Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V discoverer 2 towing 250 meter long cable in area…
Caribbean Sea · NAVAREA IV 1062/17
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2017-11-19 20:41Z
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) · PANAMA MARITIME AUTHORITY 091317Z NOV 17.. Issued 2017-11-09 15:03Z. 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 map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Cancel NAVAREA IV 1062/17 and this msglater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Caribbean Sea →
- issued
- 2017-11-09 15:03Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- PANAMA MARITIME AUTHORITY 091317Z NOV 17.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- PANAMA MARITIME AUTHORITY
- sea
- Caribbean Sea
- position
- 9.761, -78.007
- vessel
- M/V DISCOVERER 2 · 26 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA. PANAMA. SURVEY OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY M/V DISCOVERER 2 TOWING 250 METER LONG CABLE IN AREA BOUND BY 10-21-36N 078-40-52W, 10-05-38N 077-45-24W, 09-35-25N 077-13-33W, 09-05-15N 077-38-19W, 09-26-02N 078-04-55W, 09-43-45N 078-40-56W, 10-21-36N 078-40-52W. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
Reading this warning
- Survey operations
- A research or survey vessel is mapping the seabed or water column, often while towing equipment.
- Until further notice
- The operation or danger has no scheduled end; the warning stays in force until a later message cancels it.
- Towed array / streamer
- Equipment towed a long way behind a vessel — sonar, a hydrophone cable, a sampling sled — invisible at the surface.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · survey operations
29 within 180 nm since 2000 · 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.
- Survey operations in progress until 21 may in area bound by 09-43.00N 076-00.00W, 09-43.00N 075-34.00W,…2024-04-13
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by dredge leila in areas bound by: a. 07-56.05N…2023-07-01
- Underwater operations 221200Z to 221800Z apr in 10-22.6N 075-32.3W2021-04-21
- Underwater operations in progress until 29 apr by M/V galatea, M/V xpress and M/V prada along trackline…2021-04-09
- Underwater operations in progress until 08 apr by M/V galatea, M/V xpress and M/V prada along trackline…2021-03-28
- Underwater operations in progress until 31 dec in area bound by 09-29-17N 075-46-19W, 09-29-22N 075-46-14W,…2020-11-25
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
- M/V roswal sank in 08-40.88N 076-50.00WWrecks · 95.1 nm
- Lm buoy 09-25.99N 079-49.78W missingNav aids · 109.7 nm
- Port hand 3 buoy 09-23.52N 079-53.75W missingNav aids · 114 nm
- Starboard hand 4 buoy 09-23.52N 079-53.87W missingNav aids · 114.1 nm
- Manzanillo entrance west head light 09-22.90N 079-53.90W damagedNav aids · 114.2 nm
- Manzanillo entrance light 09-22.90N 079-53.90W temporarily changed to whiteNav aids · 114.2 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
50 survey operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-25 00:26Z; 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.