Surveys

Scientific moorings established in: a. 13-21.2N 059-37.4W

Caribbean Sea · NAVAREA IV 24/17

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2019-03-08 15:24Z

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) · UKHO 121656Z JAN 17.. Issued 2017-01-12 17:48Z. 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
Caribbean Sea. The parsed report position is 13.190, -59.528. 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 Caribbean Sea →

issued
2017-01-12 17:48Z
status
Archived notice
authority
UKHO 121656Z JAN 17.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA IV
issued by
UKHO
sea
Caribbean Sea
position
13.190, -59.528
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA.
BARBADOS.
CHART 25485.
SCIENTIFIC MOORINGS ESTABLISHED IN:
A. 13-21.2N 059-37.4W.
B. 13-11.3N 059-27.0W.
C. 13-01.7N 059-30.7W.

Reading this warning

Chart reference
The number of the nautical chart on which the reported position lies.
Scientific mooring
Instruments anchored to the seabed and held up by floats, sometimes just below the surface, left for months to measure the ocean.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · survey operations

65 within 180 nm since 2002 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 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 2026-10-03 19:15Z; 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.