Surveys

Oceanographic operations in progress until 181700Z feb by M/V l' atalante in areas between: a. 01-20N 03-30S…

Eastern Pacific · Ecuador · NAVAREA XII 19/12

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2012-02-18 18:00Z

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) · M/V L' ATALANTE 190025Z JAN 12.. Issued 2012-01-19 01:40Z. 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
Eastern Pacific · Ecuador. No usable coordinates were parsed; a location-based nearby search is unavailable. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Related notices and cancellation links

issued
2012-01-19 01:40Z
status
Archived notice
self-cancels
2012-02-18 18:00Z
authority
M/V L' ATALANTE 190025Z JAN 12.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA XII
issued by
M/V L' ATALANTE
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
   IN AREAS BETWEEN:
   A. 01-20N 03-30S AND 079-00W 082-00W.
   B. 01-00S 02-30S AND 084-00W 086-00W.
   WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL NAVAREA XII 18/12.
3. 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.
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.
NAVAREA
One of the 21 ocean areas of the World-Wide Navigational Warning Service, each with a coordinator that broadcasts long-range warnings.
CANCEL THIS MSG
The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.

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Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

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Worldwide in the collected sources

55 survey operations listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 02:48Z; 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.