Surveys

Geophysical survey in progress until 27 mar by M/V asian warrior M/V and genesis in area bound by 14-17.32N…

Andaman or Burma Sea · HYDROPAC 885/15

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2015-03-28 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 VIII 188/15 131004Z MAR 15.. Issued 2015-03-13 13:04Z. 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 an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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

issued
2015-03-13 13:04Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA VIII 188/15 131004Z MAR 15.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA VIII · named as the source of this relay
sea
Andaman or Burma Sea
position
14.182, 95.894
vessel
M/V ASIAN WARRIOR M
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

ANDAMAN SEA.
DNC 03.
1. GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY IN PROGRESS UNTIL 27 MAR
   BY M/V ASIAN WARRIOR M/V AND GENESIS IN AREA BOUND BY
   14-17.32N 095-32.48E, 14-28.05N 096-07.91E,
   14-05.12N 096-14.95E, 13-53.41N 095-39.80E.
   NAVIGATION PROHIBITED WITHIN 4000 METERS.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 28 MAR 15.

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.
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.
Navigation prohibited
Ships may not enter or pass through the area, or a port is closed to traffic.
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

74 within 180 nm since 2012 · 1 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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

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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 2026-10-04 02:37Z; 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.