Surveys
Survey operations 12 thru 16 jun by M/V marion dufresne in area between 13-20S 12-10S and 044-10E 046-20E
Mozambique Channel · Comoros (mayotte) · HYDROPAC 1908/19
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2019-06-17 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) · AVURNAV LA REUNION 21/19 111205Z JUN 19.. Issued 2019-06-11 17:08Z. 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
- Mozambique Channel · Comoros (mayotte). No usable coordinates were parsed; a location-based nearby search is unavailable. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- issued
- 2019-06-11 17:08Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- AVURNAV LA REUNION 21/19 111205Z JUN 19.
- issued by
- AVURNAV LA REUNION
- vessel
- M/V MARION DUFRESNE · 52 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL. COMOROS (MAYOTTE). DNC 02. 1. SURVEY OPERATIONS 12 THRU 16 JUN BY M/V MARION DUFRESNE IN AREA BETWEEN 13-20S 12-10S AND 044-10E 046-20E. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 1868/19. 3. CANCEL THIS MSG 17 JUN 19.
Reading this warning
- DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
- A reference to one of the regions of NGA's Digital Nautical Chart, used to tell the reader which charts a warning affects.
- Survey operations
- A research or survey vessel is mapping the seabed or water column, often while towing equipment.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm
No parsed position is available for this comparison.
Worldwide in the collected sources
56 survey operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 21:17Z; 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.