Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V joides resolution vicinity 27-22.4S 112-55.5E
Indian Ocean · HYDROPAC 2655/15
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2015-08-15 11:30Z
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 218/15 130521Z AUG 15.. Issued 2015-08-13 08:08Z. 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 -27.373, 112.925. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Vessel, four persons on board, sinking in 30-45.2S 153-07.9Elater cancellation notice
- issued
- 2015-08-13 08:08Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- AUSCOAST 218/15 130521Z AUG 15.
- issued by
- AUSCOAST
- sea
- Indian Ocean
- position
- -27.373, 112.925
- 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 27-22.4S 112-55.5E. TWO 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.
Collected reports in this area · survey operations
7 within 180 nm since 2008 · 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.
- Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V inception II in area bound by 27-21.36S…2023-12-05
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V joides resolution vicinity 28-40.2S 113-33.6E2015-08-05
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V joides resolution vicinity 28-39.8S 113-34.6E2015-08-04
- Underwater operations in progress until 16 nov: a. in area between 30-54.0S 31-05.0S and 114-54.0E 115-08.0E2013-10-01
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice: a. in area between 31-55S 32-13S and 115-20E 115-33E2012-10-09
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V geosounder vicinity 26-12S 111-06E2008-04-03
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
No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.
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.