Survey operations in progress until 31 jul by M/V oceanic vega and M/V oceanic sirius each towing 14 10000…
Gulf of Mexico · NAVAREA IV 139/19
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2019-06-22 20:38Z
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 9/19 271830Z FEB 19.. Issued 2019-02-27 21:09Z. 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 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
- Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V oceanic vega and M/V oceanic sirius, each towing…cancelled by this notice
- Cancel NAVAREA IV 139/19 and this msg, operations completedlater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Gulf of Mexico →
- issued
- 2019-02-27 21:09Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MEXICO IV 9/19 271830Z FEB 19.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- MEXICO IV
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 24.118, -96.491
- vessels
- M/V OCEANIC SIRIUS EACHM/V OCEANIC VEGA · 63 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
GULF OF MEXICO. 1. SURVEY OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 31 JUL BY M/V OCEANIC VEGA AND M/V OCEANIC SIRIUS EACH TOWING 14 10000 METER LONG CABLES IN AREA BOUND BY 23-15.45N 097-16.43W, 23-15.15N 095-48.30W, 25-05.30N 095-49.12W, 25-04.46N 096-49.21W, 24-16.13N 097-14.65W. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 107/19. 3. CANCEL THIS MSG 01 AUG 19.
Reading this warning
- Survey operations
- A research or survey vessel is mapping the seabed or water column, often while towing equipment.
- 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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · survey operations
14 within 180 nm since 2002 · 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 further notice by M/V oceanic vega and M/V oceanic sirius, each towing…2019-02-15
- Survey operations in progress until 03 jan 18 by M/V oceanic vega towing 12 9150 meter long cables in area…2017-12-15
- Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V oceanic vega towing 12 5.5 mile long cables in…2017-12-08
- 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
- Mexico 1. survey operations in progress until 10 may by M/V oceanic sirius, M/V oceanic vega, M/V geowave…2017-02-28
- Survey operations in progress until 31 aug by M/V oceanic sirius and M/V oceanic vega each towing 12 5.5…2017-02-06
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
- Punta de piedra light 24-29.23N 097-44.56W unlitNav aids · 72 nm
- Carbonera light 24-37.62N 097-42.97W unlitNav aids · 73.6 nm
- Dangerous wreck in 25-14.24N 097-07.72WWrecks · 75.7 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
56 survey operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 16:59Z; 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.