NW-P-1403-26
USV scientific survey operating in Prince Rupert harbour area
No longer in forceReceived 13 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTCArchived 14 Oct 2026, 23:47 UTC
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Date
2026-10-13 20:52 UTC To 2026-10-14 23:00 UTC
Status
Published
Title
Scientific Survey - USV Operations
Areas
Dixon Entrance East
Prince Rupert Harbour
Categories
Scientific Survey
Description
An Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) will depart from Cow Bay Marina and operate in the Prince Rupert harbour.
The Kaien Xplorer USV is 3.3m long, red and white in colour and is equipped with AIS.
Hours of operation from 2100UTC to 2300UTC Oct 14.
Call operators at 250-627-2522 for any questions or concerns.
Position
Centroid : 54° 19.386'N 130° 19.700'W
Pt 1: 54° 19.832'N 130° 16.512'W
Pt 2: 54° 17.946'N 130° 21.095'W
Pt 3: 54° 18.793'N 130° 23.423'W
Pt 4: 54° 20.997'N 130° 17.387'W
Charts
3958(WGS84),
3964(NAD83)
Location map
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No longer in forceAn uncrewed surface vessel (Kaien Xplorer) will operate in the Prince Rupert harbour area (Dixon Entrance East). The USV is 3.3 m long, red and white and is fitted with AIS. Operations are scheduled on 14 Oct from 2100 to 2300 UTC; the warning is in force from 2026-10-13 20:52 UTC to 2026-10-14 23:00 UTC. Contact operators by phone for questions.
Keep a good lookout for a small USV (Kaien Xplorer) and monitor AIS; exercise caution when navigating in the area and contact operators if necessary.
- Type
- Survey operations · severity moderate
- Feed
- Survey operationsAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
- Location
- Prince Rupert harbour, Dixon Entrance East
- Validity
- From 13 Oct 2026, 20:52 UTC
Until 14 Oct 2026, 23:00 UTC2026-10-13 20:52 UTC To 2026-10-14 23:00 UTC. Hours of operation from 2100UTC to 2300UTC Oct 14. - Activity periods
- 14 Oct 2026, 21:00 UTC - 14 Oct 2026, 23:00 UTC (USV hours of operation on Oct 14)
- Hazards
- uncrewed surface vessel (USV), small survey vessel
- Charts
- 3958(WGS84), 3964(NAD83)
Vessels involved
- Kaien Xplorer · survey vessel (USV)
Coast stations for this area
- RCCJRCC JuneauUnited States275 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Prince RupertJRCC VictoriaCanadaMMSI 003160013VHF 40range 40 NM0 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Mount HayesJRCC VictoriaCanadaMMSI 003160013VHF 40range 40 NM2 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Dundas IslandJRCC VictoriaCanadaMMSI 003160013VHF 40range 40 NM24 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Mount GilJRCC VictoriaCanadaMMSI 003160013VHF 40range 40 NM75 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station CumshewaJRCC VictoriaCanadaMMSI 003160013VHF 40range 40 NM91 NM from the area
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 13 Oct 2026, 21:37 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.