Surveys

Underwater research operations daily 17 thru 24 oct by M/V kairei with submersible within five miles of…

North Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 1910/02

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2002-10-25 00:00Z

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 666/02 120801Z OCT 02. Issued 2002-10-12 10:50Z. 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: North Pacific Ocean. The parsed report position is 11.333, 142.208 with a 5.0 nm radius. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the North Pacific Ocean →

issued: 2002-10-12 10:50Z
status: Archived notice
authority: NAVAREA XI 666/02 120801Z OCT 02
NAVAREA: NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
sea: North Pacific Ocean
position: 11.333, 142.208 · r 5.0 nm
vessel: M/V KAIREI · 81 messages
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. UNDERWATER RESEARCH OPERATIONS DAILY 17 THRU 24 OCT
   BY M/V KAIREI WITH SUBMERSIBLE WITHIN
   FIVE MILES OF 11-20.0N 142-12.5E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 25 OCT.

Reading this warning

Within a radius of: A circular area — every position within a stated distance of a point.
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.
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 · survey operations

13 within 180 nm since 2002 · 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.

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

Hazardous operations 2200Z to 1000Z daily 28 thru 30 sep in area bound by 12-40.00N 144-45.00E, 11-00.00N…Exercises · 107 nm
Hazardous operations 292300Z to 300900Z sep and 302300Z sep to 010700Z oct in area bound by 12-40.00N…Exercises · 107 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

54 survey operations listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-29 00:52Z; 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.