Cable ops

Seismic survey 09 oct thru 09 dec by M/V geophysic towing 1500 meter long cable in area bound by 51-12-28N…

Sea of Okhotsk · HYDROPAC 3048/16

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2016-12-10 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) · NAVAREA XIII 76/16 060912Z OCT 16.. Issued 2016-10-06 09:30Z. 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
Sea of Okhotsk. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the Sea of Okhotsk →

issued
2016-10-06 09:30Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA XIII 76/16 060912Z OCT 16.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA XIII · named as the source of this relay
sea
Sea of Okhotsk
position
51.334, 144.177
vessel
M/V GEOPHYSIC · 5 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SEA OF OKHOTSK.
SAKHALIN-EAST COAST.
DNC 24.
1. SEISMIC SURVEY 09 OCT THRU 09 DEC BY
   M/V GEOPHYSIC TOWING 1500 METER LONG
   CABLE IN AREA BOUND BY
   51-12-28N 143-46-56E, 51-28-21N 143-47-54E,
   51-27-34N 144-34-28E, 51-11-42N 144-33-14E.
   TWO MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 10 DEC 16.

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.
Seismic survey
A survey that maps the rock beneath the seabed with sound pulses from air guns, recorded on streamers kilometres long.
Towed array / streamer
Equipment towed a long way behind a vessel — sonar, a hydrophone cable, a sampling sled — invisible at the surface.
Tow / towing
A vessel towing another vessel, a barge or a structure — slow, hard to manoeuvre, and with a long line between.
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.
CANCEL THIS MSG
The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.

All warning terms →

Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work

36 within 180 nm since 2001 · 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.

Month of issue in the collected archive

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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

25 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-28 22:50Z; source collection times vary.

Cable ops

Cable laying, pipeline and seismic operations. All current cable & pipeline work →

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.