Surveys

Massachusetts to puerto rico

North Atlantic Ocean · NAVAREA IV 616/22

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2022-07-03 02:56Z

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) · WHOI 0/22 171502Z JUN 22.. Issued 2022-07-01 06:01Z. 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
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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Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →

issued
2022-07-01 06:01Z
status
Archived notice
self-cancels
2022-07-24 04:59Z
authority
WHOI 0/22 171502Z JUN 22.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA IV
issued by
WHOI
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
19.695, -66.050
vessel
R/V ATLANTIS · 37 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
MASSACHUSETTS TO PUERTO RICO.
1. UNDERWATER OPERATIONS BY R/V ATLANTIS
   0400Z TO 0359Z DAILY:
   A. 06 THRU 09 JUL IN AREA WITHIN 35 MILES OF
      39-50.00N 069-40.00W.
   B. 09 AND 10 JUL IN AREA WITHIN 30 MILES OF
      38-43.00N 069-06.00W.
   C. 10 AND 11 JUL IN AREA WITHIN TEN MILES OF
      37-36.00N 068-35.00W.
   D. 11 AND 12 JUL IN AREA WITHIN TEN MILES OF
      32-34.00N 067-05.00W.
   E. 13 AND 14 JUL IN AREA WITHIN 15 MILES OF
      26-36.00N 065-16.00W.
   F. 15 THRU 23 JUL AREA WITHIN 60 MILES OF
      I19-38.00N 066-03.00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 240459Z JUL 22.

Reading this warning

Underwater operations
Divers or remotely operated vehicles are working below a vessel that cannot easily move out of the way.
Survey operations
A research or survey vessel is mapping the seabed or water column, often while towing equipment.
Within a radius of
A circular area — every position within a stated distance of a point.
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.
CANCEL THIS MSG
The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
Date-time group (DTG)
A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.

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Collected reports in this area · survey operations

6 within 180 nm since 2015 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

15
20
23

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

No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.

Worldwide in the collected sources

56 survey operations listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-28 09:08Z; 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.