Surveys

Survey operations in progress until 29 mar 20 by M/V sw amundsen in area bound by 09-26.3N 077-01.4W,…

Caribbean Sea · NAVAREA IV 979/19

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2020-03-30 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) · COLOMBIA 255/19 081020Z NOV 19.. Issued 2019-11-08 10:20Z. 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 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 Caribbean Sea →

issued
2019-11-08 10:20Z
status
Archived notice
authority
COLOMBIA 255/19 081020Z NOV 19.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA IV
issued by
COLOMBIA
sea
Caribbean Sea
position
9.752, -76.951
vessel
M/V SW AMUNDSEN · 17 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

CARIBBEAN SEA.
COLOMBIA.
1. SURVEY OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 29 MAR 20
   BY M/V SW AMUNDSEN IN AREA BOUND BY
   09-26.3N 077-01.4W, 09-44.9N 077-05.2W,
   10-08.5N 076-57.5W, 10-08.5N 076-45.5W,
   09-13.0N 077-00.0W, 09-15.5N 077-07.4W,
   09-26.3N 077-01.4W.
   SEVEN MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 30 MAR 20.

Reading this warning

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

29 within 180 nm since 2014 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 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

55 survey operations listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-30 13:25Z; 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.