Survey operations in progress until 05 may by M/V pacific explorer in 05-50N 106-20E
South China Sea · HYDROPAC 587/10
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2010-03-28 12:56Z
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) · SPOCC 240602Z MAR 10.. Issued 2010-03-24 07:22Z. 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
- South China Sea. The parsed report position is 5.833, 106.333. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
Current notices and reporting history in the South China Sea →
- issued
- 2010-03-24 07:22Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- SPOCC 240602Z MAR 10.
- issued by
- SPOCC
- sea
- South China Sea
- position
- 5.833, 106.333
- vessel
- M/V PACIFIC EXPLORER · 44 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
SOUTH CHINA SEA. 1. SURVEY OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 05 MAY BY M/V PACIFIC EXPLORER IN 05-50N 106-20E. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 06 MAY.
Reading this warning
- Survey operations
- A research or survey vessel is mapping the seabed or water column, often while towing equipment.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · survey operations
11 within 180 nm since 2009 · 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.
- Survey operations in progress until 15 dec by M/V sw vespucci towing ten 8100 meter long cables in area…2019-10-15
- Survey operations 28 jun thru 05 jul by M/V sapurakencana wira in area bound by 08-05.25N 108-08.10E,…2017-06-27
- Survey operations 19 thru 23 jun by M/V ptsc researcher and M/V sapurakencana wira in area bound by…2017-06-18
- Survey operations 09 may until further notice by M/V polarcus naila towing 12 9000 meter long cables in area…2017-05-08
- Survey operations in progress until 31 may by M/V ptsc researcher towing 1500 meter long cable and M/V ptsc…2017-03-15
- Survey operations 30 sep thru 31 oct by M/V ptsc surveyor in areas bound by: a. 07-59.42N 108-09.77E,…2015-09-28
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
56 survey operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-01 19:37Z; 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.