Underwater operations in progress until 16 nov: a. in area between 30-54.0S 31-05.0S and 114-54.0E 115-08.0E
Indian Ocean · HYDROPAC 3006/13
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2013-11-17 00:01Z
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) · AUSCOAST 238/13 010213Z OCT 13.. Issued 2013-10-01 04:27Z. 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
- Indian Ocean. The parsed report position is -28.783, 113.792. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Hazardous operationslater cancellation notice
- issued
- 2013-10-01 04:27Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- AUSCOAST 238/13 010213Z OCT 13.
- issued by
- AUSCOAST
- sea
- Indian Ocean
- position
- -28.783, 113.792
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
AUSTRALIA-WEST COAST. 1. UNDERWATER OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 16 NOV: A. IN AREA BETWEEN 30-54.0S 31-05.0S AND 114-54.0E 115-08.0E. B. IN AREA BETWEEN 29-09.0S 29-48.0S AND 114-21.0E 114-43.0E. C. VICINITY 28-47.0S 113-47.5E. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 17 NOV 13.
Reading this warning
- Underwater operations
- Divers or remotely operated vehicles are working below a vessel that cannot easily move out of the way.
- 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.
- CANCEL THIS MSG
- The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
Collected reports in this area · survey operations
9 within 180 nm since 2012 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 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 in progress until further notice by M/V inception II in area bound by 27-21.36S…2023-12-05
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V bluey in area bound by 30-18.00S 114-04.00E,…2023-09-07
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by underwater glider in area bound by 30-20.00S…2023-09-07
- Scientific mooring, least depth 30 meters, established in 31-39.5S 114-11.0E2019-06-17
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V joides resolution vicinity 27-22.4S 112-55.5E2015-08-13
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V joides resolution vicinity 28-40.2S 113-33.6E2015-08-05
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
Worldwide in the collected sources
55 survey operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 01:58Z; 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.