Seismic survey in progress until 31 jan 16 by M/V viking vision in area bound by 18-15.00N 093-14.00E,…
Bay of Bengal · HYDROPAC 3534/15
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2015-12-25 12:40Z
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 VIII 706/15 271001Z OCT 15.. Issued 2015-10-27 10:59Z. 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
- Bay of Bengal. 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
Current notices and reporting history in the Bay of Bengal →
- issued
- 2015-10-27 10:59Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA VIII 706/15 271001Z OCT 15.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA VIII · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Bay of Bengal
- position
- 17.882, 93.571
- vessel
- M/V VIKING VISION · 29 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
BAY OF BENGAL BURMA. DNC 03. 1. SEISMIC SURVEY IN PROGRESS UNTIL 31 JAN 16 BY M/V VIKING VISION IN AREA BOUND BY 18-15.00N 093-14.00E, 18-15.00N 093-44.77E, 17-54.98N 093-54.82E, 17-30.00N 093-48.92E, 17-30.00N 093-21.00E. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 01 FEB 16.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work
47 within 180 nm since 2001 · 1 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.
- Cable operations 13 jan thru 11 apr by cableship blue navigator along trackline joining 19-55.93N…2026-01-12
- Pipeline operations 01 thru 28 feb by M/V pacific rapier in area bound by 19-34.60N 092-35.04E, 19-35.33N…2023-01-30
- Pipeline operations 24 nov thru 31 dec by M/V pacific rapier in area bound by 19-34.60N 092-35.04E,…2022-11-21
- Pipeline operations in progress until 30 apr notice by M/V pacific rapier in area bound by 19-29.4N…2020-04-02
- Pipeline operations in progress until further notice by M/V pacific rapier in area bound by 19-29.4N…2020-04-02
- Pipeline operations in progress until 31 mar by M/V pacific rapier in area bound by 19-29.4N 093-18.8E,…2020-03-13
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
24 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-01 23:32Z; 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.