Surveys

Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V bgp explorer towing 10000 meter long cable in area…

Vitiaz Strait · Papua New Guinea · HYDROPAC 2775/18

issued: 2018-07-31 03:19Z
status: cancelled 2018-08-22 02:20Z (archive)
authority: NAVAREA X 41/18 302328Z JUL 18.
sea: Solomon Sea
position: -6.096, 147.513
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

VITIAZ STRAIT.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA.
DNC 05.
SURVEY OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE BY M/V BGP EXPLORER TOWING 10000 METER
LONG CABLE IN AREA WITHIN 80 MILES OF TRACKLINE
BETWEEN
03-34.30S 143-41.38E AND 08-37.26S 151-20.18E.
FIVE MILE BERTH REQUESTED.

This area · survey operations

2 within 180 nm since 2018 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V teneo along trackline joining 07-28.70S…2022-02-03

Season · when survey operations happen here

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Timeline

Cancel HYDROPAC 2775/18 and this msg, operations completedcancelled by · 2018-08-22

Nearby now · within 120 nm

Nothing else in force within 120 nm.

Worldwide now

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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.