Surveys

Underwater operations 0700Z to 1915Z daily 18 mar thru 15 may by M/V surf allamanda in area bound by…

Singapore Strait · HYDROPAC 938/17

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2017-03-21 20:35Z

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) · SINGAPORE PORT OPERATIONS CONTROL CENTER 180338Z MAR 17.. Issued 2017-03-18 05:15Z. 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
Singapore Strait. 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 Singapore Strait →

Activity windows · 59 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2017-03-18 07:00Z2017-03-18 19:15Z—12 h 15
2017-03-19 07:00Z2017-03-19 19:15Z—12 h 15
2017-03-20 07:00Z2017-03-20 19:15Z—12 h 15
2017-03-21 07:00Z2017-03-21 19:15Z—12 h 15
2017-03-22 07:00Z2017-03-22 19:15Z—12 h 15
2017-03-23 07:00Z2017-03-23 19:15Z—12 h 15
2017-03-24 07:00Z2017-03-24 19:15Z—12 h 15
2017-03-25 07:00Z2017-03-25 19:15Z—12 h 15
… 51 more

Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.

issued
2017-03-18 05:15Z
status
Archived notice
self-cancels
2017-05-15 20:15Z
authority
SINGAPORE PORT OPERATIONS CONTROL CENTER 180338Z MAR 17.
issued by
SPOCC
sea
Singapore Strait
position
1.209, 103.911
vessel
M/V SURF ALLAMANDA · 3 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SINGAPORE STRAIT.
DNC 03.
1. UNDERWATER OPERATIONS 0700Z TO 1915Z DAILY
   18 MAR THRU 15 MAY BY M/V SURF ALLAMANDA
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   01-12.26N 103-53.92E, 01-12.49N 103-54.10E,
   01-13.05N 103-55.04E, 01-12.28N 103-55.04E,
   01-12.27N 103-54.16E.
   WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 152015Z MAY 17.

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.
Underwater operations
Divers or remotely operated vehicles are working below a vessel that cannot easily move out of the way.
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.
CANCEL THIS MSG
The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
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.

All warning terms →

Collected reports in this area · survey operations

15 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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05
10
15
19

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

Worldwide in the collected sources

56 survey operations listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 22:21Z; 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.