Seismic survey in progress until 14 nov by M/V vertas sercher towing 4.5 mile long cable in area bound by…
Malacca Strait · HYDROPAC 1788/05
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2005-11-12 08:32Z
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 523/05 24 OCT 05.. Issued 2005-10-24 15:06Z. 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
- Seismic survey in progress until 25 oct by M/V vertas sercher towing 2.4 mile long cable in area bound by…cancelled by this notice
- Cancel HYDROPAC 1788/05 and this msg, survey completedlater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Malacca Strait →
- issued
- 2005-10-24 15:06Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA XI 523/05 24 OCT 05.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Malacca Strait
- position
- 5.858, 97.079
- 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 14 NOV BY M/V VERTAS SERCHER TOWING 4.5 MILE LONG CABLE IN AREA BOUND BY 05-30.5N 096-51.8E, 05-35.1N 096-30.0E, 06-10.2N 096-30.0E, 06-10.2N 097-40.0E, 05-35.1N 097-40.0E. 2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 1760/05. 3. CANCEL THIS MSG 15 NOV.
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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work
28 within 180 nm since 2005 · 0 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 in progress until 11 feb by cableship resolute along trackline joining 06-52.9N 097-27.9E,…2024-02-02
- Cable operations 02 thru 10 feb by cableship resolute in vicinity of tracklines joining: a. 06-52.90N…2024-02-01
- 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
- Underwater operations 30 mar until further notice by cableship teneo along trackline joining 02-41.90N…2023-03-29
- Underwater operations in progress by cableship ile de re until 01 jan 23 in vicinity 05-55.20N 097-16.00E2022-12-31
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
24 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 13:05Z; 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.