Geophysical operations in progress until 15 dec by M/V boa galatea in areas bound by: a. 18-37.38N…
Gulf of Mexico · NAVAREA IV 903/15
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2015-12-16 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) · MEXICO IV 207/15 261725Z OCT 15.. Issued 2015-10-27 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
- 2015-10-27 16:54Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MEXICO IV 207/15 261725Z OCT 15.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- MEXICO IV
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 18.542, -93.260
- vessel
- M/V BOA GALATEA · 14 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
BAY OF CAMPECHE.
MEXICO.
1. GEOPHYSICAL OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 15 DEC BY
M/V BOA GALATEA IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 18-37.38N 093-31.70W, 18-37.40N 093-26.58W,
18-29.81N 093-22.58W, 18-28.73N 093-22.58W,
18-28.70N 093-31.66W.
B. 18-36.00N 093-19.05W, 18-36.05N 093-19.05W,
18-36.05N 093-18.05W, 18-36.60N 093-18.05W,
18-36.61N 093-11.79W, 18-36.06N 093-11.50W,
18-29.57N 093-11.50W, 18-29.01N 093-11.77W,
18-29.00N 093-19.74W, 18-35.51N 093-19.74W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 16 DEC 15.
Reading this warning
- 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.
- CANCEL THIS MSG
- The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
Collected reports in this area · other warnings
10 within 180 nm since 2000 · 0 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.
- Hazardous operation 21 thru 26 may and 25 thru 30 june in area bound by 20-05.00N 091-00.00W, 20-05.00N…2024-05-16
- Hazardous operation 21 thru 26 may and 25 thru 30 june in area bound by 18-55.00N 092-08.00W, 18-55.00N…2024-05-16
- Anchor with cable lost in 18-13.8N 094-24.1W2016-12-06
- Geophysical operations in progress until 14 aug by M/V dong fang ming zhu in area bound by 23-16.77N…2015-08-10
- Geophysical operations in progress until 14 aug by M/V discoverer II in area bound by 23-35.66N 093-48.80W,…2015-08-10
- Geophysical operations in progress until 10 aug by M/V discoverer in area bound by 21-37.75N 094-58.50W,…2015-08-10
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
- Tonala light 18-12-45N 094-08-00W unlitNav aids · 53.5 nm
- Roca partida light 18-42-17N 095-11-18W unlitNav aids · 110.1 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
21 other warnings listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 17:43Z; source collection times vary.
Other
Everything the classifier did not place elsewhere. All current other warnings →
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.