Survey operations in progress until 15 dec by M/V aldebaran in area bound by 02-49-06N 101-03-40E, 03-04-40N…
Malacca Strait · HYDROPAC 2369/06
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2006-12-16 00:00Z
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 XI 544/06 05 DEC 06.. Issued 2006-12-05 10:06Z. 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
- Malacca Strait. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Current notices and reporting history in the Malacca Strait →
- issued
- 2006-12-05 10:06Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA XI 544/06 05 DEC 06.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Malacca Strait
- position
- 3.010, 100.975
- vessel
- M/V ALDEBARAN · 4 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. SURVEY OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 15 DEC BY M/V ALDEBARAN IN AREA BOUND BY 02-49-06N 101-03-40E, 03-04-40N 100-46-27E, 03-12-00N 100-53-27E, 02-56-53N 101-10-27E. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 16 DEC.
Reading this warning
- Survey operations
- A research or survey vessel is mapping the seabed or water column, often while towing equipment.
- 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.
- CANCEL THIS MSG
- The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
Collected reports in this area · survey operations
9 within 180 nm since 1999 · 1 in the last 12 months · 0 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.
- Survey operations in progress until 30 sep 26 by M/V pxgeo 2 towing eight five mile long cables in area…2025-11-25
- Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V wg vespucci towing six 4000 meter long cables in…2017-09-02
- Salvage operations in progress until 08 jun 10 in area bounded by 01-58.0N 102-10.7E, 01-57.7N 102-11.6E,…2008-08-05
- Salvage operations in progress until 08 jun 10 vicinity 01-57.7N 102-10.6E2008-07-09
- Salvage operations in progress until 18 jun 09 vicinity 02-53.1N 100-59.0E2008-07-09
- Salvage operations in progress until 30 jan 08 vicinity 02-53.1N 100-59.0E2007-09-03
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
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 06:35Z; 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.