Survey operations in progress by M/V bgp innovator and M/V bgp explorer until further notice in area bound…
Persian Gulf · HYDROPAC 823/23
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2023-04-06 19:25Z
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 118/23 111500Z MAR 23.. Issued 2023-03-11 15:49Z. 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 map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- issued
- 2023-03-11 15:49Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA IX 118/23 111500Z MAR 23.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IX · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Persian Gulf
- position
- 25.731, 55.641
- vessels
- M/V BGP EXPLORER · 33 messagesM/V BGP INNOVATOR · 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. SURVEY OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS BY M/V BGP INNOVATOR AND M/V BGP EXPLORER UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE IN AREA BOUND BY 25-44.02N 055-43.91E, 25-47.96N 055-40.69E, 25-43.82N 055-32.99E, 25-39.64N 055-36.27E. ONE MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
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.
- Until further notice
- The operation or danger has no scheduled end; the warning stays in force until a later message cancels it.
- 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.
- Wide berth requested
- Keep well clear — or, when a distance is given ("TWO MILE BERTH REQUESTED"), at least that far away.
Collected reports in this area · survey operations
258 within 180 nm since 1999 · 3 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.
- Underwater operations in progress until 17 sep by M/V hua xing long in 25-11.30N 056-24.40E2026-09-14
- Underwater operations 08 thru 10 sep by vessel wish way in 25-11.30N 056-24.40E2026-09-07
- Survey operations in progress until 31 dec by M/V HALUL-51 with submersible along tracklines joining: a.…2025-10-01
- Underwater operations 22 aug until further notice by M/V said aletheia in area bound by 25-58.16N…2024-08-21
- Survey operations in progress until 12 mar by M/V shaddad in area within one mile of 24-53.23N 052-43.61E2024-03-09
- Survey operations in progress until further notice in areas bound by: a. 25-09.89N 052-52.36E, 25-09.81N…2023-11-13
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
- Anchoring prohibited in area bound by 25-26.59N 055-05.88E, 25-28.17N 055-06.69E, 25-28.32N 055-09.15E,…Other · 32.5 nm
- Derelict 274 meter M/V adalynn unlit and anchored in 25-36.99N 056-24.85EDerelicts · 42.4 nm
- GPS, GNSS, and AIS interference reported in vicinity of fujairah (25-07.33N 056-20.05E)Nav aids · 52.4 nm
- Mine reported in 26-24.58N 056-20.67EMines · 55.7 nm
- M/V cape dao suffered a security incident, disabled and adrift in 26-23.40N 056-34.40EDerelicts · 64 nm
- Partially submerged wreck in vicinity 25-11.64N 054-10.12EWrecks · 86.1 nm
- Fish farms established in areas bound by: a. 26-43.84N 056-56.88E, 26-43.80N 056-56.95E, 26-43.74N…Other · 92.5 nm
- Lattice beacon 25-38.19N 057-45.86E inoperativeNav aids · 115 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
56 survey operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-28 16:09Z; 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.