Surveys
Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V nordic explorer towing five mile long cable in…
Great Australian Bight · Australia-south Coast · HYDROPAC 177/20
- issued
- 2020-01-16 04:28Z
- status
- cancelled 2020-02-04 07:45Z (archive)
- authority
- AUSCOAST 19/20 160427Z JAN 20.
- sea
- Great Australian Bight
- position
- -39.005, 140.908
- source
- nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
GREAT AUSTRALIAN BIGHT. AUSTRALIA-SOUTH COAST. DNC 05. SURVEY OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY M/V NORDIC EXPLORER TOWING FIVE MILE LONG CABLE IN AREA BOUND BY 38-28.01S 139-58.10E, 39-32.60S 139-58.10E, 39-32.60S 141-50.90E, 38-28.01S 141-50.90E. EIGHT MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
This area · survey operations
38 within 180 nm since 2004 · 1 in the last 12 months · 1 in force now
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- Drill rig transocean equinox / V7A7397 / 538010767 in position 38-46.20S 142-48.80E 2.5 nm clearance requested2026-08-17
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V mma coral in 38-39.90S 142-58.60E2024-03-18
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V mma coral in 38-46.59S 142-58.20E2024-03-13
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V mma coral in 39-13.00S 142-52.50E2024-03-07
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V mma coral in 39-06.49S 142-57.09E2024-03-04
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V mma coral in area bound by 38-38.00S…2024-02-28
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Timeline
Nearby now · within 120 nm
- Great australian bightCable ops · 44.8 nm
- Six meter buoy, yellow, established in 38-47.62S 142-37.77ENav aids · 81.4 nm
- 1 X 6M yellow surface buoy established in position 38-47.62S 142-37.77E 2.5NM clearance requestedNav aids · 81.4 nm
- Drill rig transocean equinox / V7A7397 / 538010767 in position 38-46.20S 142-48.80E 2.5 nm clearance requestedSurveys · 90.1 nm
- 12 six meter buoys, yellow, fl w 3 sec, established in area within two miles of 38-46.00S 142-48.80ENav aids · 90.2 nm
- 12 X 6M yellow surface bouys, fl white 3S depolyed within 1.5NM of position 38-46.00S 142-48.80EOther · 90.2 nm
- Special purpose vessel dependable / kdej / 367137000 conducting cable lay operations 10NM either side of…Other · 108.1 nm
Worldwide now
86 survey operations in force · see all
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.