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Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V aquila explorer in area bound by 38-58.5S 172-57.5E,…

Tasman Sea · HYDROPAC 945/14

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2014-04-22 05:14Z

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) · CNW 50/14 032250Z APR 14.. Issued 2014-04-03 23:52Z. 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
Tasman 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.

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issued
2014-04-03 23:52Z
status
Archived notice
authority
CNW 50/14 032250Z APR 14.
issued by
CNW
sea
Tasman Sea
position
-39.668, 173.172
vessel
M/V AQUILA EXPLORER · 38 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

TASMAN SEA.
TASMAN BAY.
NEW ZEALAND.
1. SEISMIC SURVEY IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
   BY M/V AQUILA EXPLORER IN AREA BOUND BY
   38-58.5S 172-57.5E, 39-40.6S 174-11.1E,
   40-20.8S 173-25.2E, 39-41.2S 172-08.9E.
   SIX MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 938/14.

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.
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.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work

73 within 180 nm since 2000 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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 2026-10-02 01:55Z; 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.