Seismic survey in progress until 15 apr by M/V pgs apollo towing 12 four mile long cables in area bound by…
Andaman or Burma Sea · HYDROPAC 476/16
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2016-04-16 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 VIII 126/16 191006Z FEB 16.. Issued 2016-02-20 00:20Z. 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
- Andaman or Burma 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 Andaman or Burma Sea →
- issued
- 2016-02-20 00:20Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA VIII 126/16 191006Z FEB 16.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA VIII · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Andaman or Burma Sea
- position
- 14.367, 94.436
- vessel
- M/V PGS APOLLO · 81 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
ANDAMAN SEA. DNC 03. 1. SEISMIC SURVEY IN PROGRESS UNTIL 15 APR BY M/V PGS APOLLO TOWING 12 FOUR MILE LONG CABLES IN AREA BOUND BY 13-48.4N 094-41.3E, 14-37.3N 093-52.3E, 14-55.9N 094-11.1E, 14-06.2N 095-00.2E. FIVE MILE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 462/16. 3. CANCEL THIS MSG 16 APR 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.
- Wide berth requested
- Keep well clear — or, when a distance is given ("TWO MILE BERTH REQUESTED"), at least that far away.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work
49 within 180 nm since 2006 · 3 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 13 nov by cableship blue navigator along trackline joining 14-04.98N…2026-10-01
- Cable operations 13 jan thru 11 apr by cableship blue navigator along trackline joining 19-55.93N…2026-01-12
- Cable operations in progress until 29 dec by cableship teneo along trackline joining 15-11.04N 096-28.66E,…2025-12-02
- Cable operations in progress until 05 may by cableship prima nusantara X along tracklines joining: a.…2024-02-05
- Cable operations in progress until 31 may by M/V asean restorer in 15-37.10N 096-46.50E2023-04-17
- Cable operations in progress until 311730Z jan by M/V majestic seven, M/V asean protector and M/V royal nadi…2021-01-08
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
24 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 04:02Z; 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.