Survey operations by vessel Halul 41 are in progress in the Persian Gulf near Qatar until further notice; wide berth requested.
Persian Gulf · HYDROPAC 292/26
What this record establishes
Listed in force
The latest collected record lists this warning as active. This is the status of the notice, not a live observation of conditions at the location.
- Source and dates
- NGA MSI in-force warnings (DailyMem*.txt). Issued 2026-01-30 15:19Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:41Z; last seen in collection 2026-10-01 00:02Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
- Location covered
- Persian Gulf. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
- issued
- 2026-01-30 15:19Z
- status
- Listed in force
- sea
- Persian Gulf
- position
- 26.166, 51.893
- vessel
- M/V HALUL 41
- nearest port
- Doha · 55 nm
- source
- NGA MSI in-force warnings (DailyMem*.txt) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:41Z
Original warning text
PERSIAN GULF. QATAR. DNC 10. SURVEY OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY M/V HALUL 41 IN AREA BOUND BY 26-23.34N 051-47.10E, 26-23.34N 052-00.06E, 25-56.52N 052-00.06E, 25-56.52N 051-47.10E. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
Reading this warning
- DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
- A reference to one of the regions of NGA's Digital Nautical Chart, used to tell the reader which charts a warning affects.
- Survey operations
- A research or survey vessel is mapping the seabed or water column, often while towing equipment.
- 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.
Conditions at the position · now
loading…
MET Norway · NOAA WaveWatch III · HYCOM · GEBCO 2020 · model data at the centroid, not an observation
Collected reports in this area · survey operations
437 within 180 nm since 1999 · 6 in the last 12 months · 3 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.
- Survey operations 18 sep until further notice by M/V fugro resilience in area bound by 26-33.31N 051-04.86E,…2026-09-17
- Survey operations in progress until 05 sep by M/V furgo proteus in areas bound by: a. 26-33.34N 051-03.56E,…2026-08-04
- Survey operations in progress until 31 dec by M/V astro aquila in area bound by 26-42.50N 051-53.50E,…2025-11-27
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V constructor in area bound by 26-28.58N…2025-10-28
- Survey operations in progress until 31 dec by M/V HALUL-51 with submersible along tracklines joining: a.…2025-10-01
- Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V halul 83 in area bound by 25-45.28N 051-56.59E,…2025-06-19
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
- Pipeline operations 18 sep until further notice by barge mc dermott in area bound by 25-59.10N 051-36.60E,…Cable ops · 15.4 nm
- Pipeline operations 10 aug thru 10 nov by vessel barge derrick barge 30 in area bound by 26-31.70N…Cable ops · 18.5 nm
- Survey operations 18 sep until further notice by M/V fugro resilience in area bound by 26-33.31N 051-04.86E,…Surveys · 23.4 nm
- Mooring buoy established in 26-38.47N 051-55.82ENav aids · 28.6 nm
- Bh jacket light fl(r) 4 sec temporarily established in 26-38.41N 051-56.90ENav aids · 28.7 nm
- Wave rider buoy, fl 5 y 10 sec, temporarily established in 26-39.57N 051-57.22ENav aids · 29.8 nm
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V HYSY289 in area bound by 26-41.99N 051-53.26E,…Surveys · 30.1 nm
- Foul ground, anchor with 2.5 shackle chain reported in 25-07.69N 052-53.09EWrecks · 82.2 nm
- RACON at dalma buoy 24-32.51N 052-27.85E inoperativeNav aids · 102.3 nm
- Zaqqum buoy in 25-06.56N 053-25.06ENav aids · 104.1 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
55 survey operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-01 00:13Z; 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.