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Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V polar prince in area bound by 52-25N 051-41W,…

Labrador Sea · NAVAREA IV 777/14

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2014-09-20 14:23Z

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 114/14 191204Z SEP 14.. Issued 2014-09-19 13:31Z. 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.

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issued
2014-09-19 13:31Z
status
Archived notice
authority
CANLANT 114/14 191204Z SEP 14.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA IV
issued by
CANLANT
sea
Labrador Sea
position
51.689, -51.404
vessel
M/V POLAR PRINCE · 21 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 FURTHER
   NOTICE BY M/V POLAR PRINCE IN AREA BOUND BY
   52-25N 051-41W, 51-30N 052-35W,
   50-58N 051-08W, 51-52N 050-13W.
   THREE MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 774/14.

Reading this warning

Underwater operations
Divers or remotely operated vehicles are working below a vessel that cannot easily move out of the way.
Until further notice
The operation or danger has no scheduled end; the warning stays in force until a later message cancels it.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · survey operations

10 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 2026-10-02 02:13Z; 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.