Seismic survey in progress until 22 jan by M/V veritas searcher towing three mile long cable in area bound…
Java Sea · HYDROPAC 50/02
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2002-01-23 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 XI 14/02 POR EGC 746 081201Z JAN 02. Issued 2002-01-08 15:29Z. 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
- Java 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.
- issued
- 2002-01-08 15:29Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA XI 14/02 POR EGC 746 081201Z JAN 02
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Java Sea
- position
- -6.903, 114.602
- vessel
- M/V VERITAS SEARCHER · 50 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. SEISMIC SURVEY IN PROGRESS UNTIL 22 JAN BY M/V VERITAS SEARCHER TOWING THREE MILE LONG CABLE IN AREA BOUND BY 06-30S 114-05E, 06-15S 114-45E, 07-25S 115-10E, 07-25S 114-20E. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 23 JAN.
Reading this warning
- 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.
- 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
27 within 180 nm since 2001 · 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.
- Cable operations 27 oct until further notice by cableship ile de re in vicinity of trackline joining…2023-10-26
- Cable operations 08 thru 23 sep by cableship rene descartes along trackline joining 04-04.40S 115-40.80E,…2022-09-07
- Cable operations 07 mar thru 07 apr by cableship ile de re in vicinity of trackline joining 06-53S 113-07E,…2018-03-06
- Cable operations 06 feb thru 21 mar by cableship ile de re in vicinity of trackline joining 05-04S 117-27E,…2018-02-04
- Seismic survey in progress until 15 feb 14 by M/V cgg amadeus towing eight 6000 meter long cables in area…2013-12-28
- Seismic survey in progress until 30 jul by M/V nordic energy towing 4500 meter long cable in area bound by…2011-07-15
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 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 23:54Z; 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.