08, 135/08 211400Z AUG 08.. Issued 2008-08-21 23:41Z. 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
- South Pacific Ocean. 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 South Pacific Ocean →
- issued
- 2008-08-21 23:41Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA XVI 134/08, 135/08 211400Z AUG 08.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XVI · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- South Pacific Ocean
- position
- -10.073, -78.497
- vessels
- M/V BUCKLEY EXPRESS · 3 messagesM/V GULF SUPPLIER · 45 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. SEISMIC SURVEY IN PROGRESS BY M/V GULF SUPPLIER AND M/V BUCKLEY EXPRESS IN AREA BOUND BY 10-35.1S 078-34.1W, 09-52.3S 078-57.7W, 09-33.4S 078-22.6W, 10-18.8S 078-03.9W. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 21 SEP.
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.
- 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 · cable & pipeline work
7 within 180 nm since 2008 · 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.
- Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship ile de molene in area bound by 12-19.30S…2022-12-22
- Seismic survey 171800Z to 210200Z feb by M/V discoverer towing 10000 meter long cable in area bound by…2015-02-17
- Seismic survey in progress until 171200Z feb by M/V discoverer towing 10000 meter long cable in area bound…2015-02-12
- Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V discoverer towing ten meter long cable in area bound…2015-02-07
- Seismic survey in progress until 261300Z jan by M/V discoverer towing 10000 meter long cable in area bound…2015-01-07
- Seismic survey in progress until 14 jun 15 by M/V discoverer towing 10000 meter long cable vicinity of…2014-12-20
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
24 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 02:55Z; 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.