Surveys

Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V polar duchess towing ten 8100 meter long cables in…

Andaman or Burma Sea · HYDROPAC 224/19

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2019-02-08 20:18Z

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 VIII 63/19 210950Z JAN 19.. Issued 2019-01-21 10:15Z. 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
Andaman or Burma Sea. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Related notices and cancellation links

Current notices and reporting history in the Andaman or Burma Sea →

issued
2019-01-21 10:15Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA VIII 63/19 210950Z JAN 19.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA VIII · named as the source of this relay
sea
Andaman or Burma Sea
position
12.786, 96.771
vessel
M/V POLAR DUCHESS · 41 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

ANDAMAN SEA.
BURMA.
DNC 03.
SURVEY OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
BY M/V POLAR DUCHESS TOWING TEN 8100 METER LONG
CABLES IN AREA BOUND BY
13-27.90N 096-20.41E, 13-28.26N 096-59.19E,
13-01.58N 096-59.42E, 12-56.06N 097-22.28E,
12-35.59N 097-22.41E, 12-33.56N 097-10.62E,
12-10.89N 097-10.83E, 12-10.50N 096-21.22E.
WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.

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.
Survey operations
A research or survey vessel is mapping the seabed or water column, often while towing equipment.
Until further notice
The operation or danger has no scheduled end; the warning stays in force until a later message cancels it.
Towed array / streamer
Equipment towed a long way behind a vessel — sonar, a hydrophone cable, a sampling sled — invisible at the surface.
Tow / towing
A vessel towing another vessel, a barge or a structure — slow, hard to manoeuvre, and with a long line between.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · survey operations

56 within 180 nm since 2012 · 1 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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

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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

56 survey operations listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-03 22:35Z; 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.