Geophysical survey 10 oct thru 30 nov by M/V fugro equinox in area bound by 19-56.4N 092-25.6E, 19-29.4N…
Bay of Bengal · HYDROPAC 3069/16
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2016-10-17 13:45Z
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 VIII 625/16 071004Z OCT 16.. Issued 2016-10-07 15:30Z. 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
- Bay of Bengal. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Cancel HYDROPAC 3067/16, 3069/16later cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Bay of Bengal →
- issued
- 2016-10-07 15:30Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA VIII 625/16 071004Z OCT 16.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA VIII · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Bay of Bengal
- position
- 19.677, 92.515
- vessel
- M/V FUGRO EQUINOX · 8 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
BAY OF BENGAL. BURMA. DNC 03. 1. GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY 10 OCT THRU 30 NOV BY M/V FUGRO EQUINOX IN AREA BOUND BY 19-56.4N 092-25.6E, 19-29.4N 092-42.9E, 19-26.6N 092-34.3E, 19-51.0N 092-19.9E. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 01 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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · other warnings
8 within 180 nm since 2006 · 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.
- Naval operations 050530Z to 062330Z mar in area bound by 17-34.50N 093-43.50E, 17-34.50N 094-25.00E,…2024-03-04
- Mooring established in 19-51.4N 092-27.5E 31 mar thru 15 jun2022-03-30
- Geophysical operations 25 oct thru 30 nov by M/V mariner in areas bound by: a. 20-18.64N 092-10.10E,…2013-10-21
- Nga chart 63337 (16TH ed)2011-11-04
- Nga chart 63337 (16TH ed)2011-04-25
- Geophysical operations in progress until 23 feb by M/V geo survey along trackline between 19-14.22N…2007-02-08
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
No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.
Worldwide in the collected sources
23 other warnings listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 03:24Z; source collection times vary.
Other
Everything the classifier did not place elsewhere. All current other warnings →
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.