Surveys

Survey operations in progress until 15 dec by M/V sw vespucci towing ten 8100 meter long cables in area…

South China Sea · Malaysia · HYDROPAC 3396/19

issued
2019-10-15 21:11Z
status
cancelled 2019-12-16 00:01Z (archive)
authority
NAVAREA XI 592/19 152038Z OCT 19.
position
4.860, 104.130
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SOUTH CHINA SEA.
MALAYSIA.
DNC 03.
1. SURVEY OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 15 DEC
   BY M/V SW VESPUCCI TOWING TEN 8100 METER LONG
   CABLES IN AREA BOUND BY
   04-31N 103-48E 05-00N 103-38E
   05-23N 104-17E 04-31N 104-39E.
   WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 16 DEC 19.

This area · survey operations

5 within 180 nm since 2010 · 1 in the last 12 months · 1 in force now

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Nearby now · within 120 nm

Nothing else in force within 120 nm.

Worldwide now

73 survey operations in force · see all

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.