Surveys

Scientific mooring, least depth 30 meters, established in 31-39.5S 114-11.0E

Indian Ocean · HYDROPAC 1971/19

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2019-08-13 02:55Z

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) · AUSCOAST 191/19 170629Z JUN 19.. Issued 2019-06-17 07:52Z. 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
Indian Ocean. The parsed report position is -31.658, 114.183. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued
2019-06-17 07:52Z
status
Archived notice
authority
AUSCOAST 191/19 170629Z JUN 19.
issued by
AUSCOAST
sea
Indian Ocean
position
-31.658, 114.183
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SOUTHEASTERN INDIAN OCEAN.
AUSTRALIA-SOUTHWEST COAST.
DNC 04.
CHART 74593.
SCIENTIFIC MOORING, LEAST DEPTH 30 METERS,
ESTABLISHED IN 31-39.5S 114-11.0E.

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.
Chart reference
The number of the nautical chart on which the reported position lies.
Scientific mooring
Instruments anchored to the seabed and held up by floats, sometimes just below the surface, left for months to measure the ocean.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · survey operations

25 within 180 nm since 2002 · 4 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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Month of issue in the collected archive

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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

55 survey operations listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 02:28Z; 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.