Cable ops

Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V canning tide in area bound by 38-32S 148-26E, 38-32S…

Bass Strait · HYDROPAC 621/00

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2000-06-07 00:05Z

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) · RCC AUSTRALIA AUSCOAST 122/00 242153Z APR 00. Issued 2000-04-25 01:45Z. 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
Bass Strait. 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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Current notices and reporting history in the Bass Strait →

issued
2000-04-25 01:45Z
status
Archived notice
authority
RCC AUSTRALIA AUSCOAST 122/00 242153Z APR 00
issued by
RCC AUSTRALIA AUSCOAST
sea
Bass Strait
position
-38.552, 148.494
vessel
M/V CANNING TIDE · 10 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SEISMIC SURVEY IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY
M/V CANNING TIDE IN AREA BOUND BY 38-32S 148-26E,
38-32S 148-35E, 38-34S 148-23E, 38-34S 148-35E.

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.
Until further notice
The operation or danger has no scheduled end; the warning stays in force until a later message cancels it.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work

52 within 180 nm since 2000 · 2 in the last 12 months · 2 listed in force now

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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

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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

Worldwide in the collected sources

24 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 00:18Z; 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.