Oceanographic operations in progress until 181700Z feb by M/V l' atalante along trackline joining 03-07S…
South Pacific Ocean · NAVAREA XII 18/12
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2012-01-19 01:40Z
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) · M/V L' ATALANTE 181856Z JAN 12.. Issued 2012-01-18 22:26Z. 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 the reported line or operation extent; it is not a vessel track. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
Current notices and reporting history in the South Pacific Ocean →
- issued
- 2012-01-18 22:26Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2012-02-18 18:00Z
- authority
- M/V L' ATALANTE 181856Z JAN 12.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XII
- issued by
- M/V L' ATALANTE
- sea
- South Pacific Ocean
- position
- -2.094, -82.196
- vessel
- M/V L'ATALANTE · 68 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
EASTERN PACIFIC.
ECUADOR.
1. OCEANOGRAPHIC OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS
UNTIL 181700Z FEB BY M/V L' ATALANTE
ALONG TRACKLINE JOINING
03-07S 081-05W, 02-20S 080-50W,
00-30S 081-00W, 02-30S 081-00W,
02-00S 085-00W, 02-45S 080-30W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 181800Z FEB.
Reading this warning
- Date-time group (DTG)
- A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.
- Track line joining
- Introduces a route through a series of positions — a cable route, a tow's track or a survey line.
- 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.
- 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
3 within 180 nm since 2012 · 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.
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 03:25Z; 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.