Surveys

Underwater operations in progress by M/V riny decart along trackline joining 29-44N 032-25E and 29-35N 032-34E

Gulf of Suez · HYDROPAC 1825/07

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2007-12-15 09:58Z

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 IX 215/07 250810Z SEP 07.. Issued 2007-10-23 14:08Z. 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
Gulf of Suez. The map shows the reported line or operation extent; it is not a vessel track. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued
2007-10-23 14:08Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA IX 215/07 250810Z SEP 07.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA IX · named as the source of this relay
sea
Gulf of Suez
position
29.658, 32.492
vessel
M/V RINY DECART
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

UNDERWATER OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS BY M/V RINY DECART
ALONG TRACKLINE JOINING 29-44N 032-25E AND 29-35N 032-34E.
WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.

Reading this warning

Underwater operations
Divers or remotely operated vehicles are working below a vessel that cannot easily move out of the way.
Track line joining
Introduces a route through a series of positions — a cable route, a tow's track or a survey line.
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.
Wide berth requested
Keep well clear — or, when a distance is given ("TWO MILE BERTH REQUESTED"), at least that far away.

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Collected reports in this area · survey operations

156 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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

56 survey operations listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 13:19Z; 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.