Surveys

Survey operations in progress in Timor Sea off Australia by vessel SW BLY towing twelve 7300-meter cables, seven-mile berth requested.

Timor Sea · Australia · HYDROPAC 2241/26

issued: 2026-08-05 12:18Z
status: in force
position: -13.081, 128.261
source: nga_inforce · first seen 2026-08-17 13:41Z

Original warning text

TIMOR SEA.
AUSTRALIA.
SURVEY OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICEBY M/V SW BLY TOWING TWELVE 7300 METER
CABLES IN AREA BOUND BY
12-47.76S 127-35.15E, 12-38.08S 127-44.03E,
12-38.27S 128-06.05E, 13-18.37S 128-53.75E,
13-38.87S 128-35.38E.
SEVEN MILE BERTH REQUESTED.

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Open-Meteo Marine / Open-Meteo · GEBCO 2020 · model data at the centroid, not an observation

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22 within 180 nm since 2007 · 2 in the last 12 months · 2 in force now

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