Geophysical operations in progress until 14 aug by M/V discoverer II in area bound by 23-35.66N 093-48.80W,…
Gulf of Mexico · NAVAREA IV 654/15
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2015-08-13 16:25Z
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 147/15 101459Z AUG 15.. Issued 2015-08-10 15:47Z. 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
- 2015-08-10 15:47Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MEXICO IV 147/15 101459Z AUG 15.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- MEXICO IV
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 21.380, -94.020
- vessel
- M/V DISCOVERER II · 5 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
GULF OF MEXICO. BAY OF CAMPECHE. MEXICO. 1. GEOPHYSICAL OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 14 AUG BY M/V DISCOVERER II IN AREA BOUND BY 23-35.66N 093-48.80W, 23-02.80N 092-33.20W, 22-40.48N 092-13.00W, 22-07.58N 093-25.53W, 18-37.20N 093-01.78W, 18-31.58N 093-45.80W, 21-45.25N 094-15.70W, 19-59.27N 096-20.37W, 20-13.92N 096-32.95W. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 15 AUG 15.
Reading this warning
- 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.
- CANCEL THIS MSG
- The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
Collected reports in this area · other warnings
8 within 180 nm since 2000 · 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.
- Hazardous operation 21 thru 26 may and 25 thru 30 june in area bound by 22-20.00N 091-16.00W, 22-20.00N…2024-05-16
- Hazardous operation 21 thru 26 may and 25 thru 30 june in area bound by 21-03.00N 096-24.00W, 21-03.30N…2024-05-16
- Geophysical operations in progress until 15 dec by M/V boa galatea in areas bound by: a. 18-37.38N…2015-10-27
- Geophysical operations in progress until 14 aug by M/V dong fang ming zhu in area bound by 23-16.77N…2015-08-10
- Geophysical operations in progress until 10 aug by M/V discoverer in area bound by 21-37.75N 094-58.50W,…2015-08-10
- Pipelaying operations in progress until 10 may 14 along trackline between 18-43.43N 092-40.92W and 18-43.28N…2013-05-10
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
21 other warnings listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 16:59Z; source collection times vary.
Other
Everything the classifier did not place elsewhere. All current other warnings →
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.