Towing
Geophysical operations in progress until 06 aug by M/V diabaz towing 1200 meter long cable in area bound by…
Sea of Okhotsk · HYDROPAC 2242/15
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2015-08-07 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 XIII 79/15 070901Z JUL 15 - AUSCOAST 166/15 CX 070750Z JUL 15 - AUSSAR 4469/15 CX 070924Z JUL 15 - NAVAREA XV 179/15 CX 070210Z JUL 15.. Issued 2015-07-07 09:40Z. 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
- Sea of Okhotsk. 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
- Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V bgp explorer in area between 19-04S 20-05S and…cancelled by this notice
- Geophysical operations 07 jul thru 06 aug by M/V diabaz towing 1200 meter long cable in area bound by…cancelled by this notice
- Papua new guineacancelled by this notice
- Hazardous operationscancelled by this notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Sea of Okhotsk →
- issued
- 2015-07-07 09:40Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA XIII 79/15 070901Z JUL 15 - AUSCOAST 166/15 CX 070750Z JUL 15 - AUSSAR 4469/15 CX 070924Z JUL 15 - NAVAREA XV 179/15 CX 070210Z JUL 15.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XIII · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Sea of Okhotsk
- position
- 51.456, 144.221
- vessel
- M/V DIABAZ · 21 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
SEA OF OKHOTSK. SAKHALIN-EAST COAST. DNC 24. 1. GEOPHYSICAL OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 06 AUG BY M/V DIABAZ TOWING 1200 METER LONG CABLE IN AREA BOUND BY 51-25-01N 144-12-55E, 51-28-19N 144-09-55E, 51-29-39N 144-13-39E, 51-26-21N 144-16-40E. ONE MILE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 2206/15(74), OPERATIONS COMPLETED. 3. CANCEL HYDROPAC 2222/15(82), SEARCH SUSPENDED. 4. CANCEL HYDROPAC 2212/15, 2232/15(22). 5. CANCEL THIS MSG 07 AUG 15.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · tows
11 within 180 nm since 2001 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now
01
05
10
15
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.
- Geophysical operations 07 jul thru 06 aug by M/V diabaz towing 1200 meter long cable in area bound by…2015-07-03
- Sakhalin-northwest coast 1. geophysical operations in progress until 05 aug by M/V akademik fersman towing…2012-07-18
- Geophysical operations in progress until 15 jul by M/V zephyr-i towing 1000 meter long cable in area bound…2012-06-22
- Geophysical operations 070001Z T0 250001Z jun by M/V pacific explorer towing six 5000 meter long cables in…2010-06-04
- Geophysical operations in progress until 20 oct by M/V pacific explorer towing six 6000 meter long cables in…2009-10-09
- Geophysical operations 22 aug thru 01 oct by M/V pacific explorer towing six 6000 meter long cables in area…2009-08-19
Month of issue in the collected archive
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M
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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
- Wave rider buoy established in 51-22.54N 144-14.17ENav aids · 4.8 nm
- Underwater operations 25 may thru 31 dec in area bound by 51-34.92N 143-24.27E, 51-34.90N 144-06.22E,…Surveys · 16.2 nm
- Underwater operations 01 may thru 31 oct in areas bound by: a. 51-27.95N 143-26.72E, 51-29.25N 143-45.52E,…Surveys · 18 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
0 tows listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 06:07Z; source collection times vary.
Towing
Vessels under tow with long or unlit tow lines. All current tows →
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.