Surveys

Scientific moorings established: a. BI2, in 66-38.824N 061-13.386W, at depth 79 meters, top float 30 meters

Davis Strait · NAVAREA IV 805/15

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2017-04-07 14:52Z

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) · NOTSHIP A 123/15 270935Z SEP 15.. Issued 2015-09-27 11:05Z. 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
Davis Strait. The parsed report position is 67.002, -57.398. 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 Davis Strait →

issued
2015-09-27 11:05Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NOTSHIP A 123/15 270935Z SEP 15.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA IV
issued by
NOTSHIP A
sea
Davis Strait
position
67.002, -57.398
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

DAVIS STRAIT.
CHART 15500, 38500.
SCIENTIFIC MOORINGS ESTABLISHED:
A. BI2, IN 66-38.824N 061-13.386W, AT DEPTH 79 METERS,
   TOP FLOAT 30 METERS.
B. BI4, IN 66-39.528N 061-10.153W, AT DEPTH 152 METERS,
   TOP FLOAT 30 METERS.
C. WG1, IN 67-06.373N 056-19.717W, AT DEPTH 144 METERS.
D. WG1.5, IN 67-08.678N 055-52.741W, AT DEPTH 111 METERS,
   TOP FLOAT 20 METERS.
E. WG2, IN 67-11.550N 055-18.600W, AT DEPTH 73 METERS,
   TOP FLOAT 20 METERS.
F. WG4, IN 67-15.783N 054-28.520W, AT DEPTH 65 METERS,
   TOP FLOAT 20 METERS.

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.

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Collected reports in this area · survey operations

8 within 180 nm since 2008 · 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

56 survey operations listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-03 02:34Z; 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.