Underwater operations are in progress by vessel VE Constructor in an area off Australia, bounded by 19-12S to 19-21S and 116-30E to 116-50E, requesting one mile berth.
Indian Ocean · HYDROPAC 2288/26
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 2026-08-10 06:58Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:41Z; last seen in collection 2026-09-30 22:32Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
- Location covered
- Indian Ocean. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
- issued
- 2026-08-10 06:58Z
- status
- Listed in force
- sea
- Indian Ocean
- position
- -19.275, 116.667
- nearest port
- Barrow Island · 110 nm
- source
- NGA MSI in-force warnings (DailyMem*.txt) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:41Z
Original warning text
INDIAN OCEAN. AUSTRALIA. UNDERWATER OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY VESSEL VE CONSTRUCTOR IN AREA BOUND BY 19-12.00S 116-30.00E, 19-21.00S 116-30.00E, 19-21.00S 116-50.00E, 19-12.00S 116-50.00E. ONE MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
Reading this warning
- Underwater operations
- Divers or remotely operated vehicles are working below a vessel that cannot easily move out of the way.
- Until further notice
- The operation or danger has no scheduled end; the warning stays in force until a later message cancels it.
- 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.
Conditions at the position · now
loading…
MET Norway · NOAA WaveWatch III · HYCOM · GEBCO 2020 · model data at the centroid, not an observation
Collected reports in this area · survey operations
178 within 180 nm since 2000 · 19 in the last 12 months · 4 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.
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V fugro kwilena in area bound by 20-19.72S…2026-09-22
- Special purpose vessel fugro kwilena / MLOV8 / 503147420 conducting underwater operations in an area bounded…2026-09-22
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V skandi hercules in 19-38.90S 115-55.60E2026-09-03
- Special purpose vessel skandi hercules / C6YY2 / 311048900 conducting underwater operations in position…2026-09-03
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V fugro kwilena in area bound by 19-47.68S…2026-08-19
- Special purpose vessel fugro kwilena / MLOV8 / 503147420 conducting underwater operations in an area bounded…2026-08-19
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
- Special purpose vessel ve constructor / H9YT / 373335000 conducting underwater operations in an area bounded…Surveys · 0 nm
- Special purpose vessel fugro kwilena / MLOV8 / 503147420 conducting underwater operations in an area bounded…Surveys · 89 nm
- Special purpose vessel nexans aurora / LALC8 / 257682000 conducting cable laying operations from 19 52.44S…Cable ops · 111.5 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
55 survey operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-30 22:42Z; 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.