Surveys

Survey operations in progress until 151830Z mar by M/V veloce along trackline joining 15-07.40N 094-47.00E,…

Andaman or Burma Sea · HYDROPAC 790/20

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2020-03-15 19:30Z

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 170/20 091025Z MAR 20.. Issued 2020-03-09 11:20Z. 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 the reported line or operation extent; it is not a vessel track. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the Andaman or Burma Sea →

issued: 2020-03-09 11:20Z
status: Archived notice
self-cancels: 2020-03-15 19:30Z
authority: NAVAREA VIII 170/20 091025Z MAR 20.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA VIII · named as the source of this relay
sea: Andaman or Burma Sea
position: 15.429, 95.364
vessel: M/V VELOCE · 3 messages
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

ANDAMAN SEA.
GULF OF MARTABAN.
BURMA.
DNC 03.
1. SURVEY OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL
   151830Z MAR BY M/V VELOCE ALONG TRACKLINE
   JOINING
   15-07.40N 094-47.00E, 15-07.40N 094-47.21E,
   15-07.40N 094-47.70E, 15-07.70N 094-48.00E,
   15-07.80N 094-48.20E, 15-07.90N 094-48.40E,
   15-08.00N 094-48.50E, 15-20.40N 095-22.80E,
   15-20.50N 095-23.00E, 15-20.60N 095-23.20E,
   15-26.40N 095-31.40E, 15-26.50N 095-31.50E,
   15-26.60N 095-31.60E, 15-31.50N 095-36.00E,
   15-31.50N 095-36.00E, 15-38.30N 095-43.00E,
   15-38.80N 095-43.50E, 15-39.50N 095-43.40E,
   15-46.70N 095-42.00E, 15-47.00N 095-42.00E,
   15-47.20N 095-41.80E, 15-51.50N 095-38.90E,
   15-51.50N 095-38.90E, 15-51.60N 095-38.90E,
   15-53.90N 095-36.90E.
   WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 151930Z 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.
Survey operations: A research or survey vessel is mapping the seabed or water column, often while towing equipment.
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.
Track line joining: Introduces a route through a series of positions — a cable route, a tow's track or a survey line.
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

77 within 180 nm since 2012 · 1 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

56 survey operations listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-03 19:53Z; 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.