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Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V geo coral towing 12 four mile long cables in area…

Tasman Sea · Bass Strait · Australia-southeast Coast · HYDROPAC 554/20

issued: 2020-02-15 00:14Z
status: cancelled 2020-03-11 21:49Z (archive)
cancels: HYDROPAC 528/20
authority: AUSCOAST 74/20 142020Z FEB 20.
sea: Bass Strait
position: -38.259, 148.745
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

TASMAN SEA.
BASS STRAIT.
AUSTRALIA-SOUTHEAST COAST.
DNC 05.
1. SURVEY OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER
   NOTICE BY M/V GEO CORAL TOWING 12 FOUR MILE
   LONG CABLES IN AREA BOUND BY
   38-00.8S 147-51.3E, 38-30.3S 147-51.3E,
   38-30.3S 149-38.1E, 38-00.8S 149-38.1E.
   SIX MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 528/20.

This area · survey operations

96 within 180 nm since 2001 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

Season · when survey operations happen here

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Timeline

Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V geo coral towing five mile long cable in area…cancels · 2020-02-13
Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V geo coral towing five mile long cable in area…replaced · 2020-02-13
Cancel HYDROPAC 554/20 and this msg, operations completedcancelled by · 2020-03-11

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