Surveys

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

Philippine Sea · HYDROPAC 662/19

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2019-03-04 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 XI 119/19 270448Z FEB 19.. Issued 2019-02-27 08:12Z. 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: Philippine Sea. The map shows the reported line or operation extent; it is not a vessel track. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued: 2019-02-27 08:12Z
status: Archived notice
authority: NAVAREA XI 119/19 270448Z FEB 19.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
sea: Philippine Sea
position: 34.372, 138.579
vessel: M/V SHINKAI · 19 messages
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · 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.

Reading this warning

DNC (Digital Nautical Chart): A reference to one of the regions of NGA's Digital Nautical Chart, used to tell the reader which charts a warning affects.
Underwater operations: Divers or remotely operated vehicles are working below a vessel that cannot easily move out of the way.
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 · survey operations

21 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

55 survey operations listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 08:14Z; 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.