Geophysical and seismic survey in progress until 18 mar by M/V nikolay trubyatchinsky towing 12000 meter…
Gulf of Mexico · NAVAREA IV 178/16
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2016-03-19 00:01Z
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 47/16 072149Z MAR 16.. Issued 2016-03-07 22:44Z. 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
Current notices and reporting history in the Gulf of Mexico →
- issued
- 2016-03-07 22:44Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MEXICO IV 47/16 072149Z MAR 16.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- MEXICO IV
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 23.258, -92.263
- vessel
- M/V NIKOLAY TRUBYATCHINSKY · 29 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. GEOPHYSICAL AND SEISMIC SURVEY IN PROGRESS UNTIL 18 MAR BY M/V NIKOLAY TRUBYATCHINSKY TOWING 12000 METER LONG CABLE IN AREA BOUND BY 25-05.20N 091-29.50W, 22-11.50N 094-14.60W, 22-33.00N 091-34.40W, 22-09.50N 091-10.00W, 22-23.10N 090-56.90W, 22-54.20N 091-13.80W. 2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 136/16. 3. CANCEL THIS MSG 19 MAR 16.
Reading this warning
- Seismic survey
- A survey that maps the rock beneath the seabed with sound pulses from air guns, recorded on streamers kilometres long.
- 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.
- 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 · cable & pipeline work
34 within 180 nm since 2007 · 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.
- Seismic survey in progress until 10 oct by M/V western neptune, M/V wg columbus, M/V geco diamond, M/V geco…2016-09-12
- Seismic survey in progress until 30 oct by M/V western neptune, M/V wg columbus, M/V geco diamond, M/V geco…2016-08-16
- Seismic survey in progress until 30 oct by M/V western neptune, M/V wg columbus, M/V geco diamond, M/V geco…2016-07-18
- Seismic survey in progress until 30 oct by M/V western neptune, M/V wg columbus, M/V western patriot, M/V…2016-07-04
- Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V northern explorer towing 12000 meter long cable in…2016-07-02
- Seismic survey 01 jul thru 15 sep by M/V bgp pioneer towing 11000 meter long cable in area bound by 26-00N…2016-06-27
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
No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.
Worldwide in the collected sources
23 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 15:40Z; source collection times vary.
Cable ops
Cable laying, pipeline and seismic operations. All current cable & pipeline work →
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.