Seismic survey in progress until 29 feb 12 by M/V aquila explorer in area bound by 13-27.3N 119-01.5E,…
Sulu Sea · HYDROPAC 3465/11
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2012-03-01 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 XI 965/11 120627Z DEC 11.. Issued 2011-12-12 06:53Z. 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
- Sulu Sea. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
- issued
- 2011-12-12 06:53Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA XI 965/11 120627Z DEC 11.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Sulu Sea
- position
- 9.446, 119.040
- vessel
- M/V AQUILA EXPLORER · 38 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
SOUTH CHINA SEA. SULU SEA. 1. SEISMIC SURVEY IN PROGRESS UNTIL 29 FEB 12 BY M/V AQUILA EXPLORER IN AREA BOUND BY 13-27.3N 119-01.5E, 11-49.4N 122-02.6E, 05-05.5N 119-52.9E, 07-41.4N 115-52.4E, 11-45.5N 117-26.5E. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 01 MAR 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.
- 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.
- CANCEL THIS MSG
- The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work
45 within 180 nm since 2002 · 2 in the last 12 months · 1 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.
- Pipeline operations in progress until 08 oct by M/V fortitude in vicinity: a. 11-38.23N 118-56.36E2026-09-24
- Submarine pipeline works by M/V fortitude2026-09-24
- Cable operations in progress until 11 apr by cableship vega in 10-36.00N 121-22.90E2024-03-15
- Cable operations in progress until 27 apr by c/s cable retriever in vicinity of trackline joining 11-30.2N…2019-04-01
- Seismic survey in progress until 05 jul in area bound by 07-37.4N 118-27.2E, 07-37.2N 119-41.4E, 07-07.6N…2016-06-17
- Seismic survey in progress until 30 sep by M/V binh minh 2 vicinity of tracklines: a. between 06-55.7N…2016-03-19
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
No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.
Worldwide in the collected sources
23 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-28 11:46Z; 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.