Surveys

Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V joides resolution vicinity 28-40.2S 113-33.6E

Indian Ocean · HYDROPAC 2565/15

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2015-08-12 07:32Z

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) · AUSCOAST 204/15 050811Z AUG 15.. Issued 2015-08-05 08:28Z. 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
Indian Ocean. The parsed report position is -28.670, 113.560. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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Current notices and reporting history in the Indian Ocean →

issued
2015-08-05 08:28Z
status
Archived notice
authority
AUSCOAST 204/15 050811Z AUG 15.
issued by
AUSCOAST
sea
Indian Ocean
position
-28.670, 113.560
vessel
M/V JOIDES RESOLUTION · 67 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN INDIAN OCEAN.
AUSTRALIA-WEST COAST.
DNC 04.
UNDERWATER OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL
FURTHER NOTICE BY M/V JOIDES RESOLUTION
VICINITY 28-40.2S 113-33.6E.
2.5 MILE BERTH REQUESTED.

Reading this warning

DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
A reference to one of the regions of NGA's Digital Nautical Chart, used to tell the reader which charts a warning affects.
Underwater operations
Divers or remotely operated vehicles are working below a vessel that cannot easily move out of the way.
Until further notice
The operation or danger has no scheduled end; the warning stays in force until a later message cancels it.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · survey operations

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

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15
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23

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.

Month of issue in the collected archive

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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

Worldwide in the collected sources

55 survey operations listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 01:57Z; 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.