Surveys

Underwater operations in progress until 22 mar by M/V joides resolution in 12-55.1N 115-02.8E

South China Sea · HYDROPAC 664/14

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2014-03-23 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 180/14 080652Z MAR 14.. Issued 2014-03-08 07:20Z. 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 12.918, 115.047. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued: 2014-03-08 07:20Z
status: Archived notice
authority: NAVAREA XI 180/14 080652Z MAR 14.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
sea: South China Sea
position: 12.918, 115.047
vessel: M/V JOIDES RESOLUTION · 67 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. UNDERWATER OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 22 MAR
   BY M/V JOIDES RESOLUTION IN 12-55.1N 115-02.8E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 23 MAR 14.

Reading this warning

Underwater operations: Divers or remotely operated vehicles are working below a vessel that cannot easily move out of the way.
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.
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

2 within 180 nm since 2005 · 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.

Siesmic survey in progress until 30 oct by M/V nan hai 502 in area bound by 08-55N 117-00E, 08-55N 112-45E,…2005-09-21

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 2026-10-02 00:48Z; 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.