Cable ops

Seismic survey in progress until 15 jul by M/V nordic energy towing 8000 meter long cable in area bound by…

Arafura Sea · HYDROPAC 1822/12

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2012-07-16 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 XI 422/12 271243Z JUN 12.. Issued 2012-06-27 13:11Z. 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
Arafura 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.

Related notices and cancellation links

Current notices and reporting history in the Arafura Sea →

issued
2012-06-27 13:11Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA XI 422/12 271243Z JUN 12.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
sea
Arafura Sea
position
-8.151, 132.055
vessel
M/V NORDIC ENERGY · 26 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

ARAFURA SEA.
1. SEISMIC SURVEY IN PROGRESS UNTIL 15 JUL
   BY M/V NORDIC ENERGY TOWING 8000 METER LONG
   CABLE IN AREA BOUND BY
   08-44S 132-38E, 08-40S 131-20E,
   07-56S 131-25E, 07-30S 132-00E,
   07-30S 132-38E.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 1477/12.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 16 JUL.

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.
Towed array / streamer
Equipment towed a long way behind a vessel — sonar, a hydrophone cable, a sampling sled — invisible at the surface.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work

7 within 180 nm since 2001 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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13

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

24 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 23:31Z; 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.