Survey operations in progress until 23 dec in area bound by 24-27.90N 053-22.80E, 24-32.20N 053-45.00E,…
Persian Gulf · HYDROPAC 3372/23
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2023-12-19 16:30Z
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 397/23 241543Z OCT 23.. Issued 2023-10-24 17:38Z. 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.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Cancel HYDROPAC 3576/23, 3372/23 and this msg, operations completedlater cancellation notice
- issued
- 2023-10-24 17:38Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2023-12-24 00:01Z
- authority
- NAVAREA IX 397/23 241543Z OCT 23.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IX · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Persian Gulf
- position
- 24.488, 53.574
- 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. 1. SURVEY OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 23 DEC IN AREA BOUND BY 24-27.90N 053-22.80E, 24-32.20N 053-45.00E, 24-30.20N 053-45.00E, 24-26.40N 053-22.80E. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 240001Z DEC 23.
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.
- CANCEL THIS MSG
- The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
- Date-time group (DTG)
- A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.
Collected reports in this area · survey operations
451 within 180 nm since 1999 · 7 in the last 12 months · 3 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.
- Survey operations 18 sep until further notice by M/V fugro resilience in area bound by 26-33.31N 051-04.86E,…2026-09-17
- Underwater operations in progress until 17 sep by M/V hua xing long in 25-11.30N 056-24.40E2026-09-14
- Underwater operations 08 thru 10 sep by vessel wish way in 25-11.30N 056-24.40E2026-09-07
- Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V halul 41 in area bound by 26-23.34N 051-47.10E,…2026-01-30
- Survey operations in progress until 31 dec by M/V astro aquila in area bound by 26-42.50N 051-53.50E,…2025-11-27
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V constructor in area bound by 26-28.58N…2025-10-28
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
- Zaqqum buoy in 25-06.56N 053-25.06ENav aids · 38.3 nm
- 12.9 meter depths reported in borouge channel 24-09.00N 052-45.20EWrecks · 49.3 nm
- Partially submerged wreck in vicinity 25-11.64N 054-10.12EWrecks · 53.4 nm
- Foul ground, anchor with 2.5 shackle chain reported in 25-07.69N 052-53.09EWrecks · 53.7 nm
- RACON at dalma buoy 24-32.51N 052-27.85E inoperativeNav aids · 60.7 nm
- Anchoring prohibited in area bound by 25-26.59N 055-05.88E, 25-28.17N 055-06.69E, 25-28.32N 055-09.15E,…Other · 102.4 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
55 survey operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-28 04:28Z; 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.