NW-P-1486-26
Uncrewed Surface Vehicle survey operations in Juan de Fuca Strait and Victoria Harbour
No longer in forceReceived 27 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTCArchived 31 Oct 2026, 00:47 UTC
Warning text
NW-P-1486-26
Date
2026-10-27 04:41 UTC To 2026-10-31 00:00 UTC
Status
Published
Title
Scientific Survey - Uncrewed Surface Vehicle (USV) Operations
Areas
Juan de Fuca Strait
Victoria Harbour
Categories
Scientific Survey
Description
Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs) will be operating between Coast Marina, Victoria Harbour to the vicinity of Brotchie Lighthouse.
DataXplorer USVs are 3.3m long, red and white in colour and are equipped with AIS.
Hours of operation from 1500 to 0000 UTC daily from 27 to 31 October.
Call operators at 1-833-667-6268 for any questions or concerns.
Position
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Charts
3412(WGS84)
Analysis
No longer in forceDataXplorer uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) will operate between Coast Marina, Victoria Harbour and the vicinity of Brotchie Lighthouse. USVs are 3.3 m long, red and white and are equipped with AIS. Operations daily 1500-0000 UTC from 27 October to 31 October 2026. Contact operators on 1-833-667-6268 for questions or concerns.
Keep a safe lookout, maintain safe distance from small USVs, monitor AIS and VHF, and call the operators at 1-833-667-6268 with any concerns.
- Type
- Survey operations · severity moderate
- Feed
- Survey operationsAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
- Location
- Juan de Fuca Strait, Victoria Harbour (between Coast Marina and Brotchie Lighthouse)
- Validity
- From 27 Oct 2026, 15:00 UTC
Until 31 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTCHours of operation from 1500 to 0000 UTC daily from 27 to 31 October. - Activity periods
- 27 Oct 2026, 15:00 UTC - 31 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC (daily 1500-0000 UTC from 27 to 31 October)
- Hazards
- uncrewed surface vessels (USVs), small survey craft operating
- Charts
- 3412(WGS84)
Vessels involved
- DataXplorer USV · survey USV
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 27 Oct 2026, 04:57 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.