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NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 271636Z jan: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W

Caribbean Sea · NAVAREA IV 85/22

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2022-02-02 23:04Z

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) · SFH 271923Z JAN 22.. Issued 2022-01-27 19:23Z. 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
Caribbean Sea. The parsed report position is 22.104, -84.164. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued
2022-01-27 19:23Z
status
Archived notice
authority
SFH 271923Z JAN 22.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA IV
issued by
SFH
sea
Caribbean Sea
position
22.104, -84.164
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. NAVAREA IV MOBILE OFFSHORE DRILLING UNITS
   POSITIONS AT 271636Z JAN:
   A. ARGOS 27-10.4N 090-21.9W.
   B. BLACKFORD DOLPHIN 18-51.3N 093-31.4W.
   C. BLAKE 651 28-23.5N 089-27.2W.
   D. COATZACOALCOS 18-49.8N 091-50.5W.
   E. COSLHUNTER 18-46.0N 093-13.0W.
   F. DEEPWATER ASGARD 27-01.9N 090-59.4W.
   G. DEEPWATER CONQUEROR 26-17.8N 091-05.6W.
   H. DEEPWATER INVICTUS 27-50.8N 090-10.2W.
   I. DEEPWATER PONTUS 28-11.7N 089-10.7W.
   J. DEEPWATER POSEIDON 26-26.8N 090-46.8W.
   K. DEVELOPMENT DRILLER III 10-38.1N 061-43.1W.
   L. DISCOVERER INSPIRATION 28-51.7N 090-06.2W.
   M. ENSCO 8505 18-59.5N 093-15.9W.
   N. ENTERPRISE 205 28-35.0N 091-16.8W.
   O. ENTERPRISE 264 28-45.5N 090-56.0W.
   P. ENTERPRISE 351 29-15.2N 088-45.4W.
   Q. FRIDA I 18-53.6N 093-31.0W.
   R. GALAR 18-28.8N 093-27.5W.
   S. GERSEMI 18-29.3N 093-20.7W.
   T. GRID 18-42.7N 093-22.5W.
   U. GSP ATLAS 19-36.0N 090-58.1W.
   V. GSP ORIZONT 19-36.0N 090-58.0W.
   W. (NEW POSITION) HELIX Q5000
      27-49.0N 090-39.2W.
   X. HOLSTEIN SPAR 27-19.3N 090-32.1W.
   Y. JOE DOUGLAS 19-02.5N 092-26.6W.
   Z. LIZA DESTINY 08-00.0N 057-00.0W.
   AA. LIZA UNITY 08-00.6N 056-54.8W.
   AB. MAERSK DEVELOPER 10-21.0N 061-38.1W.
   AC. MAERSK DISCOVERER 07-27.8N 056-24.7W.
   AD. MAERSK VALIANT 07-21.3N 055-51.5W.
   AE. MODS 200 28-06.1N 090-12.1W.
   AF. NABORS 202 28-47.5N 089-03.4W.
   AG. NJORD 18-33.2N 092-52.2W.
   AH. (NEW POSITION) NOBLE BOB DOUGLAS
       08-06.6N 056-56.5W.
   AI. NOBLE DON TAYLOR 08-47.9N 056-51.0W.
   AJ. NOBLE FAYE KOZACK 26-44.6N 090-29.6W.
   AK. NOBLE GLOBETROTTER I 28-43.6N 090-18.2W.
   AL. NOBLE GLOBETROTTER II 29-39.2N 088-17.8W.
   AM. NOBLE REGINA ALLEN 10-39.1N 060-37.4W.
   AN. (NEW POSITION) NOBLE SAM CROFT
       08-15.4N 057-00.5W.
   AO. NOBLE TOM MADDEN 08-13.5N 056-58.8W.
   AP. OCEAN BLACKHAWK 28-53.6N 088-06.2W.
   AQ. OCEAN BLACKHORNET 28-11.8N 088-36.4W.
   AR. (NEW POSITION) OCEAN BLACKLION
       27-09.2N 090-18.6W.
   AS. ODIN 18-18.8N 094-15.8W.
   AT. PACIFIC SHARAV 27-32.2N 090-10.0W.
   AU. PAPALOAPAN 18-26.7N 094-08.2W.
   AV. RALPH COFFMAN 18-20.4N 093-53.6W.
   AW. ROWAN EXL II 28-06.2N 092-49.3W.
   AX. ROWAN RELENTLESS 28-57.2N 088-15.0W.
   AY. SEADRILL WEST VELA 27-08.6N 090-16.1W.
   AZ. SEVAN LOUISIANA 28-52.0N 090-09.1W.
   AAA. SS 198 28-35.1N 091-15.3W.
   AAB. SS 266 28-21.4N 091-05.3W.
   AAC. STENA CARRON 07-54.6N 056-38.7W.
   AAD. (NEW POSITION) STENA DRILLMAX
        08-46.7N 057-33.5W.
   AAE. WEST COURAGEOUS 19-33.8N 092-16.2W.
   AAF. WEST INTREPID 19-35.4N 092-13.2W.
   AAG. WEST NEPTUNE 27-41.5N 091-06.8W.
   AAH. WFD 250 29-07.8N 094-32.8W.
   AAI. WFD 300 28-13.7N 092-31.8W.
   AAJ. WFD 350 28-45.7N 091-41.8W.
2. TO REPORT A MOBILE OFFSHORE DRILLING UNIT AS
   PER IMO RESOLUTION A.1023(26), PARAGRAPH 11.5.1,
   CONTACT NAVSAFETY@NGA.MIL SUBJ: MODU REPORT.
3. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 30/22.

Reading this warning

NAVAREA
One of the 21 ocean areas of the World-Wide Navigational Warning Service, each with a coordinator that broadcasts long-range warnings.
Drilling rig / MODU
A mobile offshore drilling unit — jack-up, semi-submersible or drillship — has moved into position, with anchors and a safety zone around it.
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.
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.
Cancellation reference
A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.

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Collected reports in this area · survey operations

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