Drilling operations in progress until further notice by M/V belford dolphin in: a. 11-56.6S 040-49.7E
Mozambique Channel · HYDROPAC 3467/12
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2013-04-19 13:02Z
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 VII 291/12 061213Z DEC 12.. Issued 2012-12-06 16:56Z. 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
- Mozambique Channel. The parsed report position is -11.550, 40.903. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Cancel HYDROPAC 3467/12 and this msglater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Mozambique Channel →
- issued
- 2012-12-06 16:56Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA VII 291/12 061213Z DEC 12.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA VII · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Mozambique Channel
- position
- -11.550, 40.903
- vessel
- M/V BELFORD DOLPHIN · 5 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
NORTHERN MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL. DRILLING OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY M/V BELFORD DOLPHIN IN: A. 11-56.6S 040-49.7E. B. 11-10.7S 040-58.6E. C. 11-31.7S 040-54.3E. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
Reading this warning
- Drilling rig / MODU
- A mobile offshore drilling unit — jack-up, semi-submersible or drillship — has moved into position, with anchors and a safety zone around it.
- Until further notice
- The operation or danger has no scheduled end; the warning stays in force until a later message cancels it.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · survey operations
9 within 180 nm since 2008 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 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.
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V anadarko and M/V belford dolphin along…2011-06-23
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V anadarko and M/V belford dolphin in 10-59.4S…2011-05-03
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V anadarko in 10-46.7S 040-57.2E2011-02-11
- Underwater operations 15 dec until further notice by M/V anadarko in 11-09.6S 040-48.0E2010-12-10
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V anadarko and M/V belford dolping in 10-45.7S…2010-08-24
- Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V ridley thomas along trackline joining 11-40.1S…2009-04-07
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
55 survey operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-27 12:56Z; 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.