Underwater operations in progress until further notice: a. in area bound by 24-33.12N 067-04.18E, 24-33.81N…
Arabian Sea · HYDROPAC 269/12
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2012-02-02 05:50Z
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 IX 40/12 311048Z JAN 12.. Issued 2012-02-01 06:58Z. 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
- Arabian 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.
Related notices and cancellation links
- issued
- 2012-02-01 06:58Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA IX 40/12 311048Z JAN 12.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IX · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Arabian Sea
- position
- 24.611, 67.095
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
ARABIAN SEA. PAKISTAN. UNDERWATER OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE: A. IN AREA BOUND BY 24-33.12N 067-04.18E, 24-33.81N 067-02.94E, 24-40.26N 067-07.25E, 24-39.57N 067-08.48E. B. IN AREA BETWEEN 24-29.00N 24-30.00N AND 067-05.00E 067-06.00E. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
Reading this warning
- 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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · survey operations
55 within 180 nm since 2003 · 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.
- Underwater operations in progress until 30 jun by M/V adwita in vicnity of trackline joining 22-37.25N…2025-04-03
- Underwater operations 21 mar to 30 jun by barge freight 75, barge conquest, M/V maria and M/V triton grace…2025-03-20
- Underwater operations 21 mar thru 30 jun by tug asl scorpio and barge prestige along trackline joining…2025-03-20
- Survey operations in progress until 27 feb by vessel kb 21 along trackline joining 22-37.25N 068-27.15E,…2025-01-30
- Survey operations 18 thru 26 mar in area bound by 22-11.50N 068-46.50E, 22-05.50N 068-38.50E, 21-57.00N…2024-03-15
- Survey operations 09 thru 21 feb in area bound by 22-11.50N 068-46.00E, 22-04.00N 068-52.75E, 22-10.50N…2024-02-08
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
- Fairway buoy 24-43.14N 066-55.86E missingNav aids · 11 nm
- Wreck buoy 24-46.45N 066-57.09E missingWrecks · 12.5 nm
- Hazardous operations 0300Z to 1300Z daily 26 aug, 02, 09, 16, 23 and 30 sep in area bound by 24-50.26N…Exercises · 29.7 nm
- Dangerous wreck in vicinity 23-51.80N 067-20.90EWrecks · 47 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
55 survey operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 03:23Z; 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.