Surveys

Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V pgs apollo towing ten five mile long cables in…

South China Sea · Taiwan Strait · Taiwan · HYDROPAC 2911/17

issued
2017-08-27 11:19Z
status
cancelled 2017-08-29 14:01Z (archive)
cancels
HYDROPAC 2903/17
authority
NAVAREA XI 537/17 271109Z AUG 17.
position
21.185, 118.764
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SOUTH CHINA SEA.
TAIWAN STRAIT.
TAIWAN.
DNC 23.
1. SURVEY OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER
   NOTICE BY M/V PGS APOLLO TOWING TEN FIVE MILE
   LONG CABLES IN AREA BOUND BY
   22-06.4N 119-34.5E, 21-47.5N 119-50.6E,
   20-17.9N 118-00.9E, 20-33.5N 117-39.1E.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 2903/17.

This area · survey operations

33 within 180 nm since 2012 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

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Timeline

Nearby now · within 120 nm

Nothing else in force within 120 nm.

Worldwide now

75 survey operations in force · see all

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.