Seismic survey 14 aug thru 10 sep by M/V fa XIAN6 towing twelve 6000 meter long cables in area bound by…
Sea of Okhotsk · HYDROPAC 2617/15
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2015-09-11 00:01Z
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 XIII 89/15 100910Z AUG 15 - MRCC VUNGTAU 100319Z AUG 15 - MRCC VIETNAM 100310Z AUG 15.. Issued 2015-08-10 09:35Z. 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
- Sea of Okhotsk. 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
- Man overboard from F/V tg 92283 in 10-05-42N 106-52-25E at 110831Z julcancelled by this notice
- F/V bd 97157 ts, 12 persons on board, aground in 10-30N 115-42E at 072100Z augcancelled by this notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Sea of Okhotsk →
- issued
- 2015-08-10 09:35Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA XIII 89/15 100910Z AUG 15 - MRCC VUNGTAU 100319Z AUG 15 - MRCC VIETNAM 100310Z AUG 15.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XIII · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Sea of Okhotsk
- position
- 51.480, 144.224
- vessel
- M/V FA XIAN6 · 2 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
SEA OF OKHOTSK. SAKHALIN-EAST COAST. DNC 24. 1. SEISMIC SURVEY 14 AUG THRU 10 SEP BY M/V FA XIAN6 TOWING TWELVE 6000 METER LONG CABLES IN AREA BOUND BY 51-20-46N 144-09-07E, 51-31-34N 143-59-56E, 51-36-43N 144-18-18E, 51-26-13N 144-26-46E. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 2294/15(93), SEARCH SUSPENDED. 3. CANCEL HYDROPAC 2601/15(93), VESSEL ASSISTED. 4. CANCEL THIS MSG 11 SEP 15.
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.
- Seismic survey
- A survey that maps the rock beneath the seabed with sound pulses from air guns, recorded on streamers kilometres long.
- Towed array / streamer
- Equipment towed a long way behind a vessel — sonar, a hydrophone cable, a sampling sled — invisible at the surface.
- Tow / towing
- A vessel towing another vessel, a barge or a structure — slow, hard to manoeuvre, and with a long line between.
- 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.
- Cancellation reference
- A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
- HYDROPAC
- The U.S. long-range warning series for the Pacific outside NAVAREA XII and for the Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf and adjoining seas.
- CANCEL THIS MSG
- The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work
34 within 180 nm since 2001 · 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.
- Seismic survey 09 oct thru 09 dec by M/V geophysic towing 1500 meter long cable in area bound by 51-12-28N…2016-10-06
- Cable repair operations 02 aug thru 20 sep vicinity of trackline joining 52-12-41N 141-31-24E, 52-12-44N…2016-07-29
- Seismic survey in progress until 01 aug by M/V hai yang shi you 718 towing 3.3 mile long cable in area bound…2016-07-11
- Seismic survey in progress until 01 aug by M/V hai yang shi you 718 towing 3.3 mile long cable in area bound…2016-07-08
- Seismic survey 01 thru 31 jul by M/V hai yang shi you 718 in area bound by 51-28-09N 143-29-07E, 51-34-55N…2016-06-30
- Seismic survey 15 aug thru 15 sep by M/V diabaz towing 1200 meter long cable in area bound by 51-20-35N…2015-08-13
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
- Wave rider buoy established in 51-22.54N 144-14.17ENav aids · 6.3 nm
- Underwater operations 25 may thru 31 dec in area bound by 51-34.92N 143-24.27E, 51-34.90N 144-06.22E,…Surveys · 17.7 nm
- Underwater operations 01 may thru 31 oct in areas bound by: a. 51-27.95N 143-26.72E, 51-29.25N 143-45.52E,…Surveys · 18.2 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
24 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 04:03Z; 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.