Seismic survey in progress until 29 oct by M/V atlantic explorer towing 8700 meter long cable in area bound…
North Atlantic Ocean · NAVAREA IV 915/16
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2016-10-25 18:04Z
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) · ATLANTIC EXPLORER 192359Z OCT 16.. Issued 2016-10-20 00:09Z. 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.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Cancel NAVAREA IV 915/16 and this msglater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2016-10-20 00:09Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- ATLANTIC EXPLORER 192359Z OCT 16.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- ATLANTIC EXPLORER
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 47.949, -49.741
- vessel
- M/V ATLANTIC EXPLORER · 64 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC. CANADA-EAST COAST. 1. SEISMIC SURVEY IN PROGRESS UNTIL 29 OCT BY M/V ATLANTIC EXPLORER TOWING 8700 METER LONG CABLE IN AREA BOUND BY 49-17.1N 051-03.7W, 46-22.5N 050-16.1W, 48-11.3N 047-53.5W. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 30 OCT 16.
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.
Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work
38 within 180 nm since 1999 · 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.
- Cable operations 200200Z aug to 052300Z sep by M/V rebecca along trackline joining 50-23.20N 049-35.74W,…2023-08-20
- Cable operations 131900Z to 241200Z aug by M/V rebecca along trackline between 48-44.20N 052-44.60W,…2023-08-10
- Cable operations 18 thru 22 may by M/V it integrity along trackline joining 47-37.60N 052-39.80W, 47-38.40N…2023-05-16
- Cable operations by M/V rebecca along tracklines joining: a. 060900Z to 141200Z aug 50-36.64N 050-13.18W,…2019-08-04
- Seismic survey in progress until 10 nov by M/V atlantic explorer towing 10500 meter long cable in area bound…2016-10-25
- Seismic survey in progress until 19 oct by M/V atlantic explorer towing 8700 meter long cable in area bound…2016-09-29
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
- Odas buoy established in 47-53.93N 046-47.74WNav aids · 118.5 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
25 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-29 18:29Z; 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.