Surveys

Underwater operations in progress until 03 mar by M/V shinkai 6500 in area bounded by: a. 34-00N 138-00E…

Philippine Sea · Western North Pacific · Japan · HYDROPAC 662/19

issued
2019-02-27 08:12Z
status
cancelled 2019-03-04 00:01Z (archive)
authority
NAVAREA XI 119/19 270448Z FEB 19.
position
34.372, 138.579
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

PHILIPPINE SEA.
WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.
JAPAN.
DNC 12.
1. UNDERWATER OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 03 MAR
   BY M/V SHINKAI 6500 IN AREA BOUNDED BY:
   A. 34-00N 138-00E 34-00N 138-43E
      35-05N 138-43E 35-05N 138-36E.
   IN AREAS BETWEEN:
   B. 34-54N 35-07N AND 139-13E 139-25E.
   C. 33-00N 34-00N AND 140-50E 141-50E.
   D. 32-00N 32-35N AND 139-30E 140-00E.
   E. 27-00N 28-00N AND 142-30E 143-12E.
   WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 04 MAR 19.

This area · survey operations

17 within 180 nm since 2006 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

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Nearby now · within 120 nm

Nothing else in force within 120 nm.

Worldwide now

73 survey operations in force · see all

Surveys

Hydrographic and scientific survey vessels, often towing long arrays. All current survey operations

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