Underwater operations in progress until 26 aug by M/V thalassa in: a. 52-39.99N 051-52.94W
Labrador Sea · NAVAREA IV 618/14
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2014-08-27 00:01Z
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) · SYLVIE VAN ISEGHEM 061311Z AUG 14.. Issued 2014-08-06 18:13Z. 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 parsed report position is 54.383, -51.435. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
- issued
- 2014-08-06 18:13Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- SYLVIE VAN ISEGHEM 061311Z AUG 14.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- SYLVIE VAN ISEGHEM
- sea
- Labrador Sea
- position
- 54.383, -51.435
- vessel
- M/V THALASSA · 139 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC. LABRADOR SEA. 1. UNDERWATER OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 26 AUG BY M/V THALASSA IN: A. 52-39.99N 051-52.94W. B. 52-44.61N 051-41.79W. C. 52-44.61N 051-41.80W. D. 52-46.98N 051-35.82W. E. 52-50.17N 051-28.45W. F. 52-51.94N 051-29.36W. G. 52-52.30N 051-22.65W. H. 52-55.40N 051-15.89W. I. 52-57.13N 051-18.59W. J. 53-00.72N 051-02.65W. K. 53-02.76N 051-04.87W. L. 53-06.20N 050-50.40W. M. 53-08.26N 050-52.27W. N. 53-13.90N 050-34.08W. O. 53-21.55N 050-14.08W. P. 53-30.11N 049-53.64W. Q. 53-38.83N 049-32.85W. R. 53-47.86N 049-12.16W. S. 53-57.02N 048-52.05W. T. 54-10.00N 048-24.95W. U. 54-20.05N 047-55.05W. V. 57-30.00N 054-00.00W. W. 59-47.37N 060-37.28W. X. 59-48.55N 060-30.77W. Y. 59-51.05N 060-14.47W. Z. 59-20.30N 039-40.00W. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 27 AUG 14.
Reading this warning
- Underwater operations
- Divers or remotely operated vehicles are working below a vessel that cannot easily move out of the way.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · survey operations
10 within 180 nm since 2014 · 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 30 jul until further notice by M/V ramform atlas towing 16 five mile long cables in area…2020-07-29
- Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V ramform titan towing 16 8100 meter long cables in…2019-07-23
- Survey operations in progress until 05 sep by M/V atlantic explorer towing 9000 meter long cable in area…2017-08-10
- Survey operations in progress until 09 aug by M/V atlantic explorer towing 9000 meter long cable in area…2017-07-13
- Oceanographic operations in progress until 211000Z aug by M/V maria s. merian in area bound by 57-32.40N…2015-08-11
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V polar prince in area bound by 52-25N 051-41W,…2014-09-19
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
54 survey operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 11:49Z; 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.