Cable ops

Seismic survey 15 thru 31 dec by M/V nordic energy towing 8000 meter long cable in area bound by 08-04S…

Flores Sea · HYDROPAC 3547/12

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2012-12-20 09:25Z

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 834/12 122345Z DEC 12.. Issued 2012-12-13 00:13Z. 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
Flores 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.

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issued
2012-12-13 00:13Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA XI 834/12 122345Z DEC 12.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
sea
Flores Sea
position
-7.542, 117.891
vessel
M/V NORDIC ENERGY · 26 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

INDONESIA.
FLORES SEA.
1. SEISMIC SURVEY 15 THRU 31 DEC BY M/V NORDIC ENERGY
   TOWING 8000 METER LONG CABLE IN AREA BOUND BY
   08-04S 116-37E, 07-52S 116-31E,
   07-37S 117-04E, 07-28S 118-00E,
   06-58S 118-37E, 06-57S 118-44E,
   07-00S 118-52E, 07-55S 119-54E,
   08-02S 119-43E, 07-13S 118-49E,
   07-41S 118-00E, 07-44S 117-07E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 01 JAN 13.

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.
Towed array / streamer
Equipment towed a long way behind a vessel — sonar, a hydrophone cable, a sampling sled — invisible at the surface.
Tow / towing
A vessel towing another vessel, a barge or a structure — slow, hard to manoeuvre, and with a long line between.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work

15 within 180 nm since 2002 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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.

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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 13:17Z; source collection times vary.

Cable ops

Cable laying, pipeline and seismic operations. All current cable & pipeline work →

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