Oceanographic operations until further notice by M/V cientifico and M/V gulf suplier in area bound by…
South Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 95/06
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2006-04-17 21:11Z
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 XVI 11/06 181600Z JAN 06.. Issued 2006-01-18 17:02Z. 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
- South Pacific Ocean. 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
Current notices and reporting history in the South Pacific Ocean →
- issued
- 2006-01-18 17:02Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA XVI 11/06 181600Z JAN 06.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XVI · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- South Pacific Ocean
- position
- -5.702, -81.133
- vessels
- M/V CIENTIFICOM/V GULF SUPLIER · 2 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
OCEANOGRAPHIC OPERATIONS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY M/V CIENTIFICO AND M/V GULF SUPLIER IN AREA BOUND BY 05-39.17S 081-15.07W, 05-39.36S 081-12.40W, 05-36.25S 081-13.16W, 05-34.59S 081-08.06W, 05-41.48S 081-06.13W, 05-40.06S 081-00.06W, 05-44.36S 080-58.52W, 05-48.25S 081-12.36W. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
Reading this warning
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · survey operations
12 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 in progress until 26 jul by M/V hai yang shi you 721 in area bound by 07-25.16S…2024-05-02
- Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V stena forth in 03-36-55S 081-00-46W2020-02-22
- Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V stena forth in 03-36-55S 081-00-46W2020-01-07
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice in 05-01-03S 081-09-10W2015-07-03
- Survey operations in progress until 25 sep by M/V carrasco in area bound by 05-00S 081-05W, 06-09S 081-05W,…2008-09-20
- Underwater operations in progress until 14 apr by M/V buckley express in area bound by 06-37-17.08S…2008-03-15
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
No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.
Worldwide in the collected sources
55 survey operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 04:33Z; 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.