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Seismic survey in progress until 31 jul by M/V veritas viking II towing eight 8000 meter long cables in…

South China Sea · HYDROPAC 1706/14

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2014-08-01 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) · HAIPHONG RADIO 131228Z JUN 14 - SHGA 13 JUN 14.. Issued 2014-06-13 13:48Z. 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 China 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
2014-06-13 13:48Z
status
Archived notice
authority
HAIPHONG RADIO 131228Z JUN 14 - SHGA 13 JUN 14.
issued by
HAIPHONG RADIO
sea
South China Sea
position
19.751, 107.252
vessel
M/V VERITAS VIKING II · 217 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

GULF OF TONKIN.
1. SEISMIC SURVEY IN PROGRESS UNTIL 31 JUL BY
   M/V VERITAS VIKING II TOWING EIGHT
   8000 METER LONG CABLES IN AREAS:
   A. BETWEEN
      19-41-06N 19-15-13N AND 106-42-24E 106-55-38E.
   B. BOUND BY
      19-51-54N 106-59-12E, 20-02-18N 107-31-00E,
      19-38-18N 107-31-00E, 19-27-49N 106-59-12E.
   EIGHT MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 1207/14.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 01 AUG 14.

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.
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.
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.
Cancellation reference
A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
HYDROPAC
The U.S. long-range warning series for the Pacific outside NAVAREA XII and for the Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf and adjoining seas.
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 · cable & pipeline work

18 within 180 nm since 2000 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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 00:10Z; source collection times vary.

Cable ops

Cable laying, pipeline and seismic operations. All current cable & pipeline work →

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