Cable ops

Seismic survey 20 nov thru 22 dec by M/V pacific explorer towing 6000 meter long cable in area bound by…

Indian Ocean · HYDROPAC 3263/12

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2012-12-23 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 563/12 181600Z NOV 12.. Issued 2012-11-18 16:35Z. 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 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 Indian Ocean →

issued
2012-11-18 16:35Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA VIII 563/12 181600Z NOV 12.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA VIII · named as the source of this relay
sea
Indian Ocean
position
-5.036, 39.344
vessel
M/V PACIFIC EXPLORER · 44 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN.
TANZANIA.
1. SEISMIC SURVEY 20 NOV THRU 22 DEC BY
   M/V PACIFIC EXPLORER TOWING 6000 METER
   LONG CABLE IN AREA BOUND BY
   05-13S 039-07E, 04-44S 039-23E,
   04-51S 039-34E, 05-20S 039-19E.
   FIVE MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 23 DEC 12.

Reading this warning

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

11 within 180 nm since 2008 · 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

No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.

Worldwide in the collected sources

25 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-30 06:30Z; 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.