Geophysical operations 25 oct thru 30 nov by M/V mariner in areas bound by: a. 20-18.64N 092-10.10E,…
Bay of Bengal · HYDROPAC 3259/13
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2013-12-01 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 VIII 579/13 211003Z OCT 13.. Issued 2013-10-21 15:47Z. 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.
Current notices and reporting history in the Bay of Bengal →
- issued
- 2013-10-21 15:47Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA VIII 579/13 211003Z OCT 13.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA VIII · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Bay of Bengal
- position
- 20.174, 92.146
- vessel
- M/V MARINER · 12 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.
1. GEOPHYSICAL OPERATIONS 25 OCT THRU 30 NOV
BY M/V MARINER IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 20-18.64N 092-10.10E, 20-14.60N 092-10.20E,
20-14.60N 092-13.28E, 20-18.51N 092-13.26E.
B. 20-12.84N 092-08.76E, 20-09.75N 092-06.36E,
20-07.86N 092-08.87E, 20-11.19N 092-11.11E.
THREE MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 01 DEC 13.
Reading this warning
- 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
7 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.
- Mooring established in 19-51.4N 092-27.5E 31 mar thru 15 jun2022-03-30
- 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…2016-10-07
- 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
- Ocean survey equipment established along trackline joining 19-37.48N 092-31.63E, 19-27.78N 092-38.10E,…2006-10-30
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.