Salvage operations in progress until further notice
Sulu Sea · HYDROPAC 185/13
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2013-04-06 09:43Z
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) · SHGA 18 JAN 13.. Issued 2013-01-18 23:57Z. 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
- Sulu Sea. The parsed report position is 8.808, 119.808. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
- issued
- 2013-01-18 23:57Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- SHGA 18 JAN 13.
- issued by
- SHGA
- sea
- Sulu Sea
- position
- 8.808, 119.808
- vessel
- USS GUARDIAN
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
PHILIPPINES. SULU SEA. TUBBATAHA REEF. CHART 92020 USS GUARDIAN AGROUND IN 08-48.5N 119-48.5E. SALVAGE OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
Reading this warning
- Chart reference
- The number of the nautical chart on which the reported position lies.
- 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.
- Until further notice
- The operation or danger has no scheduled end; the warning stays in force until a later message cancels it.
- Wide berth requested
- Keep well clear — or, when a distance is given ("TWO MILE BERTH REQUESTED"), at least that far away.
Collected reports in this area · survey operations
7 within 180 nm since 2009 · 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.
- Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V sw thuridur towing 12, 8000 meter long cables in…2024-03-25
- Underwater operations 02 thru 13 feb by M/V skandi hawk in area bound by 11-37.7N 118-56.4E, 11-37.9N…2020-02-01
- Survey operations 15 feb thru 29 mar by M/V skandi hawk in vicinity of trackline joining 11-38.5N 118-54.3E,…2019-02-14
- Underwater operations in progress until 28 nov by M/V skandi hawk with submersible vicinity 11-38.5N 118-54.3E2013-10-21
- Underwater operations in progress until 24 jul by M/V dsv rem etive vicinity 11-38-32N 118-58-22E2012-07-20
- Underwater operations 27 dec thru 07 mar 10 by M/V west aquarius in 06-42-05.7N 118-47-32.4E2009-12-22
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
56 survey operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 09:26Z; 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.