Surveys

Survey operations in progress until 030800Z nov by M/V fugro supporter in: a. 13-44.66N 144-40.18E

North Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 2986/22

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2022-11-03 09:00Z

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) · COMCOGARD FORCES MICRONESIA SECTOR GUAM 402/22 250430Z OCT 22.. Issued 2022-10-25 08:15Z. 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
North Pacific Ocean. The parsed report position is 14.628, 146.389. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the North Pacific Ocean →

issued
2022-10-25 08:15Z
status
Archived notice
self-cancels
2022-11-03 09:00Z
authority
COMCOGARD FORCES MICRONESIA SECTOR GUAM 402/22 250430Z OCT 22.
issued by
COMCOGARD FORCES MICRONESIA SECTOR GUAM
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
14.628, 146.389
vessel
M/V FUGRO SUPPORTER · 23 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

PHILIPPINE SEA.
WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.
GUAM.
DNC 12.
1. SURVEY OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL
   030800Z NOV BY M/V FUGRO SUPPORTER IN:
   A. 13-44.66N 144-40.18E.
   B. 15-40.29N 149-30.27E.
   C. 14-28.05N 144-59.65E.
   TWO MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 030900Z NOV 22.

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.
Date-time group (DTG)
A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.
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.
CANCEL THIS MSG
The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.

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Collected reports in this area · survey operations

11 within 180 nm since 2005 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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.

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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

Worldwide in the collected sources

55 survey operations listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 08:53Z; 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.