Surveys

Two underwater gliders operating until further notice in area bound by 11-38.00S 118-24.00E, 11-38.00S…

Indian Ocean · HYDROPAC 3284/22

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2023-04-01 20:55Z

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 236/22 182204Z NOV 22.. Issued 2022-11-18 22:19Z. 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.

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issued
2022-11-18 22:19Z
status
Archived notice
authority
AUSCOAST 236/22 182204Z NOV 22.
issued by
AUSCOAST
sea
Indian Ocean
position
-14.817, 122.042
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN INDIAN OCEAN.
DNC 04.
TWO UNDERWATER GLIDERS OPERATING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
IN AREA BOUND BY
11-38.00S 118-24.00E, 11-38.00S 125-41.00E,
18-00.00S 125-41.00E, 18-00.00S 118-24.00E.

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.
Until further notice
The operation or danger has no scheduled end; the warning stays in force until a later message cancels it.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · survey operations

44 within 180 nm since 2002 · 1 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

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

Worldwide in the collected sources

54 survey operations listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-29 08:55Z; 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.