Underwater operations by the vessel Fugro Kwilena are in progress in the eastern Indian Ocean off Australia, requesting a two mile berth.
Indian Ocean · HYDROPAC 2741/26
What this record establishes
Cancelled notice · 2026-09-23 14:45Z
This notice disappeared from the issuing source's in-force list. No explicit recovery or all-clear is established by that removal.
- Source and dates
- NGA MSI in-force warnings (DailyMem*.txt). Issued 2026-09-22 08:12Z. First collected 2026-09-23 15:02Z; last seen in collection 2026-09-24 11:47Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
- Location covered
- Indian Ocean. 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
- 2026-09-22 08:12Z
- status
- Cancelled notice
- sea
- Indian Ocean
- position
- -20.460, 115.719
- vessel
- M/V FUGRO KWILENA · 9 messages
- source
- NGA MSI in-force warnings (DailyMem*.txt) · first seen 2026-09-23 15:02Z
Original warning text
EASTERN INDIAN OCEAN. AUSTRALIA. 1. UNDERWATER OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY M/V FUGRO KWILENA IN AREA BOUND BY 20-19.72S 115-42.52E, 20-35.47S 115-42.52E, 20-35.47S 115-43.80E, 20-19.72S 115-43.80E. TWO MILE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 2373/26.
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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · survey operations
215 within 180 nm since 2000 · 25 in the last 12 months · 4 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.
- Special purpose vessel fugro kwilena / MLOV8 / 503147420 conducting underwater operations in an area bounded…2026-09-22
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V skandi hercules in 19-38.90S 115-55.60E2026-09-03
- Special purpose vessel skandi hercules / C6YY2 / 311048900 conducting underwater operations in position…2026-09-03
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V fugro kwilena in area bound by 19-47.68S…2026-08-19
- Special purpose vessel fugro kwilena / MLOV8 / 503147420 conducting underwater operations in an area bounded…2026-08-19
- Drill rig transocean endurance / V7A7398 / 538010768 in position 19-31.18S 116-06.65E 2.5 nm clearance…2026-08-16
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
- Special purpose vessel fugro kwilena / MLOV8 / 503147420 conducting underwater operations in an area bounded…Surveys · 0 nm
- Special purpose vessel nexans aurora / LALC8 / 257682000 conducting cable laying operations from 19 52.44S…Cable ops · 41.5 nm
- Drill rig jansz FCS/995031119 in position 19-52.73S 114-36.50E 2.5 nm clearance requestedSurveys · 71.7 nm
- Special purpose vessel ve constructor / H9YT / 373335000 conducting underwater operations in an area bounded…Surveys · 89 nm
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by vessel ve constructor in area bound by 19-12.00S…Surveys · 89 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
51 survey operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-24 11:54Z; 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.