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Scientific operations in progress until 14 apr by M/V gulf supplier in area bound by 06-37-17.08S…

South Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 485/08

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2008-04-15 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 XVI 45/08 150125Z MAR 08.. Issued 2008-03-15 06:15Z. 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
South Pacific Ocean. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued
2008-03-15 06:15Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA XVI 45/08 150125Z MAR 08.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA XVI · named as the source of this relay
sea
South Pacific Ocean
position
-6.774, -80.502
vessel
M/V GULF SUPPLIER · 45 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. SCIENTIFIC OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 14 APR
   BY M/V GULF SUPPLIER IN AREA BOUND BY
   06-37-17.08S 080-57-46.44W,
   06-21-33.49S 080-41-16.47W,
   06-50-53.38S 080-01-15.66W,
   07-12-38.11S 080-24-02.40W.
   WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 252/08
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 15 APR.

Reading this warning

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.

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Collected reports in this area · survey operations

10 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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

55 survey operations listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 05:04Z; source collection times vary.

Surveys

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

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.