Underwater operations in progress until 27 aug 14 in 22-25.21N 097-41.66W
Gulf of Mexico · NAVAREA IV 131/13
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2013-04-27 10:47Z
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 IV 66/13 091854Z MAR 13.. Issued 2013-03-09 19:26Z. 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 Mexico. The parsed report position is 22.420, -97.694. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Current notices and reporting history in the Gulf of Mexico →
- issued
- 2013-03-09 19:26Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MEXICO IV 66/13 091854Z MAR 13.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- MEXICO IV
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 22.420, -97.694
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
GULF OF MEXICO. MEXICO. 1. UNDERWATER OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 27 AUG 14 IN 22-25.21N 097-41.66W. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 28 AUG 14.
Reading this warning
- Underwater operations
- Divers or remotely operated vehicles are working below a vessel that cannot easily move out of the way.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · survey operations
5 within 180 nm since 2013 · 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 31 jul by M/V oceanic vega and M/V oceanic sirius each towing 14 10000…2019-02-27
- Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V oceanic vega and M/V oceanic sirius, each towing…2019-02-15
- Underwater operations in progress until 15 jul by M/V utrecht, M/V tog mor, M/V jesus vega, M/V puffing…2017-06-16
- Hydrographic survey in progress until 05 aug in 20-10.3N 096-34.4W2015-07-31
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
- La barra light 20-58.4N 097-18.5W unreliableNav aids · 89.5 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
54 survey operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-30 00:13Z; 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.