Seismic survey in progress until 15 mar 16 by M/V bgp prospector towing 12 9000 meter long cables in area…
Timor Sea · HYDROPAC 4183/15
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2016-03-09 11:29Z
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 965/15 240741Z DEC 15.. Issued 2015-12-24 08:22Z. 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
- Timor 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.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Cancel HYDROPAC 4183/15 and this msg, survey completedlater cancellation notice
- issued
- 2015-12-24 08:22Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA XI 965/15 240741Z DEC 15.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Timor Sea
- position
- -9.218, 127.350
- vessel
- M/V BGP PROSPECTOR · 75 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
TIMOR SEA. INDONESIA. DNC 04. 1. SEISMIC SURVEY IN PROGRESS UNTIL 15 MAR 16 BY M/V BGP PROSPECTOR TOWING 12 9000 METER LONG CABLES IN AREA BOUND BY 09-03.4S 126-45.7E, 09-42.9S 127-04.3E, 09-22.7S 127-56.1E, 08-43.4S 127-38.2E. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 16 MAR 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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work
19 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 in progress until further notice by cableship ile d aix in area bound by 08-42.00S…2024-07-21
- Cable operations in progress until 12 may by cableship reliance in area bound by 11-30.7S 126-26.8E,…2021-05-05
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by cableship ile de batz along trackline between…2016-09-04
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by cableship ile de batz in 11-20.5S 126-38.0E2016-09-01
- Seismic survey 08 may until further notice by M/V voyager explorer towing 10050 meter long cable in area…2014-05-07
- Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V pacific crest along trackline between 11-15.00S…2008-09-15
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 2026-09-25 01:04Z; 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.