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Seismic survey by M/V viking II: a. in progress until 30 jan in area bound by 19-17.43N 087-26.85E,…

Bay of Bengal · HYDROPAC 219/13

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2013-03-11 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) · NAVAREA VIII 57/13 221001Z JAN 13.. Issued 2013-01-22 12:33Z. 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
Bay of Bengal. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued
2013-01-22 12:33Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA VIII 57/13 221001Z JAN 13.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA VIII · named as the source of this relay
sea
Bay of Bengal
position
19.440, 87.980
vessel
M/V VIKING II · 47 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

BAY OF BENGAL.
INDIA-EAST COAST.
1. SEISMIC SURVEY BY M/V VIKING II:
   A. IN PROGRESS UNTIL 30 JAN IN AREA BOUND BY
      19-17.43N 087-26.85E, 19-21.63N 087-43.56E,
      19-01.80N 087-43.23E, 19-01.08N 087-26.95E.
   B. 30 JAN THRU 10 MAR IN AREA BOUND BY
      19-34.50N 087-41.20E, 19-44.85N 088-16.91E,
      19-30.31N 088-41.96E, 19-19.40N 087-41.56E,
      19-34.31N 087-41.20E.
   SIX MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 3630/12.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 11 MAR 13.

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.
Area bound by
Introduces a list of positions that are the corners of an area — the polygon the warning applies to.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work

68 within 180 nm since 2001 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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

24 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 06:35Z; source collection times vary.

Cable ops

Cable laying, pipeline and seismic operations. All current cable & pipeline work →

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