Seismic survey 28 mar until further notice by M/V orient explorer towing ten kilometer long cable in area…
South Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 961/11
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2011-05-14 09:33Z
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 91/11 262114Z MAR 11.. Issued 2011-03-26 21:35Z. 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.
Current notices and reporting history in the South Pacific Ocean →
- issued
- 2011-03-26 21:35Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- CNW 91/11 262114Z MAR 11.
- issued by
- CNW
- sea
- South Pacific Ocean
- position
- -37.090, 178.180
- vessel
- M/V ORIENT EXPLORER · 116 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
NEW ZEALAND-NORTHEAST COAST. SEISMIC SURVEY 28 MAR UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY M/V ORIENT EXPLORER TOWING TEN KILOMETER LONG CABLE IN AREA BOUND BY 36-34S 177-29E, 36-34S 178-10E, 37-00S 179-01E, 37-31S 179-01E, 37-31S 177-29E.
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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work
15 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.
- Cable operations 28 jun until further notice by M/V seaworker and M/V tranquil image in vicinity of…2021-06-22
- Cable operations in progress until further notice by M/V tranquil image in vicinity of trackline joining…2020-06-19
- Cable laying operations 312200Z mar to 010100Z apr by M/V tranquil image along trackline between 37-48.764S…2016-03-31
- Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V tangaroa within five miles of 38-47S 178-28E2014-04-16
- Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V tangaroa towing 800 meter long cable in area bound by…2011-10-06
- Seismic survey in progress until 30 jun by M/V duke towing 3.8 mile cable in area bound by 33-10S 178-48E,…2007-06-12
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
24 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 02:25Z; 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.