Seismic survey in progress until 30 sep by M/V binh minh 2 vicinity of tracklines: a. between 06-55.7N…
Sulu Sea · HYDROPAC 798/16
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 171/16 180800Z MAR 16.. Issued 2016-03-19 10:40Z. 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 the reported line or operation extent; it is not a vessel track. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
- issued
- 2016-03-19 10:40Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA XI 171/16 180800Z MAR 16.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Sulu Sea
- position
- 9.369, 121.067
- 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
SULU SEA.
PHILIPPINES.
DNC 11.
1. SEISMIC SURVEY IN PROGRESS UNTIL 30 SEP BY
M/V BINH MINH 2 VICINITY OF TRACKLINES:
A. BETWEEN 06-55.7N 118-49.1E AND 09-03.3N 118-47.9E.
B. BETWEEN 08-53.8N 118-43.9E AND 10-07.2N 119-44.2E.
C. BETWEEN 10-04.4N 119-33.8E AND 10-12.5N 122-22.9E.
D. BETWEEN 10-15.9N 122-14.3E AND 08-58.1N 122-26.9E.
E. BETWEEN 09-01.9N 122-22.5E AND 08-58.1N 123-21.1E.
F. JOINING 08-55.0N 123-12.2E, 10-05.9N 123-49.9E,
10-23.2N 124-09.1E.
2. 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.
- 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.
- CANCEL THIS MSG
- The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work
19 within 180 nm since 2002 · 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.
- Pipeline operations in progress until further notice in vicinity of trackline joining 11-38.57N 118-54.38E…2024-03-18
- Pipeline repairing works2024-03-18
- Cable operations in progress until 11 apr by cableship vega in 10-36.00N 121-22.90E2024-03-15
- Pipeline operations in progress until further notice by M/V skandi hawk in vicinity of trackline joining…2024-02-05
- Cable operations in progress until 27 apr by c/s cable retriever in vicinity of trackline joining 11-30.2N…2019-04-01
- Seismic survey in progress until 05 dec by M/V aquila explorer in area bound by 10-34N 120-00E, 10-34N…2014-09-09
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
24 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-01 09:28Z; 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.