Surveys

Survey operations 13 sep thru 31 0CT by M/V polar duke towing 6000 meter long cable in area bound by…

Philippine Sea · HYDROPAC 1640/02

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2002-09-20 13:55Z

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 574/02 081202Z SEP 02. Issued 2002-09-09 01:22Z. 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
Philippine 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.

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issued
2002-09-09 01:22Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA XI 574/02 081202Z SEP 02
NAVAREA
NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
sea
Philippine Sea
position
24.383, 131.910
vessel
M/V POLAR DUKE · 44 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. SURVEY OPERATIONS 13 SEP THRU 31 0CT BY M/V POLAR DUKE
   TOWING 6000 METER LONG CABLE IN AREA BOUND BY
   29-55-22N 132-15-50E, 26-10-09N 134-45-25E,
   22-08-23N 136-09-59E, 19-57-27N 130-59-22E,
   21-24-33N 128-30-17E, 26-09-15N 128-37-12E,
   28-16-24N 130-29-46E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 01 NOV.

Reading this warning

Survey operations
A research or survey vessel is mapping the seabed or water column, often while towing equipment.
Towed array / streamer
Equipment towed a long way behind a vessel — sonar, a hydrophone cable, a sampling sled — invisible at the surface.
Tow / towing
A vessel towing another vessel, a barge or a structure — slow, hard to manoeuvre, and with a long line between.
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.
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 · survey operations

11 within 180 nm since 2002 · 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.

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

No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.

Worldwide in the collected sources

55 survey operations listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 07:43Z; 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.