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Seismic survey in progress until 30 apr by M/V polarcus asima in areas bound by: a. 13-43.03N 095-48.84E,…

Andaman or Burma Sea · HYDROPAC 734/16

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2016-05-01 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 VIII 198/16 141001Z MAR 16.. Issued 2016-03-14 22:18Z. 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
Andaman or Burma Sea. 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
2016-03-14 22:18Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA VIII 198/16 141001Z MAR 16.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA VIII · named as the source of this relay
sea
Andaman or Burma Sea
position
12.383, 95.951
vessel
M/V POLARCUS ASIMA · 48 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

ANDAMAN SEA.
DNC 03.
1. SEISMIC SURVEY IN PROGRESS UNTIL 30 APR BY
   M/V POLARCUS ASIMA IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 13-43.03N 095-48.84E, 13-43.03N 095-53.28E,
      10-55.70N 096-05.82E, 10-55.70N 096-01.43E.
   B. 10-29.55N 095-32.24E, 11-03.06N 096-05.14E,
      10-50.22N 096-19.06E, 10-16.02N 095-46.41E.
   4000 METER BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 499/16.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 01 MAY 16.

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.
Seismic survey
A survey that maps the rock beneath the seabed with sound pulses from air guns, recorded on streamers kilometres long.
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.
Cancellation reference
A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
HYDROPAC
The U.S. long-range warning series for the Pacific outside NAVAREA XII and for the Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf and adjoining seas.
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 · cable & pipeline work

29 within 180 nm since 2006 · 2 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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

24 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 04:02Z; source collection times vary.

Cable ops

Cable laying, pipeline and seismic operations. All current cable & pipeline work →

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