Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V gsi pacific towing 6000 meter long cable in area…
Labrador Sea · NAVAREA IV 272/06
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2006-10-25 06:16Z
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) · MCTS ST JOHNS FAX 180627Z OCT 06.. Issued 2006-10-18 12:01Z. 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
- Labrador Sea. 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
- Cancel NAVAREA IV 272/06 and this msg, survey completedlater cancellation notice
- issued
- 2006-10-18 12:01Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MCTS ST JOHNS FAX 180627Z OCT 06.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- MCTS ST JOHNS FAX
- sea
- Labrador Sea
- position
- 55.161, -53.997
- vessel
- M/V GSI PACIFIC · 4 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
SEISMIC SURVEY IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY M/V GSI PACIFIC TOWING 6000 METER LONG CABLE IN AREA BOUND BY 56-57.5N 054-24.4W, 55-40.9N 059-02.7W, 53-23.4N 053-49.8W, 54-37.6N 048-49.6W. SIX MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
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.
- Until further notice
- The operation or danger has no scheduled end; the warning stays in force until a later message cancels it.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work
14 within 180 nm since 2004 · 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.
- Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship lida along trackline joining 53-04.1N…2019-07-17
- Cable operations in progress until 161700Z jul by cableship lida along trackline joining 53-04.1N 049-58.8W,…2019-07-10
- Cable operations in progress until 071700Z jul by cableship lida along trackline joining 53-04.1N 049-58.8W,…2019-07-07
- Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V sanco spirit towing 8000 meter long cable in area…2012-08-16
- Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V sanco spirit towing 8000 meter long cable in area…2011-09-23
- Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V sanco spirit towing 8000 meter long cable in area…2011-08-16
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 2026-09-24 20:21Z; 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.