Surveys

Survey operations in progress until 31 oct by vessel towing 5000 meter long cable in area bound by 22-33-24N…

South China Sea · Taiwan Strait · Taiwan-southwest Coast · HYDROPAC 3559/17

issued
2017-10-18 05:26Z
status
cancelled 2017-11-01 00:01Z (archive)
authority
NAVAREA XI 670/17 180325Z OCT 17.
position
22.165, 119.889
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SOUTH CHINA SEA.
TAIWAN STRAIT.
TAIWAN-SOUTHWEST COAST.
DNC 23.
1. SURVEY OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 31 OCT
   BY VESSEL TOWING 5000 METER LONG CABLE
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   22-33-24N 119-26-41E, 22-34-24N 120-11-13E,
   22-30-00N 120-16-21E, 21-44-18N 120-17-18E,
   21-43-07N 119-36-54E, 22-02-03N 119-36-35E,
   22-02-10N 119-27-08E.
   WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 01 NOV 17.

This area · survey operations

30 within 180 nm since 2017 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

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Nearby now · within 120 nm

Nothing else in force within 120 nm.

Worldwide now

75 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.