Survey operations in progress until 06 jun by M/V geo resolution towing equipment in area bound by 35-00N…
North Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 1666/16
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2016-06-05 08:20Z
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) · GEO RESOLUTION 040715Z JUN 16.. Issued 2016-06-05 04:40Z. 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
- North 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.
Related notices and cancellation links
Current notices and reporting history in the North Pacific Ocean →
- issued
- 2016-06-05 04:40Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- GEO RESOLUTION 040715Z JUN 16.
- issued by
- GEO RESOLUTION
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 34.978, 140.080
- vessel
- M/V GEO RESOLUTION · 33 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC. JAPAN. DNC 12. 1. SURVEY OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 06 JUN BY M/V GEO RESOLUTION TOWING EQUIPMENT IN AREA BOUND BY 35-00N 140-00E, 34-59N 140-04E, 34-57N 140-08E, 34-59N 140-05E. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 07 JUN 16.
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.
- Survey operations
- A research or survey vessel is mapping the seabed or water column, often while towing equipment.
- 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.
- 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 · survey operations
19 within 180 nm since 2001 · 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.
- Underwater operations 05 thru 11 mar by M/V shinkai 6500 and M/V yokosuka in areas bound by: a. 34-54N…2020-03-04
- Underwater operations in progress until 03 mar by M/V shinkai 6500 in area bounded by: a. 34-00N 138-00E…2019-02-27
- Underwater operations 23 thru 28 mar by M/V yokosuka with submersible in areas: a. bound by 34-00.0N…2018-03-18
- Underwater operations in progress until 19 apr by M/V yokosuka with submersible: a. in area bound by 34-00N…2017-04-05
- Underwater operations 20 thru 24 jul by M/V yokosuka with submersible: a. in area bound by 34-55.0N…2016-07-19
- Survey operations 07 and 08 jun by M/V geo resolution in area bound by 33-50N 140-51E, 31-50N 140-52E,…2016-06-07
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
55 survey operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 08:53Z; 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.