Surveys

Submarine research operations during daylight hours daily 22 oct thru 04 nov by M/V natsushima and…

Philippine Sea · HYDROPAC 1748/05

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2005-11-06 00:00Z

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 505/05 170800Z OCT 05.. Issued 2005-10-17 09:23Z. 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.

Current notices and reporting history in the Philippine Sea →

issued
2005-10-17 09:23Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA XI 505/05 170800Z OCT 05.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
sea
Philippine Sea
position
21.605, 143.633
vessel
M/V NATSUSHIMA · 39 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. SUBMARINE RESEARCH OPERATIONS DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS
   DAILY 22 OCT THRU 04 NOV BY M/V NATSUSHIMA AND
   SUBMERSIBLE HYPER-DOLPHIN:
   A. WITHIN FIVE MILES OF 21-28.5N 144-03.5E
   B. WITHIN FIVE MILES OF 21-19.0N 144-11.0E
   C. WITHIN FIVE MILES OF 21-36.0N 143-38.0E
   D. IN AREA BOUND BY 23-00.0N 142-26.0E,
      23-00.0N 142-18.0E, 23-10.0N 142-17.0E,
      23-10.0N 142-26.0E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 06 NOV.

Reading this warning

Within a radius of
A circular area — every position within a stated distance of a point.
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.
Area bound by
Introduces a list of positions that are the corners of an area — the polygon the warning applies to.
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

8 within 180 nm since 2003 · 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

Worldwide in the collected sources

55 survey operations listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 07:44Z; 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.