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Seismic survey in progress until 30 sep by M/V binh minh 2 in areas bound by: a. 07-47.8N 116-13.0E,…

Sulu Sea · HYDROPAC 797/16

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2016-10-01 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 XI 170/16 180800Z MAR 16.. Issued 2016-03-19 10:20Z. 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
Sulu 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
2016-03-19 10:20Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA XI 170/16 180800Z MAR 16.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
sea
Sulu Sea
position
6.579, 119.203
vessel
M/V BINH MINH 2 · 4 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SOUTH CHINA SEA.
SULU SEA.
PHILIPPINES.
MALAYSIA.
DNC 11.
1. SEISMIC SURVEY IN PROGRESS UNTIL 30 SEP
   BY M/V BINH MINH 2 IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 07-47.8N 116-13.0E, 08-30.0N 116-46.1E,
      08-42.0N 117-05.8E, 08-35.1N 117-13.2E,
      07-58.0N 116-53.4E, 07-43.2N 117-03.7E,
      07-40.0N 117-03.5E, 07-40.0N 116-17.3E,
      07-47.8N 116-13.0E.
   B. 06-00.0N 118-25.4E, 06-17.4N 118-06.1E,
      06-52.1N 117-58.0E, 06-59.9N 117-50.2E,
      07-39.9N 118-30.0E, 07-39.9N 119-28.7E,
      07-08.7N 120-01.4E, 06-11.9N 120-36.4E,
      06-00.0N 120-12.0E, 06-00.0N 119-42.0E,
      05-52.0N 119-42.0E, 05-52.0N 119-03.0E,
      06-00.0N 119-03.0E.
   C. 11-16.0N 119-03.0E, 11-21.6N 118-57.0E,
      11-36.8N 119-00.0E, 11-56.0N 119-08.8E,
      12-20.0N 119-30.0E, 12-29.0N 119-39.0E,
      12-21.0N 119-54.7E, 12-04.4N 119-54.0E,
      11-37.5N 119-56.0E, 11-26.9N 119-53.3E,
      11-22.2N 119-35.7E, 11-13.7N 119-23.9E,
      11-11.5N 119-11.9E.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 793/16.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 01 OCT 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.
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

14 within 180 nm since 2003 · 0 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 2026-10-01 15:41Z; source collection times vary.

Cable ops

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