Surveys

Underwater operations 15 jun thru 31 dec in area bound by 51-34.91N 143-24.26E, 51-34.90N 144-06.22E,…

Sea of Okhotsk · HYDROPAC 1623/22

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2023-01-01 00:01Z

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 48/22 120912Z JUN 22.. Issued 2022-06-12 09:26Z. 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
2022-06-12 09:26Z
status
Archived notice
self-cancels
2023-01-01 00:01Z
authority
NAVAREA XIII 48/22 120912Z JUN 22.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA XIII · named as the source of this relay
sea
Sea of Okhotsk
position
51.372, 144.106
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SEA OF OKHOTSK.
SAKHALIN.
DNC 24.
1. UNDERWATER OPERATIONS 15 JUN THRU 31 DEC
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   51-34.91N 143-24.26E, 51-34.90N 144-06.22E,
   51-32.60N 144-06.19E, 51-31.60N 144-43.48E,
   51-09.79N 144-48.28E, 51-11.98N 143-32.15E.
   WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 010001Z JAN 23.

Reading this warning

DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
A reference to one of the regions of NGA's Digital Nautical Chart, used to tell the reader which charts a warning affects.
Underwater operations
Divers or remotely operated vehicles are working below a vessel that cannot easily move out of the way.
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.
Date-time group (DTG)
A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.

All warning terms →

Collected reports in this area · survey operations

135 within 180 nm since 2000 · 5 in the last 12 months · 2 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.

Month of issue in the collected archive

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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

Worldwide in the collected sources

56 survey operations listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-03 09:59Z; source collection times vary.

Surveys

Hydrographic and scientific survey vessels, often towing long arrays. All current survey operations →

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.