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Seismic survey in progress until 25 may 16 by M/V viking vision in areas bound by: a. 04-34S 133-48E, 04-55S…

Arafura Sea · HYDROPAC 4212/15

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2016-05-26 00:01Z

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 979/15 262332Z DEC 15.. Issued 2015-12-27 06:55Z. 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
Arafura 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

Current notices and reporting history in the Arafura Sea →

issued
2015-12-27 06:55Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA XI 979/15 262332Z DEC 15.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
sea
Arafura Sea
position
-4.824, 133.968
vessel
M/V VIKING VISION · 29 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

INDONESIA.
ARAFURA SEA.
DNC 05.
1. SEISMIC SURVEY IN PROGRESS UNTIL 25 MAY 16
   BY M/V VIKING VISION IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 04-34S 133-48E, 04-55S 133-33E,
      05-14S 134-00E, 04-58S 134-11E,
      04-34S 134-11E.
   B. 04-23S 133-56E, 04-42S 134-23E,
      04-58S 134-11E.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 4196/15.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 26 MAY 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.
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.
Cancellation reference
A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
HYDROPAC
The U.S. long-range warning series for the Pacific outside NAVAREA XII and for the Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf and adjoining seas.
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

10 within 180 nm since 2004 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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15

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.

Month of issue in the collected archive

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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

24 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 23:01Z; 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.