Towing

Two vessels are towing the Ocean Cleanup system's 800-meter barrier at 28-34N 137-10W on May 10, requesting a two-mile berth.

North Pacific Ocean · NAVAREA XII 325/24

What this record establishes

Cancelled notice · 2026-08-14 18:10Z

This notice disappeared from the issuing source's in-force list. No explicit recovery or all-clear is established by that removal.

Source and dates
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · THE OCEAN CLEANUP SYSTEM 0/24 101001Z MAY 24.. Issued 2024-05-10 11:33Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:41Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-17 15:50Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
Location covered
North Pacific Ocean. The parsed report position is 28.567, -137.167. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Related notices and cancellation links

Current notices and reporting history in the North Pacific Ocean →

issued
2024-05-10 11:33Z
status
Cancelled notice
authority
THE OCEAN CLEANUP SYSTEM 0/24 101001Z MAY 24.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA XII
issued by
THE OCEAN CLEANUP SYSTEM
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
28.567, -137.167
vessels
M/V MAERSK TENDER · 535 messagesM/V MAERSK TRADER · 535 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:41Z

Original warning text

EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC.
1. THE OCEAN CLEANUP SYSTEM OPERATIONS
   IN PROGRESS BY M/V MAERSK TRADER AND
   M/V MAERSK TENDER TOWING 800 METER
   BARRIER MARKED WITH WHITE LIGHTS AND
   RADAR REFLECTORS IN VICINITY
   28-34.00N 137-10.00W AT 100912Z MAY.
   TWO MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL NAVAREA XII 319/24.

Reading this warning

Tow / towing
A vessel towing another vessel, a barge or a structure — slow, hard to manoeuvre, and with a long line between.
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.
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.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · tows

104 within 180 nm since 2022 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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24

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

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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

0 tows listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 11:44Z; source collection times vary.

Towing

Vessels under tow with long or unlit tow lines. All current tows →

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.