Surveys

Underwater operations 01 thru 07 mar by M/V yokosuka with submersible shinkai 6500 in areas bound by: a.…

North Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 692/24

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2024-03-08 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 93/24 291200Z FEB 24.. Issued 2024-02-29 12:57Z. 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
North Pacific Ocean. 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
2024-02-29 12:57Z
status
Archived notice
self-cancels
2024-03-08 00:01Z
authority
NAVAREA XI 93/24 291200Z FEB 24.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
30.500, 142.000
vessel
M/V YOKOSUKA · 99 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 01 THRU 07 MAR
   BY M/V YOKOSUKA WITH SUBMERSIBLE
   SHINKAI 6500 IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 30-00.00N 141-00.00E, 31-00.00N 141-00.00E,
      31-00.00N 143-00.00E, 30-00.00N 143-00.00E.
   B. 28-15.00N 142-00.00E, 29-15.00N 142-00.00E,
      29-15.00N 143-00.00E, 28-15.00N 143-00.00E.
   WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 080001Z MAR 24.

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.
Date-time group (DTG)
A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.

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Collected reports in this area · survey operations

56 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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24

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

50 survey operations listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-24 22:07Z; 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.