Surveys

Survey operations in progress until 21 oct by M/V northern explorer, M/V osprey explorer and M/V hawk…

Nortwestern Caribbean Sea · Gulf of Mexico · Bay of Campeche · NAVAREA IV 351/16

issued
2016-05-06 23:31Z
status
cancelled 2016-06-02 22:45Z (archive)
cancels
NAVAREA IV 256/16
authority
MEXICO IV 86/16 061815Z MAY 16.
position
22.929, -92.143
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

NORTWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA.
GULF OF MEXICO.
BAY OF CAMPECHE.
1. SURVEY OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 21 OCT BY
   M/V NORTHERN EXPLORER, M/V OSPREY EXPLORER
   AND M/V HAWK EXPLORER TOWING 12000 METER
   LONG CABLE IN AREA BOUND BY
   21-48N 093-45W, 22-33N 086-01W, 21-95N 085-93W,
   21-60N 085-85W, 20-82N 085-58W, 20-24N 085-09W,
   20-00N 084-92W, 19-54N 084-64W, 19-09N 085-18W,
   18-20N 085-56W, 17-86N 086-13W, 18-08N 087-16W,
   18-12N 087-35W, 18-16N 087-38W, 20-78N 086-56W,
   21-61N 086-57W, 22-07N 086-97W, 21-67N 089-11W,
   21-13N 090-56W, 19-85N 090-80W, 19-34N 091-07W,
   18-58N 092-87W, 18-34N 094-34W, 18-61N 094-92W,
   18-74N 095-19W, 18-83N 095-69W, 19-20N 095-96W,
   19-40N 096-21W, 19-85N 096-43W, 21-00N 097-20W,
   21-52N 097-23W, 22-24N 097-73W, 24-77N 097-50W,
   26-12N 096-94W, 26-12N 096-44W, 26-13N 095-08W,
   26-75N 094-63W, 26-27N 093-84W, 26-03N 094-03W,
   25-93N 086-72W, 25-21N 086-55W, 24-94N 086-94W,
   24-16N 086-65W, 23-51N 086-40W, 27-37N 086-34W,
   22-76N 086-11W, 22-33N 086-02W.
   WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 256/16.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 22 OCT 16.

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