Surveys

Survey operations in progress until 14 sep by M/V sw vespucci towing five mile long cable in area bound by…

South China Sea · Taiwan · HYDROPAC 2497/19

issued
2019-08-05 03:52Z
status
cancelled 2019-09-09 12:15Z (archive)
authority
NAVAREA XI 425/19 050224Z AUG 19.
position
21.943, 119.073
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SOUTH CHINA SEA.
TAIWAN.
DNC 23.
1. SURVEY OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 14 SEP
   BY M/V SW VESPUCCI TOWING FIVE MILE LONG CABLE
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   21-24.0N 118-10.0E, 22-14.9N 118-10.6E,
   22-32.0N 118-41.1E, 22-41.3N 119-18.9E,
   22-03.6N 120-00.7E, 21-24.0N 120-00.0E.
   WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 15 SEP 19.

This area · survey operations

33 within 180 nm since 2012 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

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Nearby now · within 120 nm

Nothing else in force within 120 nm.

Worldwide now

75 survey operations in force · see all

Surveys

Hydrographic and scientific survey vessels, often towing long arrays. All current survey operations

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