Surveys

Survey operations 21 dec thru 31 mar 23 by M/V bgp prospector in area bound by 07-36.03N 054-35.33W,…

North Atlantic Ocean · NAVAREA IV 1375/22

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2023-02-05 23:21Z

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) · SURINAME 30/22 200905Z DEC 22.. Issued 2022-12-20 09:12Z. 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
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.

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issued
2022-12-20 09:12Z
status
Archived notice
self-cancels
2023-04-01 00:01Z
authority
SURINAME 30/22 200905Z DEC 22.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA IV
issued by
SURINAME
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
7.086, -54.890
vessel
M/V BGP PROSPECTOR · 75 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
SURINAME.
1. SURVEY OPERATIONS 21 DEC THRU 31 MAR 23
   BY M/V BGP PROSPECTOR IN AREA BOUND BY
   07-36.03N 054-35.33W, 07-36.20N 055-11.21W,
   06-34.21N 055-11.45W, 06-34.06N 054-35.68W.
   FIVE MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 1371/22.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 010001Z APR 23.

Reading this warning

Survey operations
A research or survey vessel is mapping the seabed or water column, often while towing equipment.
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.
Cancellation reference
A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
NAVAREA
One of the 21 ocean areas of the World-Wide Navigational Warning Service, each with a coordinator that broadcasts long-range warnings.
CANCEL THIS MSG
The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · survey operations

288 within 180 nm since 2003 · 14 in the last 12 months · 10 listed in force now

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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

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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

Worldwide in the collected sources

56 survey operations listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-04 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.