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Seismic survey in progress until 14 jan by M/V geowave champion towing six 8000 meter long cables in area…

Bay of Bengal · HYDROPAC 62/10

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2010-01-15 00:01Z

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 VIII 20/10 121201Z JAN 10.. Issued 2010-01-13 16:08Z. 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: Bay of Bengal. 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: 2010-01-13 16:08Z
status: Archived notice
authority: NAVAREA VIII 20/10 121201Z JAN 10.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA VIII · named as the source of this relay
sea: Bay of Bengal
position: 17.985, 85.727
vessel: M/V GEOWAVE CHAMPION · 24 messages
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

INDIA-EAST COAST.
1. SEISMIC SURVEY IN PROGRESS UNTIL 14 JAN BY
   M/V GEOWAVE CHAMPION TOWING SIX 8000
   METER LONG CABLES IN AREA BOUND BY
   17-30.04N 085-44.66E, 17-43.72N 085-30.39E,
   18-30.00N 085-30.00E, 18-30.06N 085-38.04E,
   18-07.01N 086-02.13E, 17-58.00N 085-52.23E,
   17-49.61N 086-00.71E, 17-42.62N 085-59.88E,
   17-36.30N 085-52.38E, 17-30.31N 085-58.56E,
   17-30.03N 085-58.28E, 17-30.04N 085-44.66E.
   FIVE MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 15 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.
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 · cable & pipeline work

80 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.

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

24 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 07:15Z; source collection times vary.

Cable ops

Cable laying, pipeline and seismic operations. All current cable & pipeline work →

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