Surveys

Survey operations by vessel Vision 2 in Persian Gulf, Kuwait, from 10 August until further notice. Wide berth requested.

Persian Gulf · HYDROPAC 2280/26

What this record establishes

Listed in force

The latest collected record lists this warning as active. This is the status of the notice, not a live observation of conditions at the location.

Source and dates: NGA MSI in-force warnings (DailyMem*.txt). Issued 2026-08-09 10:28Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:41Z; last seen in collection 2026-10-01 05:32Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
Location covered: Persian Gulf. The parsed report position is 29.043, 48.181. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the Persian Gulf →

issued: 2026-08-09 10:28Z
status: Listed in force
sea: Persian Gulf
position: 29.043, 48.181
vessel: M/V VISION 2
nearest port: Al Kuwayt · 23 nm
source: NGA MSI in-force warnings (DailyMem*.txt) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:41Z

Original warning text

PERSIAN GULF.
KUWAIT.
SURVEY OPERATIONS 10 AUG UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
BY M/V VISION 2 IN:
A. 29-03.09N 048-10.06E.
B. 29-03.12N 048-11.59E.
C. 29-02.04N 048-11.62E.
D. 29-02.01N 048-10.09E.
WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.

Reading this warning

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.
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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Conditions at the position · now

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MET Norway · NOAA WaveWatch III · HYCOM · GEBCO 2020 · model data at the centroid, not an observation

Collected reports in this area · survey operations

31 within 180 nm since 2001 · 3 in the last 12 months · 1 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

Dangerous wreck marked by buoy in 29-05.49N 048-22.09EWrecks · 10.3 nm
Navigation prohibited until further notice in area within 600 meters of 28-52.49N 048-21.63ERestricted · 13.8 nm
Met tower 28-46.0N 048-26.1E temporarily replaced by yellow buoy, FL(4) 15 sec 5MOther · 21.3 nm
Barge dream 1 sank in 29-14.06N 048-41.22EWrecks · 28.9 nm
Navigation prohibited until further notice in area within 600 meters of 29-13.10N 048-44.42ERestricted · 31.2 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

55 survey operations listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 05:35Z; 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.