Cable ops

Seismic survey 08 oct thru 20 jan 15 by M/V wg columbus, M/V geco diamond, M/V linda c, M/V odyssea valor…

Gulf of Mexico · NAVAREA IV 835/14

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2015-01-21 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) · CCGD8 129/14 061225Z OCT 14.. Issued 2014-10-06 16:54Z. 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.

Current notices and reporting history in the Gulf of Mexico →

issued
2014-10-06 16:54Z
status
Archived notice
authority
CCGD8 129/14 061225Z OCT 14.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA IV
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
28.372, -88.095
vessels
M/V GECO DIAMOND · 177 messagesM/V LINDA C · 5 messagesM/V MAINPORT PINE · 8 messagesM/V ODYSSEA VALORM/V WG COLUMBUS · 47 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

GULF OF MEXICO.
LOUISIANA.
1. SEISMIC SURVEY 08 OCT THRU 20 JAN 15 BY
   M/V WG COLUMBUS, M/V GECO DIAMOND, M/V LINDA C,
   M/V ODYSSEA VALOR AND M/V MAINPORT PINE
   TOWING TEN FIVE MILE LONG CABLES
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   29-13N 088-30W, 28-00N 087-10W,
   27-32N 087-42W, 28-44N 089-01W.
   SIX MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 21 JAN 15.

Reading this warning

Seismic survey
A survey that maps the rock beneath the seabed with sound pulses from air guns, recorded on streamers kilometres long.
Towed array / streamer
Equipment towed a long way behind a vessel — sonar, a hydrophone cable, a sampling sled — invisible at the surface.
Tow / towing
A vessel towing another vessel, a barge or a structure — slow, hard to manoeuvre, and with a long line between.
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.

All warning terms →

Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work

56 within 180 nm since 2004 · 1 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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26

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

24 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 14:51Z; source collection times vary.

Cable ops

Cable laying, pipeline and seismic operations. All current cable & pipeline work →

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.