Cable ops

Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V sea surveyor in area bound by 41-18.4S 174-14.3E,…

Tasman Sea · HYDROPAC 266/14

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2014-03-19 21:38Z

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) · CNW 14/14 270100Z JAN 14.. Issued 2014-01-27 01:19Z. 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
Tasman Sea. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued
2014-01-27 01:19Z
status
Archived notice
authority
CNW 14/14 270100Z JAN 14.
issued by
CNW
sea
Tasman Sea
position
-41.321, 174.421
vessel
M/V SEA SURVEYOR · 39 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

NEW ZEALAND.
COOK STRAIT.
SEISMIC SURVEY IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
BY M/V SEA SURVEYOR IN AREA BOUND BY
41-18.4S 174-14.3E, 41-15.9S 174-35.8E,
41-20.1S 174-39.2E, 41-22.5S 174-10.0E.

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.
Until further notice
The operation or danger has no scheduled end; the warning stays in force until a later message cancels it.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work

75 within 180 nm since 2000 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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

No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.

Worldwide in the collected sources

23 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-24 23:58Z; 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.