Surveys

Oceanographic operations in progress until 211000Z aug by M/V maria s. merian in area bound by 57-32.40N…

Labrador Sea · NAVAREA IV 659/15

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2015-08-21 11:00Z

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) · MARIA S. MERIAN 111007Z AUG 15.. Issued 2015-08-11 11:45Z. 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
Labrador Sea. 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 Labrador Sea →

issued
2015-08-11 11:45Z
status
Archived notice
self-cancels
2015-08-21 11:00Z
authority
MARIA S. MERIAN 111007Z AUG 15.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA IV
issued by
MARIA S. MERIAN
sea
Labrador Sea
position
55.669, -55.551
vessel
M/V MARIA S MERIAN · 25 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

CANADA-NORTHEAST COAST.
LABRADOR SEA.
1. OCEANOGRAPHIC OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 211000Z AUG
   BY M/V MARIA S. MERIAN IN AREA BOUND BY
   57-32.40N 061-13.33W, 58-01.28N 057-04.70W,
   56-57.60N 052-39.59W, 53-49.51N 050-04.35W,
   53-06.28N 055-29.68W, 53-38.16N 055-43.23W,
   53-06.13N 055-52.00W, 54-12.44N 057-00.56W,
   54-37.95N 057-01.35W, 54-47.11N 057-37.62W,
   55-00.27N 057-53.96W, 54-55.88N 058-19.87W,
   55-58.86N 060-11.07W.
   WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 638/15.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 211100Z AUG 15.

Reading this warning

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.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · survey operations

5 within 180 nm since 2014 · 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

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 2026-10-01 10:45Z; 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.