Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V pacific titan towing 4.5 mile long cable along…
South Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 2011/08
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2008-11-23 09:18Z
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 X 18/08 150537Z OCT 08.. Issued 2008-10-15 06:59Z. 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
- South Pacific Ocean. The map shows the reported line or operation extent; it is not a vessel track. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Current notices and reporting history in the South Pacific Ocean →
- issued
- 2008-10-15 06:59Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA X 18/08 150537Z OCT 08.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA X · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- South Pacific Ocean
- position
- -30.317, 164.583
- vessel
- M/V PACIFIC TITAN · 66 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
SEISMIC SURVEY IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY M/V PACIFIC TITAN TOWING 4.5 MILE LONG CABLE ALONG TRACKLINE BETWEEN 28-23S 162-05E AND 32-15S 167-05E. SIX MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
Reading this warning
- Seismic survey
- A survey that maps the rock beneath the seabed with sound pulses from air guns, recorded on streamers kilometres long.
- Until further notice
- The operation or danger has no scheduled end; the warning stays in force until a later message cancels it.
- Tow / towing
- A vessel towing another vessel, a barge or a structure — slow, hard to manoeuvre, and with a long line between.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work
5 within 180 nm since 2000 · 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.
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by cableship ile de sein in area bound by 30-45.5S…2022-01-07
- Cable laying operations in progress until further notice by cableship ile de sein along trackline between…2008-04-24
- Cable laying operations in progress until further notice by cableship vercors along trackline joining 29-11S…2000-02-21
- Cable laying operations in progress until further notice by cableship vercors along trackline between 30-18S…2000-02-07
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
25 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-29 18:25Z; source collection times vary.
Cable ops
Cable laying, pipeline and seismic operations. All current cable & pipeline work →
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.