Oceanographic research operations in progress until 07 jan 09 by M/V pelagia in area bound by 23-30N…
Arabian Sea · HYDROPAC 2461/08
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2009-01-05 15:02Z
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 IX 232/08 060945Z DEC 08.. Issued 2008-12-12 09:38Z. 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
- Arabian Sea. 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
- issued
- 2008-12-12 09:38Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA IX 232/08 060945Z DEC 08.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IX · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Arabian Sea
- position
- 23.618, 66.729
- vessel
- M/V PELAGIA · 26 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 07 JAN 09 BY M/V PELAGIA IN AREA BOUND BY 23-30N 067-39E, 22-35N 066-50E, 24-00N 065-50E, 24-33N 066-30E. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 08 JAN 09.
Reading this warning
- 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.
- 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
65 within 180 nm since 2003 · 0 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.
- Underwater operations in progress until 30 jun by M/V adwita in vicnity of trackline joining 22-37.25N…2025-04-03
- Underwater operations 21 mar to 30 jun by barge freight 75, barge conquest, M/V maria and M/V triton grace…2025-03-20
- Underwater operations 21 mar thru 30 jun by tug asl scorpio and barge prestige along trackline joining…2025-03-20
- Survey operations in progress until 27 feb by vessel kb 21 along trackline joining 22-37.25N 068-27.15E,…2025-01-30
- Survey operations 18 thru 26 mar in area bound by 22-11.50N 068-46.50E, 22-05.50N 068-38.50E, 21-57.00N…2024-03-15
- Survey operations 09 thru 21 feb in area bound by 22-11.50N 068-46.00E, 22-04.00N 068-52.75E, 22-10.50N…2024-02-08
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 in vicinity 23-51.80N 067-20.90EWrecks · 37.1 nm
- Fairway buoy 24-43.14N 066-55.86E missingNav aids · 67.1 nm
- Hazardous operations 0300Z to 1300Z daily 26 aug, 02, 09, 16, 23 and 30 sep in area bound by 24-50.26N…Exercises · 67.8 nm
- Wreck buoy 24-46.45N 066-57.09E missingWrecks · 70.5 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
56 survey operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-01 16:45Z; 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.