Scientific moorings established 04 thru 24 feb in: a. 28-00.24N 093-46.17W
Gulf of Mexico · NAVAREA IV 79/17
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2017-02-25 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) · NRLSSC 201530Z JAN 17.. Issued 2017-02-01 03:28Z. 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 parsed report position is 27.977, -93.738. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Current notices and reporting history in the Gulf of Mexico →
- issued
- 2017-02-01 03:28Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NRLSSC 201530Z JAN 17.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- NRLSSC
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 27.977, -93.738
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
GULF OF MEXICO. CHART 11340. 1. SCIENTIFIC MOORINGS ESTABLISHED 04 THRU 24 FEB IN: A. 28-00.24N 093-46.17W. B. 28-00.24N 093-46.14W. C. 28-00.21N 093-46.15W. D. 28-00.24N 093-42.33W. E. 28-00.24N 093-42.36W. F. 28-00.18N 093-42.42W. G. 27-56.94N 093-42.33W. H. 27-56.94N 093-42.36W. I. 27-57.03N 093-42.40W. J. 27-56.94N 093-46.17W. K. 27-56.94N 093-46.14W. L. 27-56.99N 093-46.15W. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 25 FEB 17.
Reading this warning
- Chart reference
- The number of the nautical chart on which the reported position lies.
- Scientific mooring
- Instruments anchored to the seabed and held up by floats, sometimes just below the surface, left for months to measure the ocean.
- 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
58 within 180 nm since 2002 · 3 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 in progress until further notice by M/V island frontier in area bound by 27-14.19N…2026-09-26
- Survey operations in progress until 31 dec by M/V island frontier with M/V rem andes and M/V sanco sword…2026-08-22
- Survey operations in progress until 31 dec by M/V island frontier in area bound by 27-54.83N 092-06.05W,…2026-08-06
- Survey operations 10 sep thru 31 mar 25 by M/V sanco spirit, M/V rem andes and M/V siem spearfish towing 400…2024-09-03
- Survey operations in progress until 25 jan 25 by M/V chloe candies with submersibles, M/V sanco sword and…2024-07-05
- Survey operations in progress until 30 apr by M/V chloe candies, M/V sanco spirit and M/V artemis athene in…2024-02-21
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
56 survey operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 17:16Z; 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.