Surveys

Survey operations in progress until 12 mar by M/V shaddad in area within one mile of 24-53.23N 052-43.61E

Persian Gulf · HYDROPAC 789/24

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2024-03-13 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 IX 108/24 090653Z MAR 24.. Issued 2024-03-09 09:45Z. 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: Persian Gulf. The parsed report position is 24.887, 52.727 with a 1.0 nm radius. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the Persian Gulf →

issued: 2024-03-09 09:45Z
status: Archived notice
self-cancels: 2024-03-13 00:01Z
authority: NAVAREA IX 108/24 090653Z MAR 24.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA IX · named as the source of this relay
sea: Persian Gulf
position: 24.887, 52.727 · r 1.0 nm
vessel: M/V SHADDAD · 6 messages
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

PERSIAN GULF.
U.A.E.
DNC 10.
1. SURVEY OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL
   12 MAR BY M/V SHADDAD IN AREA
   WITHIN ONE MILE OF 24-53.23N 052-43.61E.
   WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 130001Z 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.
Survey operations: A research or survey vessel is mapping the seabed or water column, often while towing equipment.
Within a radius of: A circular area — every position within a stated distance of a point.
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

445 within 180 nm since 1999 · 6 in the last 12 months · 3 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

Foul ground, anchor with 2.5 shackle chain reported in 25-07.69N 052-53.09EWrecks · 16.8 nm
RACON at dalma buoy 24-32.51N 052-27.85E inoperativeNav aids · 25.2 nm
Zaqqum buoy in 25-06.56N 053-25.06ENav aids · 39.9 nm
12.9 meter depths reported in borouge channel 24-09.00N 052-45.20EWrecks · 44.3 nm
Survey operations 18 sep until further notice by M/V fugro resilience in area bound by 26-33.31N 051-04.86E,…Surveys · 76.6 nm
Partially submerged wreck in vicinity 25-11.64N 054-10.12EWrecks · 80.6 nm
Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V halul 41 in area bound by 26-23.34N 051-47.10E,…Surveys · 89.1 nm
Pipeline operations 18 sep until further notice by barge mc dermott in area bound by 25-59.10N 051-36.60E,…Cable ops · 94.6 nm
Pipeline operations 10 aug thru 10 nov by vessel barge derrick barge 30 in area bound by 26-31.70N…Cable ops · 97.9 nm
Bh jacket light fl(r) 4 sec temporarily established in 26-38.41N 051-56.90ENav aids · 113.4 nm
Mooring buoy established in 26-38.47N 051-55.82ENav aids · 113.8 nm
Wave rider buoy, fl 5 y 10 sec, temporarily established in 26-39.57N 051-57.22ENav aids · 114.3 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

55 survey operations listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-28 03:18Z; 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.