Surveys

Scientific mooring, at depth 165 meters established until 30 jun 19 in: a. 51-15-21N 144-10-20E

Sea of Okhotsk · HYDROPAC 4580/18

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2019-04-04 21:57Z

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 XIII 130/18 260913Z DEC 18.. Issued 2018-12-26 10:36Z. 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
Sea of Okhotsk. The parsed report position is 51.301, 143.960. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued
2018-12-26 10:36Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA XIII 130/18 260913Z DEC 18.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA XIII · named as the source of this relay
sea
Sea of Okhotsk
position
51.301, 143.960
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SEA OF OKHOTSK.
SAKHALIN.
DNC 24.
CHART 96016.
1. SCIENTIFIC MOORING, AT DEPTH 165 METERS
   ESTABLISHED UNTIL 30 JUN 19 IN:
   A. 51-15-21N 144-10-20E.
   B. 51-15-37N 144-09-48E.
   C. 51-14-52N 144-09-47E.
   D. 51-15-21N 144-09-48E.
2. SCIENTIFIC MOORING, AT DEPTH 25 METERS
   ESTABLISHED UNTIL 30 JUN 19 IN:
   A. 51-23-21N 143-33-08E.
   B. 51-23-51N 143-32-53E.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 01 JUL 19.

Reading this warning

DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
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Chart reference
The number of the nautical chart on which the reported position lies.
Scientific mooring
Instruments anchored to the seabed and held up by floats, sometimes just below the surface, left for months to measure the ocean.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · survey operations

135 within 180 nm since 2000 · 5 in the last 12 months · 2 listed in force now

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Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

56 survey operations listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 21:46Z; source collection times vary.

Surveys

Hydrographic and scientific survey vessels, often towing long arrays. All current survey operations →

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