Surveys

Survey operations by vessel Furgo Proteus are underway in Persian Gulf near Qatar until 05 Sep, with a two-mile berth requested.

Persian Gulf · HYDROPAC 2232/26

What this record establishes

Cancelled notice · 2026-09-08 17:45Z

This notice disappeared from the issuing source's in-force list. No explicit recovery or all-clear is established by that removal.

Source and dates: NGA MSI in-force warnings (DailyMem*.txt). Issued 2026-08-04 15:34Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:41Z; last seen in collection 2026-09-18 07:02Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
Location covered: Persian Gulf. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the Persian Gulf →

issued: 2026-08-04 15:34Z
status: Cancelled notice
self-cancels: 2026-09-06 00:01Z
sea: Persian Gulf
position: 26.936, 51.228
vessel: M/V FURGO PROTEUS · 6 messages
nearest port: Doha · 36 nm
source: NGA MSI in-force warnings (DailyMem*.txt) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:41Z

Original warning text

PERSIAN GULF.
QATAR.
1. SURVEY OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS
   UNTIL 05 SEP BY M/V FURGO PROTEUS
   IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 26-33.34N 051-03.56E, 26-34.64N 051-04.84E,
      26-33.48N 051-06.28E, 26-32.19N 051-04.99E.
   B. 26-56.07N 051-12.32E, 26-57.36N 051-13.61E,
      26-56.20N 051-15.05E, 26-54.91N 051-13.76E.
   C. 25-04.57N 052-26.12E, 25-05.84N 052-27.40E,
      25-04.67N 052-28.81E, 25-03.39N 052-27.52E.
   D. 24-50.60N 052-01.86E, 24-51.88N 052-03.13E,
      24-50.71N 052-04.54E, 24-49.73N 052-03.26E.
   TWO MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 060001Z SEP 26.

Reading this warning

Survey operations: A research or survey vessel is mapping the seabed or water column, often while towing equipment.
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.
CANCEL THIS MSG: The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
Date-time group (DTG): A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.

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Collected reports in this area · survey operations

361 within 180 nm since 2001 · 7 in the last 12 months · 3 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

Mooring buoy established in 26-38.47N 051-55.82ENav aids · 41.6 nm
Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V HYSY289 in area bound by 26-41.99N 051-53.26E,…Surveys · 42 nm
Wave rider buoy, fl 5 y 10 sec, temporarily established in 26-39.57N 051-57.22ENav aids · 42.3 nm
Bh jacket light fl(r) 4 sec temporarily established in 26-38.41N 051-56.90ENav aids · 42.5 nm
Pipeline operations 18 sep until further notice by barge mc dermott in area bound by 25-59.10N 051-36.60E,…Cable ops · 54.2 nm
Pipeline operations 10 aug thru 10 nov by vessel barge derrick barge 30 in area bound by 26-31.70N…Cable ops · 56 nm
Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V halul 41 in area bound by 26-23.34N 051-47.10E,…Surveys · 58.4 nm
Survey operations 18 sep until further notice by M/V fugro resilience in area bound by 26-33.31N 051-04.86E,…Surveys · 73.5 nm
Odas buoy relocated to 28-49.63N 050-42.93ENav aids · 116.8 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

55 survey operations listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-30 23:24Z; 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.