Survey operations in progress until 21 oct by M/V northern explorer, M/V osprey explorer and M/V hawk…
Gulf of Mexico · NAVAREA IV 429/16
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2016-07-02 19:26Z
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 86/16 022225Z JUN 16.. Issued 2016-06-02 22:45Z. 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
- 2016-06-02 22:45Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MEXICO IV 86/16 022225Z JUN 16.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- MEXICO IV
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 22.623, -91.999
- vessels
- M/V HAWK EXPLORER · 214 messagesM/V NORTHERN EXPLORER · 69 messagesM/V OSPREY EXPLORER · 72 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
NORTHWESTERN 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 22-19.8N 086-06.0W, 21-57.0N 085-55.8W, 21-36.0N 085-51.0W, 20-49.2N 085-34.8W, 20-14.4N 085-05.4W, 20-00.0N 084-55.2W, 19-32.4N 084-38.4W, 19-05.4N 085-10.8W, 18-12.0N 085-33.6W, 17-51.6N 086-07.8W, 18-04.8N 087-09.6W, 18-07.2N 087-21.0W, 18-09.6N 087-22.8W, 20-46.8N 086-33.6W, 21-60.0N 086-28.2W, 22-04.2N 086-58.2W, 21-40.2N 089-06.6W, 21-07.8N 090-33.6W, 19-51.0N 090-48.0W, 19-20.4N 091-04.2W, 18-34.8N 092-52.2W, 18-20.4N 094-20.4W, 18-36.6N 094-55.2W, 18-44.4N 095-11.4W, 18-49.8N 095-41.4W, 19-12.0N 095-57.6W, 19-24.0N 096-12.6W, 19-51.0N 096-25.8W, 21-00.0N 097-12.0W, 21-31.2N 097-13.8W, 22-14.4N 097-43.8W, 24-46.2N 097-30.0W, 26-07.2N 096-56.4W, 26-07.2N 096-26.4W, 26-07.8N 095-04.8W, 26-45.0N 094-37.8W, 26-16.2N 093-50.4W, 26-01.8N 094-01.8W, 25-55.8N 086-43.2W, 25-12.6N 086-33.0W, 24-56.4N 086-56.4W, 24-04.6N 086-39.0W, 23-30.6N 086-24.0W, 23-22.2N 086-20.4W, 22-45.6N 086-06.6W, 22-19.8N 086-01.2W. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 351/16. 3. CANCEL THIS MSG 22 OCT 16.
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
5 within 180 nm since 2005 · 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 21 oct by M/V northern explorer, M/V osprey explorer and M/V hawk…2016-05-06
- Survey operations in progress until 20 dec by M/V geco diamond towing 14 9000 meter long cables in area…2015-08-13
- Underwater operations in progress until 08 aug in area bound by 26-00N 096-32W, 22-56N 089-56W, 19-31N…2015-07-12
- Survey operations in progress until 02 oct by M/V ta kuntah vicinity 19-41N 092-05W2005-08-15
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
55 survey operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-30 23:57Z; 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.