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Seismic survey operations 02 nov to 28 feb 17 by M/V bgp pioneer towing 7 mile long cable in area bound by…

Gulf of Mexico · NAVAREA IV 941/16

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2017-03-01 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) · BGP PIONEER 312022Z OCT 16.. Issued 2016-10-31 21:03Z. 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.

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issued: 2016-10-31 21:03Z
status: Archived notice
authority: BGP PIONEER 312022Z OCT 16.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA IV
issued by: BGP PIONEER
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 23.312, -84.448
vessel: M/V BGP PIONEER · 102 messages
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA.
GULF OF MEXICO.
CUBA.
1. SEISMIC SURVEY OPERATIONS 02 NOV TO 28 FEB 17
   BY M/V BGP PIONEER TOWING 7 MILE LONG CABLE IN
   AREA BOUND BY
   21-41N 084-36W, 20-47N 085-43W,
   25-43N 087-20W, 24-05N 083-31W,
   24-00N 081-13W, 23-32N 080-28W,
   23-16N 080-34W.
   EIGHT MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 01 MAR 17.

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.
Survey operations: A research or survey vessel is mapping the seabed or water column, often while towing equipment.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work

18 within 180 nm since 2001 · 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.

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

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 13:00Z; 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.