Seismic survey in progress until 23 oct by M/V vertas sercher towing 2.4 mile long cable in area bound by…
Malacca Strait · HYDROPAC 1752/05
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2005-10-18 09:29Z
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 506/05 17 OCT 05.. Issued 2005-10-18 00:33Z. 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
- Malacca Strait. 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 Malacca Strait →
- issued
- 2005-10-18 00:33Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA XI 506/05 17 OCT 05.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Malacca Strait
- position
- 4.019, 98.787
- vessel
- M/V VERTAS SERCHER · 3 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. SEISMIC SURVEY IN PROGRESS UNTIL 23 OCT BY M/V VERTAS SERCHER TOWING 2.4 MILE LONG CABLE IN AREA BOUND BY 04-12.0N 098-27.6E, 04-12.0N 098-53.0E, 03-59.5N 098-59.0E, 03-46.2N 098-59.0E, 03-46.2N 098-50.7E. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 24 OCT.
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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work
23 within 180 nm since 1999 · 1 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.
- Cable operations 29 dec until further notice by cableship rene descartes in vicinity of trackline joining…2025-12-28
- Cable operations by cableship peter faber: a. 16 thru 22 nov along trackline joining 02-10.90N 102-01.69E,…2023-11-16
- Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship resolute in vicinity of trackline joining…2023-11-06
- Cable operations 10 thru 18 oct by cableship peter faber in vicinity of trackline joining 06-45.04N…2023-10-09
- Cable operations 29 jul until further notice by cableship teneo in vicinity 02-51.00N 100-42.49E2023-07-27
- Cable operations 29 jul until further notice by cableship teneo in vicinity 05-51.00N 100-42.49E2023-07-27
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
23 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 01:55Z; source collection times vary.
Cable ops
Cable laying, pipeline and seismic operations. All current cable & pipeline work →
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.