Surveys

Survey operations in progress by M/V teras ariel, M/V dong fang kan tan no 1 and M/V hai bao qi in area…

Persian Gulf · HYDROPAC 3337/19

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2021-02-01 15:40Z

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 IX 335/19 092351Z OCT 19.. Issued 2019-10-09 23:53Z. 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
Persian Gulf. 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 Persian Gulf →

issued
2019-10-09 23:53Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA IX 335/19 092351Z OCT 19.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA IX · named as the source of this relay
sea
Persian Gulf
position
25.086, 52.762
vessels
M/V DONG FANG KAN TAN NO · 3 messagesM/V HAI BAO QIM/V TERAS ARIEL
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

PERSIAN GULF.
U.A.E.
DNC 10.
SURVEY OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS BY
M/V TERAS ARIEL, M/V DONG FANG KAN TAN NO 1
AND M/V HAI BAO QI IN AREA BOUND BY
25-04.71N 052-47.95E, 25-14.05N 052-51.45E,
25-18.66N 052-51.52E, 25-18.67N 052-50.41E,
25-16.93N 052-47.93E, 25-14.09N 052-48.09E,
25-12.27N 052-43.42E, 25-07.75N 052-39.79E,
24-56.45N 052-39.64E, 24-56.32N 052-51.18E,
25-01.89N 052-51.27E.
ONE MILE WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.

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.
Survey operations
A research or survey vessel is mapping the seabed or water column, often while towing equipment.
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.

All warning terms →

Collected reports in this area · survey operations

447 within 180 nm since 1999 · 6 in the last 12 months · 3 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

55 survey operations listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-26 16:36Z; 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.