Surveys

Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V ramform sterling towing 8100 meter long cables in…

North Atlantic Ocean · NAVAREA IV 584/17

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2017-07-17 17:09Z

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) · CANLANT 48/17 121112Z JUL 17.. Issued 2017-07-12 12:05Z. 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
North Atlantic Ocean. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued
2017-07-12 12:05Z
status
Archived notice
authority
CANLANT 48/17 121112Z JUL 17.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA IV
issued by
CANLANT
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
46.236, -46.841
vessel
M/V RAMFORM STERLING · 24 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
SURVEY OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
BY M/V RAMFORM STERLING TOWING 8100 METER LONG
CABLES IN AREA BOUND BY
48-20.5N 047-34.0W, 48-20.5N 045-26.0W,
45-28.5N 046-32.0W, 43-25.0N 046-32.0W,
43-25.0N 047-34.0W.
WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.

Reading this warning

Survey operations
A research or survey vessel is mapping the seabed or water column, often while towing equipment.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · survey operations

25 within 180 nm since 2006 · 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 06:34Z; 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.