Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V discoverer 2 towing 10700 meter long cable along…
Caribbean Sea · NAVAREA IV 987/17
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2017-10-23 13:17Z
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) · PANAMA MARITIME AUTHORITY 190238Z OCT 17.. Issued 2017-10-19 03:24Z. 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 the reported line or operation extent; it is not a vessel track. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
Current notices and reporting history in the Caribbean Sea →
- issued
- 2017-10-19 03:24Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- PANAMA MARITIME AUTHORITY 190238Z OCT 17.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- PANAMA MARITIME AUTHORITY
- sea
- Caribbean Sea
- position
- 9.883, -78.187
- vessel
- M/V DISCOVERER 2 · 26 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA. PANAMA. 1. SURVEY OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY M/V DISCOVERER 2 TOWING 10700 METER LONG CABLE ALONG TRACKLINES BETWEEN: A. 09-39-34N 078-32-29W AND 10-20-24N 078-28-58W. B. 09-36-33N 078-25-24W AND 10-18-19N 078-16-34W. C. 09-33-52N 078-20-17W AND 10-16-56N 078-11-07W. D. 09-28-33N 078-10-18W AND 10-13-19N 078-00-30W. E. 09-27-06N 078-07-31W AND 10-11-16N 077-55-34W. F. 09-26-02N 078-04-55W AND 10-05-38N 077-45-24W. TEN MILE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 971/17.
Reading this warning
- Survey operations
- A research or survey vessel is mapping the seabed or water column, often while towing equipment.
- Until further notice
- The operation or danger has no scheduled end; the warning stays in force until a later message cancels it.
- 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.
- Track line joining
- Introduces a route through a series of positions — a cable route, a tow's track or a survey line.
- 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.
- Cancellation reference
- A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
- NAVAREA
- One of the 21 ocean areas of the World-Wide Navigational Warning Service, each with a coordinator that broadcasts long-range warnings.
Collected reports in this area · survey operations
29 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.
- Survey operations in progress until 21 may in area bound by 09-43.00N 076-00.00W, 09-43.00N 075-34.00W,…2024-04-13
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by dredge leila in areas bound by: a. 07-56.05N…2023-07-01
- Underwater operations 221200Z to 221800Z apr in 10-22.6N 075-32.3W2021-04-21
- Underwater operations in progress until 29 apr by M/V galatea, M/V xpress and M/V prada along trackline…2021-04-09
- Underwater operations in progress until 08 apr by M/V galatea, M/V xpress and M/V prada along trackline…2021-03-28
- Underwater operations in progress until 31 dec in area bound by 09-29-17N 075-46-19W, 09-29-22N 075-46-14W,…2020-11-25
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
- Lm buoy 09-25.99N 079-49.78W missingNav aids · 100.9 nm
- Port hand 3 buoy 09-23.52N 079-53.75W missingNav aids · 105.4 nm
- Starboard hand 4 buoy 09-23.52N 079-53.87W missingNav aids · 105.5 nm
- Manzanillo entrance west head light 09-22.90N 079-53.90W damagedNav aids · 105.7 nm
- Manzanillo entrance light 09-22.90N 079-53.90W temporarily changed to whiteNav aids · 105.7 nm
- M/V roswal sank in 08-40.88N 076-50.00WWrecks · 107.9 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
56 survey operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 13:46Z; 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.