Seismic survey 12 dec thru 10 jan 15 by M/V western pride towing 6.5 mile long cable in area bound by 03-22N…
North Pacific Ocean · NAVAREA XII 473/14
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2014-12-27 10:40Z
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) · WESTERN PRIDE 062145Z DEC 14.. Issued 2014-12-06 22:13Z. 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
- North 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 North Pacific Ocean →
- issued
- 2014-12-06 22:13Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- WESTERN PRIDE 062145Z DEC 14.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XII
- issued by
- WESTERN PRIDE
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 3.207, -81.904
- vessel
- M/V WESTERN PRIDE · 94 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC. COLOMBIA. 1. SEISMIC SURVEY 12 DEC THRU 10 JAN 15 BY M/V WESTERN PRIDE TOWING 6.5 MILE LONG CABLE IN AREA BOUND BY 03-22N 078-16W, 01-06N 079-52W, 02-48N 082-16W, 05-00N 088-40W. EIGHT MILE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 11 JAN 15.
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.
- 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.
- Wide berth requested
- Keep well clear — or, when a distance is given ("TWO MILE BERTH REQUESTED"), at least that far away.
- CANCEL THIS MSG
- The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work
4 within 180 nm since 2001 · 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.
- Seismic survey in progress until 04 mar by M/V james cook towing 4500 meter long cable in area bound by…2015-01-28
- Cable laying operations 31 oct thru 06 nov by cableship ile de brehat along trackline joining 01-35.5N…2014-10-29
- Underwater cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship nexus along trackline between…2001-02-11
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 12:39Z; 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.