Seismic survey in progress until 13 mar by vessels in area bound by 27-31.69N 033-43.31E, 27-31.75N…
Gulf of Suez · HYDROPAC 405/04
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2004-03-14 00:00Z
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 IX 56/04 050935Z MAR. Issued 2004-03-05 12:10Z. 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
- Gulf of Suez. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
- issued
- 2004-03-05 12:10Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA IX 56/04 050935Z MAR
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IX · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Gulf of Suez
- position
- 27.589, 33.671
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. SEISMIC SURVEY IN PROGRESS UNTIL 13 MAR BY VESSELS IN AREA BOUND BY 27-31.69N 033-43.31E, 27-31.75N 033-40.31E, 27-34.82N 033-36.75E, 27-36.00N 033-36.76E, 27-38.58N 033-36.82E, 27-38.52N 033-39.99E, 27-38.00N 033-40.00E, 27-38.92N 033-40.94E, 27-36.56N 033-43.47E. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 14 MAR.
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.
- 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
91 within 180 nm since 2000 · 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.
- Cable operations 10 aug thru 01 oct by cableship nautilus along trackline joining 28-22.30N 033-06.10E,…2023-08-07
- Cable operations 23 feb thru 04 mar by cableship ile de batz in area bound by 27-11.6N 034-46.4E, 27-06.7N…2023-02-23
- Cable operations 01 thru 11 feb by c/s ile de brehat in area bound by 27-14.23N 034-34.54E, 27-15.27N…2023-01-31
- Cable operations in progress until 22 jan by cableship ile daix fici along trackline joining 27-25.00N…2023-01-20
- Cable operations 21 thru 25 nov by cableship ile de batz along trackline joining 28-22.00N 033-05.20E,…2022-11-20
- Cable operations 26 oct thru 20 nov by cableship ile de batz along trackline joining 28-22.40N 033-06.40E,…2022-10-25
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
23 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 22:34Z; 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.