Cable ops

Seismic survey 20 mar thru 20 may by M/V voyager explorer in area bound by 11-58.0N 117-58.7E, 11-49.2N…

South China Sea · HYDROPAC 767/14

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2014-05-07 09:10Z

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 204/14 181136Z MAR 14.. Issued 2014-03-18 17:21Z. 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 map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the South China Sea →

issued
2014-03-18 17:21Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA XI 204/14 181136Z MAR 14.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
sea
South China Sea
position
11.236, 118.245
vessel
M/V VOYAGER EXPLORER · 25 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SOUTH CHINA SEA.
PHILIPPINES.
1. SEISMIC SURVEY 20 MAR THRU 20 MAY
   BY M/V VOYAGER EXPLORER IN AREA BOUND BY
   11-58.0N 117-58.7E, 11-49.2N 118-24.3E,
   11-19.0N 118-42.9E, 10-36.5N 118-21.7E,
   10-31.2N 118-08.7E, 10-29.5N 117-59.2E,
   11-13.8N 117-55.5E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 21 MAY 14.

Reading this warning

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.
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

35 within 180 nm since 2002 · 2 in the last 12 months · 1 listed in force now

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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

24 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 23:00Z; source collection times vary.

Cable ops

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

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.