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NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 251500Z jan: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W

Caribbean Sea · NAVAREA IV 106/23

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2023-02-01 17:44Z

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) · SFH 0/22 251513Z JAN 23.. Issued 2023-01-25 16:11Z. 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
Caribbean Sea. The parsed report position is 21.646, -84.389. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued
2023-01-25 16:11Z
status
Archived notice
authority
SFH 0/22 251513Z JAN 23.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA IV
issued by
SFH
sea
Caribbean Sea
position
21.646, -84.389
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. NAVAREA IV MOBILE OFFSHORE DRILLING UNITS
   POSITIONS AT 251500Z JAN:
   A. ARGOS 27-10.4N 090-21.9W.
   B. BLACKFORD DOLPHIN 18-54.9N 093-21.8W.
   C. BLAKE 1007 27-22.0N 094-28.1W.
   D. COATZACOALCOS 18-49.8N 091-50.5W.
   E. COSLHUNTER 19-15.9N 092-26.2W.
   F. DEEPWATER ASGARD 27-48.0N 089-38.9W.
   G. DEEPWATER ATLAS 26-54.2N 091-35.4W.
   H. DEEPWATER CONQUEROR 27-09.5N 091-11.9W.
   I. (NEW POSITION) DEEPWATER INVICTUS
      27-21.9N 090-10.2W.
   J. (NEW POSITION) DEEPWATER PONTUS
      26-06.9N 094-53.2W.
   K. (NEW POSITION) DEEPWATER POSEIDON
      26-41.1N 091-23.9W.
   L. (NEW POSITION) DEEPWATER PROTEUS
      27-48.3N 090-38.9W.
   M. DEEPWATER THALASSA 26-27.5N 090-46.5W.
   N. DEVELOPMENT DRILLER III 11-33.1N 073-34.5W.
   O. (NEW POSITION) DISCOVERER INSPIRATION
      27-49.5N 092-39.4W.
   P. ENTERPRISE 264 29-11.5N 088-57.0W.
   Q. ENTERPRISE 351 29-28.6N 088-40.6W.
   R. FRIDA I 19-36.1N 092-31.7W.
   S. GALAR 18-30.5N 093-26.5W.
   T. GERSEMI 18-29.1N 093-21.6W.
   U. GRID 18-26.7N 094-08.2W.
   V. GSP ORIZONT 19-36.0N 090-58.0W.
   W. H&P RIG 100 28-56.8N 088-35.3W.
   X. (NEW POSITION) H&P RIG 201
      28-09.5N 089-12.7W.
   Y. H&P RIG 205 26-09.4N 094-56.1W.
   Z. H&P RIG 406 27-33.8N 092-25.0W.
   AA. (NEW POSITION) HELIX Q4000
       27-40.1N 090-15.5W.
   AB. (NEW POSITION) HELIX Q5000
       28-01.4N 089-09.8W.
   AC. ISLAND VENTURE 27-13.7N 090-01.7W.
   AD. JOE DOUGLAS 18-52.9N 091-45.7W.
   AE. LIZA DESTINY 08-00.0N 057-00.0W.
   AF. (NEW POSITION) LIZA UNITY
       08-00.5N 056-54.8W.
   AG. MAD DOG 27-11.3N 090-16.1W.
   AH. (NEW POSITION) MAERSK DISCOVERER
       10-38.9N 060-14.1W.
   AI. MAERSK VALIANT 07-19.4N 055-52.6W.
   AJ. NABORS MODS 140 28-12.4N 088-46.4W.
   AK. NABORS MODS 200 28-06.2N 090-12.1W.
   AL. NABORS MODS 400 26-55.8N 090-31.2W.
   AM. NJORD 18-28.8N 093-27.6W.
   AN. (NEW POSITION) NOBLE BOB DOUGLAS
       08-11.0N 056-54.9W.
   AO. (NEW POSITION) NOBLE DON TAYLOR
       08-07.3N 056-59.7W.
   AP. (NEW POSITION) NOBLE FAYE KOZACK
       27-59.4N 088-46.1W.
   AQ. NOBLE GERRY DE SOUZA 10-39.0N 061-39.0W.
   AR. (NEW POSITION) NOBLE GLOBETROTTER II
       28-09.2N 089-27.6W.
   AS. NOBLE REGINA ALLEN 10-39.1N 061-37.4W.
   AT. NOBLE SAM CROFT 08-11.0N 056-54.9W.
   AU. NOBLE STANLEY LAFOSSE 27-32.2N 090-10.0W.
   AV. (NEW POSITION) NOBLE TOM MADDEN
       08-13.5N 056-58.4W.
   AW. OCEAN BLACKHORNET 27-09.2N 090-30.9W.
   AX. (NEW POSITION) OCEAN BLACKLION
       27-08.8N 090-16.3W.
   AY. ODIN 18-30.1N 093-31.4W.
   AZ. (NEW POSITION) OLYMPUS N88
       28-09.6N 089-12.8W.
   AAA. PAPALOAPAN 18-26.7N 094-08.2W.
   AAB. RALPH COFFMAN 18-20.4N 093-53.6W.
   AAC. ROWAN EXL II 28-22.0N 091-27.7W.
   AAD. ROWAN RELENTLESS 26-17.3N 091-04.1W.
   AAE. SAIPEM SANTORINI 28-15.1N 088-46.5W.
   AAF. SEADRILL WEST VELA 27-18.0N 094-01.7W.
   AAG. (NEW POSITION) SEVAN LOUISIANA
        28-51.5N 090-06.6W.
   AAH. STENA CARRON 08-04.5N 057-01.1W.
   AAI. STENA DRILLMAX 08-46.4N 057-33.7W.
   AAJ. THUNDERHORSE PDQ 28-12.5N 088-28.6W.
   AAK. (NEW POSITION) VALARIS DS-16
        28-54.5N 088-11.6W.
   AAL. WELL SERVICES RIG 110 10-07.2N 061-58.7W.
   AAM. WELL SERVICES RIG 50 10-13.0N 061-49.8W.
   AAN. (NEW POSITION) WEST AURIGA 27-12.9N 090-03.1W.
   AAO. WEST COURAGEOUS 19-43.1N 092-20.0W.
   AAP. WEST INTREPID 19-35.4N 092-13.2W.
   AAQ. WEST NEPTUNE 28-04.7N 089-59.0W.
   AAR. WFD 250 28-58.3N 090-26.8W.
2. TO REPORT A MOBILE OFFSHORE DRILLING UNIT AS
   PER IMO RESOLUTION A.1023(26), PARAGRAPH 11.5.1,
   CONTACT NAVSAFETY@NGA.MIL SUBJ: MODU REPORT.
3. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 1381/22.

Reading this warning

NAVAREA
One of the 21 ocean areas of the World-Wide Navigational Warning Service, each with a coordinator that broadcasts long-range warnings.
Drilling rig / MODU
A mobile offshore drilling unit — jack-up, semi-submersible or drillship — has moved into position, with anchors and a safety zone around it.
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.
Cancellation reference
A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.

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Collected reports in this area · survey operations

144 within 180 nm since 2002 · 5 in the last 12 months · 1 listed in force now

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Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

55 survey operations listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 05:35Z; source collection times vary.

Surveys

Hydrographic and scientific survey vessels, often towing long arrays. All current survey operations →

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