Surveys

Underwater operations in progress until 04 oct by M/V ile de sein with submersible along trackline between…

Gulf of Suez · HYDROPAC 1732/09

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2009-10-05 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 IX 181/09 260914Z SEP 09.. Issued 2009-09-26 18:27Z. 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
Gulf of Suez. The parsed report position is 29.523, 32.523. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the Gulf of Suez →

issued
2009-09-26 18:27Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA IX 181/09 260914Z SEP 09.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA IX · named as the source of this relay
sea
Gulf of Suez
position
29.523, 32.523
vessel
M/V ILE DE SEIN · 23 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. UNDERWATER OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 04 OCT
   BY M/V ILE DE SEIN WITH SUBMERSIBLE
   ALONG TRACKLINE BETWEEN
   29-31.4N 032-31.4E AND 27-38 .9N 033-54.2E.
   WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 05 OCT.

Reading this warning

Underwater operations
Divers or remotely operated vehicles are working below a vessel that cannot easily move out of the way.
Track line joining
Introduces a route through a series of positions — a cable route, a tow's track or a survey line.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · survey operations

142 within 180 nm since 1999 · 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

56 survey operations listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 20:35Z; 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.