Surveys

Underwater operations 05 thru 11 mar by M/V shinkai 6500 and M/V yokosuka in areas bound by: a. 34-54N…

North Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 742/20

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2020-03-12 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 81/20 041133Z MAR 20.. Issued 2020-03-04 12:54Z. 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: 2020-03-04 12:54Z
status: Archived notice
authority: NAVAREA XI 81/20 041133Z MAR 20.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
sea: North Pacific Ocean
position: 33.500, 141.333
vessels: M/V SHINKAI · 19 messages 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

WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.
PHILIPPINE SEA.
JAPAN.
DNC 12.
1. UNDERWATER OPERATIONS 05 THRU 11 MAR
   BY M/V SHINKAI 6500 AND M/V YOKOSUKA
   IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 34-54N 139-13E, 35-07N 139-13E,
      35-07N 139-25E, 34-54N 139-25E.
   B. 33-00N 140-50E, 34-00N 140-50E,
      34-00N 141-50E, 33-00N 141-50E.
   C. 32-00N 139-30E, 32-35N 139-30E,
      32-35N 140-00E, 32-00N 140-00E.
   D. 34-00N 138-00E, 34-00N 138-43E,
      35-05N 138-43E, 35-05N 138-36E.
   E. 27-00N 142-30E, 28-00N 142-30E,
      28-00N 143-12E, 27-00N 143-12E.
   WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 12 MAR 20.

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

27 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

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.