Underwater operations until further notice by M/V fugro maali in area bound by 13-50.40S 123-21.10E,…
Indian Ocean · HYDROPAC 3773/23
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2023-12-14 02:49Z
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) · AUSCOAST 273/23 290027Z NOV 23.. Issued 2023-11-29 01:02Z. 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
- Indian Ocean. 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
- Cancel HYDROPAC 3773/23 and this msg, operations completedlater cancellation notice
- issued
- 2023-11-29 01:02Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- AUSCOAST 273/23 290027Z NOV 23.
- issued by
- AUSCOAST
- sea
- Indian Ocean
- position
- -13.930, 123.204
- vessel
- M/V FUGRO MAALI · 12 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
EASTERN INDIAN OCEAN. AUSTRALIA. DNC 04. UNDERWATER OPERATIONS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY M/V FUGRO MAALI IN AREA BOUND BY 13-50.40S 123-21.10E, 14-01.20S 123-21.10E, 14-01.20S 123-03.40E, 13-50.40S 123-03.40E. THREE MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
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.
- Underwater operations
- Divers or remotely operated vehicles are working below a vessel that cannot easily move out of the way.
- Until further notice
- The operation or danger has no scheduled end; the warning stays in force until a later message cancels it.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · survey operations
59 within 180 nm since 2002 · 4 in the last 12 months · 2 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 safe boreas in area bound by 12-54.90S…2026-03-29
- Special purpose vessel safe boreas 565905000 supporting underwater operations in an area bounded by…2026-03-29
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V offshore solution in area bound by 13-46.00S…2026-02-10
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V safe boreas in 13-12.20S 125-14.30E2025-12-21
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V dlv 2000 along trackline joining 12-59.00S…2025-09-23
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V lay vessel 108 in 12-57.87S 124-26.55E2024-01-06
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
Worldwide in the collected sources
55 survey operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-30 10:36Z; 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.