Cable ops

Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V pacific sword towing 3.7 mile long cable in area…

HYDROPAC 2437/02

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2003-03-21 09:50Z

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 846/02 271205Z DEC 02. Issued 2002-12-27 13:10Z. 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
No named location parsed. No usable coordinates were parsed; a location-based nearby search is unavailable. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Related notices and cancellation links

issued
2002-12-27 13:10Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA XI 846/02 271205Z DEC 02
NAVAREA
NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
vessel
M/V PACIFIC SWORD · 108 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SEISMIC SURVEY IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
BY M/V PACIFIC SWORD TOWING 3.7 MILE LONG CABLE
IN AREA BETWEEN 07-00S 07-27S AND 112-33E 114-27E.

Reading this warning

Seismic survey
A survey that maps the rock beneath the seabed with sound pulses from air guns, recorded on streamers kilometres long.
Until further notice
The operation or danger has no scheduled end; the warning stays in force until a later message cancels it.
Tow / towing
A vessel towing another vessel, a barge or a structure — slow, hard to manoeuvre, and with a long line between.
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.

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Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

No parsed position is available for this comparison.

Worldwide in the collected sources

24 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 22:22Z; source collection times vary.

Cable ops

Cable laying, pipeline and seismic operations. All current cable & pipeline work →

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.