Survey operations in progress until 01 may by M/V ots yeoman with submersible in area bound by 29-28N…
Gulf of Aqaba · HYDROPAC 948/11
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2011-05-02 00:00Z
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 165/11 250940Z MAR 11.. Issued 2011-03-25 13:33Z. 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
- Gulf of Aqaba. 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 Gulf of Aqaba →
- issued
- 2011-03-25 13:33Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA IX 165/11 250940Z MAR 11.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IX · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Gulf of Aqaba
- position
- 29.404, 34.896
- vessel
- M/V OTS YEOMAN · 14 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
RED SEA. GULF OF AQABA. 1. SURVEY OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 01 MAY BY M/V OTS YEOMAN WITH SUBMERSIBLE IN AREA BOUND BY 29-28N 034-51E, 29-25N 034-59E, 29-21N 034-58E, 29-23N 034-48E. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 02 MAY.
Reading this warning
- Survey operations
- A research or survey vessel is mapping the seabed or water column, often while towing equipment.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · survey operations
117 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 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.
- Survey operations by M/V px geo 2 towing 9000 meter long cables: a. 05 thru 20 dec in area bound by…2021-12-04
- Survey operations in progress until 16 jul by M/V pacific finder in area bound by 28-23.19N 033-05.15E,…2020-05-24
- Survey operations in progress until 26 apr by M/V sanco sword, M/V pacific finder, M/V havila aurora and M/V…2020-04-14
- Survey operations 18 feb thru 15 mar by M/V ramform tethys towing ten 8000 meter long cables in area bound…2017-02-16
- Underwater operations in progress until 23 nov by M/V klila in 28-00.48N 033-45.55E2016-11-03
- Underwater operations in progress until 20 nov by M/V misr gulf 8 in 28-26.83N 033-03.02E2016-11-03
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
No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.
Worldwide in the collected sources
50 survey operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-25 00:18Z; 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.