Surveys

Golfo de california

Gulf of California · NAVAREA XII 51/13

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2013-03-02 11:25Z

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) · MEXICO XII 43/13 26 FEB 13.. Issued 2013-02-26 22:27Z. 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: Gulf of California. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued: 2013-02-26 22:27Z
status: Archived notice
authority: MEXICO XII 43/13 26 FEB 13.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA XII
issued by: MEXICO XII
sea: Gulf of California
position: 25.632, -108.965
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

MEXICO-WEST COAST.
GOLFO DE CALIFORNIA.
1. UNDERWATER OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 28 JUL
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   25-19.55N 108-40.21W, 25-24.18N 108-57.26W,
   25-44.03N 109-25.29W, 26-15.02N 109-18.35W,
   25-04.00N 108-18.00W, 24-43.29N 108-02.19W,
   24-27.08N 107-45.37W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 29 JUL 13.

Reading this warning

Underwater operations: Divers or remotely operated vehicles are working below a vessel that cannot easily move out of the way.
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.
CANCEL THIS MSG: The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.

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Collected reports in this area · survey operations

4 within 180 nm since 2010 · 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

56 survey operations listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 16:22Z; 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.