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Pipelaying operations in progress until 25 apr by M/V solitair, M/V tog mor, M/V sentinel and M/V alphone…

Gulf of Aqaba · HYDROPAC 497/03

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2003-04-26 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 IX 67/03 201042Z MAR 03. Issued 2003-03-20 15:22Z. 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: Gulf of Aqaba. The map shows the reported line or operation extent; it is not a vessel track. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued: 2003-03-20 15:22Z
status: Archived notice
authority: NAVAREA IX 67/03 201042Z MAR 03
NAVAREA: NAVAREA IX · named as the source of this relay
sea: Gulf of Aqaba
position: 29.402, 34.905
vessels: M/V ALPHONE LATZER M/V SENTINEL · 6 messages M/V SOLITAIR M/V TOG MOR · 7 messages
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. PIPELAYING OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 25 APR BY
   M/V SOLITAIR, M/V TOG MOR, M/V SENTINEL AND
   M/V ALPHONE LATZER ALONG TRACKLINE JOINING
   29-25.97N 034-50.52E, 29-25.57N 034-51.46E,
   29-24.79N 034-51.82E, 29-24.17N 034-51.98E,
   29-23.60N 034-52.56E, 29-25.40N 034-54.87E,
   29-22.82N 034-56.88E, 29-21.83N 034-57.54E,
   29-22.34N 034-57.96E. TWO MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 26 APR.

Reading this warning

Light characteristic: The coded description of a light — FL W 10 SEC 8 METERS 8 MILES — giving its rhythm, colour, period, height and range.
Track line joining: Introduces a route through a series of positions — a cable route, a tow's track or a survey line.
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.
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 · other warnings

22 within 180 nm since 2002 · 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.

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 other warnings listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 00:25Z; source collection times vary.

Other

Everything the classifier did not place elsewhere. All current other warnings →

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