Surveys

Survey operation in progress until 31 dec by M/V thor magni, M/V sea horse 2 and M/V miss megan in area…

North Atlantic Ocean · NAVAREA IV 914/19

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2019-11-03 15:59Z

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) · GUYANA 89/19 161834Z OCT 19.. Issued 2019-10-16 19:33Z. 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
North Atlantic Ocean. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued
2019-10-16 19:33Z
status
Archived notice
authority
GUYANA 89/19 161834Z OCT 19.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA IV
issued by
GUYANA
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
8.042, -57.354
vessels
M/V MISS MEGAN · 11 messagesM/V SEA HORSE 2 · 2 messagesM/V THOR MAGNI · 18 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
GUYANA.
1. SURVEY OPERATION IN PROGRESS UNTIL 31 DEC BY
   M/V THOR MAGNI, M/V SEA HORSE 2
   AND M/V MISS MEGAN IN AREA BOUND BY:
   A. 07-24.0N 056-35.0W, 08-37.5N 058-36.5W,
      08-56.5N 058-27.0W, 07-39.0N 056-29.0W.
   B. 07-26.3N 056-21.1W, 07-07.2N 056-30.7W,
      07-15.5N 056-47.4W, 07-53.2N 056-29.9W,
      07-46.2N 056-13.9W, 07-40.0N 056-15.2W,
      07-26.3N 056-21.1W.
   WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 01 JAN 20.

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.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · survey operations

292 within 180 nm since 2014 · 17 in the last 12 months · 13 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

Worldwide in the collected sources

54 survey operations listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 14:28Z; 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.