Cable ops

Seismic survey in progress until 160001Z dec by M/V geo natuna towing six 3.5 mile long cables in area…

Malacca Strait · HYDROPAC 2529/10

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2010-12-03 09:02Z

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 XI 901/10 220414Z NOV 10.. Issued 2010-11-22 04:36Z. 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. 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
2010-11-22 04:36Z
status
Archived notice
self-cancels
2010-12-16 01:01Z
authority
NAVAREA XI 901/10 220414Z NOV 10.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
vessel
M/V GEO NATUNA · 15 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

MALACCA STRAIT.
1. SEISMIC SURVEY IN PROGRESS UNTIL 160001Z DEC
   BY M/V GEO NATUNA TOWING SIX 3.5 MILE LONG CABLES
   IN AREA BETWEEN
   04-20N 04-31N AND 098-33E 098-38E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 160101Z DEC.

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.
Date-time group (DTG)
A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.
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.
CANCEL THIS MSG
The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.

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Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

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Worldwide in the collected sources

23 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-03 06:35Z; 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.