Seismic survey in progress until 15 aug by M/V western legend towing six 6000 meter long cables in area…
Persian Gulf · HYDROPAC 942/00
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2000-06-05 18:01Z
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) · MENAS 106/00 27 JUN 00; MENAS 105/00 27 JUN 00. Issued 2000-06-27 05:23Z. 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
- Seismic survey in progress until 13 jul by M/V western legend towing eight 5000 meter long cables in area…cancelled by this notice
- Cancel HYDROPAC 942/00 and this msglater cancellation notice
- issued
- 2000-06-27 05:23Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MENAS 106/00 27 JUN 00; MENAS 105/00 27 JUN 00
- issued by
- MENAS
- sea
- Persian Gulf
- position
- 25.737, 55.428
- vessel
- M/V WESTERN LEGEND · 9 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. SEISMIC SURVEY IN PROGRESS UNTIL 15 AUG BY
M/V WESTERN LEGEND TOWING SIX 6000 METER
LONG CABLES IN AREA BOUND BY 25-27N 055-19E,
25-55N 055-40E, 26-02N 055-33E, 25-33N 055-11E.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 937/00.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 16 AUG.
Reading this warning
- Seismic survey
- A survey that maps the rock beneath the seabed with sound pulses from air guns, recorded on streamers kilometres long.
- Towed array / streamer
- Equipment towed a long way behind a vessel — sonar, a hydrophone cable, a sampling sled — invisible at the surface.
- Tow / towing
- A vessel towing another vessel, a barge or a structure — slow, hard to manoeuvre, and with a long line between.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work
102 within 180 nm since 1998 · 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.
- Pipeline operations 02 dec thru 15 jan 26 by derrick barge 30 in area bound by 26-23.52N 052-13.83E,…2025-12-01
- Cable operations in progress until further notice by vessel cableship ile de batz along trackline joining…2025-11-02
- Pipeline operations in progress until 15 feb 26 along trackline joining 24-30.82N 054-01.29E, 24-53.45N…2025-10-17
- Cable operations in progress until further notice by M/V issac newton in area bound by 25-07.73N 052-52.50E,…2024-06-22
- Pipeline operations in progress until further notice along trackline joining 25-09.25N 052-52.78E, 25-09.55N…2024-06-15
- Pipeline operations in progress until further notice by M/V DLB-750 along trackline joining 24-47.13N…2023-10-15
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 · 24 nm
- Derelict 274 meter M/V adalynn unlit and anchored in 25-36.99N 056-24.85EDerelicts · 53.8 nm
- GPS, GNSS, and AIS interference reported in vicinity of fujairah (25-07.33N 056-20.05E)Nav aids · 61.5 nm
- Mine reported in 26-24.58N 056-20.67EMines · 63.8 nm
- Partially submerged wreck in vicinity 25-11.64N 054-10.12EWrecks · 75.7 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 · 101.3 nm
- Zaqqum buoy in 25-06.56N 053-25.06ENav aids · 115.4 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
23 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 06:29Z; 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.