Underwater operations are in progress by vessels Bourbon Calm and Bourbon Sapphire in the Western North Atlantic; wide berth requested.
North Atlantic Ocean · NAVAREA IV 12/24
What this record establishes
Listed in force
The latest collected record lists this warning as active. This is the status of the notice, not a live observation of conditions at the location.
- Source and dates
- NGA MSI in-force warnings (DailyMem*.txt) · OFFSHORE GUYANA 22/24 031800Z JAN 24.. Issued 2024-01-03 19:16Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:41Z; last seen in collection 2026-10-01 05:17Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
- Location covered
- North Atlantic 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 Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2024-01-03 19:16Z
- status
- Listed in force
- authority
- OFFSHORE GUYANA 22/24 031800Z JAN 24.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- OFFSHORE GUYANA
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 8.090, -56.912
- vessels
- M/V BOURBON CALM · 3 messagesM/V BOURBON SAPPHIRE · 8 messages
- nearest port
- Georgetown · 107 nm
- source
- NGA MSI in-force warnings (DailyMem*.txt) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:41Z
Original warning text
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC. UNDERWATER OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY M/V BOURBON CALM AND M/V BOURBON SAPPHIRE IN AREAS BOUND BY A. 08-00.66N 056-44.58W, 08-00.66N 056-40.12W, 07-54.87N 056-40.12W, 07-54.87N 056-44.58W. B. 08-15.96N 057-02.23W, 08-15.96N 056-54.25W, 07-58.60N 056-54.25W, 07-58.60N 057-02.23W. C. 08-06.94N 056-49.93W, 08-06.94N 056-46.61W, 07-58.94N 056-46.61W, 07-58.94N 056-49.93W. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
Reading this warning
- Underwater operations
- Divers or remotely operated vehicles are working below a vessel that cannot easily move out of the way.
- Until further notice
- The operation or danger has no scheduled end; the warning stays in force until a later message cancels it.
- 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.
Conditions at the position · now
loading…
MET Norway · NOAA WaveWatch III · HYCOM · GEBCO 2020 · model data at the centroid, not an observation
Collected reports in this area · survey operations
297 within 180 nm since 2014 · 17 in the last 12 months · 13 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 30 nov by M/V san jacinto II in areas bound by: a. 06-45.00N 055-00.00W,…2026-09-30
- Survey operations 27 sep thru 23 oct by tug dona jose II and M/V exxonmobil guyana limited in area bound by…2026-09-14
- Survey operations until 01 dec by M/V genesis in area bound by 07-15.96N 055-45.64W, 07-17.89N 055-45.22W,…2026-08-24
- Survey operations 01 sep thru 20 nov 26 by M/V hos ridgewind in area bound by 07-44.74N 056-13.99W,…2026-08-13
- Survey operations in progress until 31 dec by vessel aht DN87 and tug telesto in area bound by 07-03.06N…2026-07-20
- Underwater operations in progress until 31 dec by M/V prinsengracht in area bound by 08-03.09N 056-46.88W,…2026-06-24
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
- Pipeline operations in progress until 31 dec by M/V saipem constellation in area bound by 08-07.37N…Cable ops · 4 nm
- Underwater operations in progress until 31 dec 26 by osv aldemir souza tide in area bound by 08-15.96N…Surveys · 4 nm
- Underwater operations in progress until 31 dec by M/V c-worker 1 in area bound by 07-54.85N 057-06.47W,…Surveys · 6.7 nm
- Pipeline operations in progress thru 31 dec 26 by the following vessels: c-confidence, c- installer,…Cable ops · 11.1 nm
- Underwater operations in progress until 31 dec by vessel ocv normand navigator in area bound by 08-00.65N…Surveys · 14.4 nm
- Underwater operations in progress until 31 dec by M/V prinsengracht in area bound by 08-03.09N 056-46.88W,…Surveys · 15.2 nm
- Survey operations in progress until 31 dec 26 by M/V fugro brasilis in area bound by: 08-00.00N 057-09.90W,…Surveys · 15.8 nm
- Survey operations in progress until 31 dec 26 by vessel bos princess in area bound by 08-09.73N 057-09.73W,…Surveys · 17.4 nm
- Survey operations 01 sep thru 20 nov 26 by M/V hos ridgewind in area bound by 07-44.74N 056-13.99W,…Surveys · 30.4 nm
- Survey operations in progress until 15 nov by M/V moonrise g in area bound by 07-50.19N 058-24.50W,…Surveys · 62.7 nm
- Survey operations in progress until 15 nov by M/V bgp prospector in area bound by 07-50.19N 058-24.50W,…Surveys · 62.7 nm
- Survey operations in progress until 16 nov by M/V sea horse II in area bound by 07-57.54N 058-27.64W,…Surveys · 72.1 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
55 survey operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-01 05:29Z; 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.