NW-P-1512-26

Received: 1 Nov 2026, 00:00Updated: 1 Nov 2026, 21:48

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Scheduledstarts 02 Nov 2026, 15:00 UTC (in 15 h)

Uncrewed Surface Vehicle survey in Juan de Fuca Strait near Victoria Harbour, 2-6 Nov

Uncrewed Surface Vessels (DataXplorer USVs) will operate between Coast Marina, Victoria Harbour and the vicinity of Brotchie Lighthouse in the Juan de Fuca Strait. USVs are 3.3 m long, red and white and equipped with AIS. Operations are scheduled daily 1500-0000 UTC from 2 November to 6 November 2026. Call operators at 1-833-667-6268 for questions or concerns.

Keep a safe distance, maintain a good lookout and monitor AIS; contact operators at 1-833-667-6268 with questions or concerns.

Type: Survey operations · severity moderate
Feed: Survey operationsAll warnings of this kind on the map (contributors), or as an API feed: /api/v2/feeds/survey/
Location: Juan de Fuca Strait, Victoria Harbour (Coast Marina to vicinity of Brotchie Lighthouse)
Validity: From 02 Nov 2026, 15:00 UTC
Until 07 Nov 2026, 00:00 UTCHours of operation from 1500 to 0000 UTC daily from 2 to 6 November.
Activity periods: 02 Nov 2026, 15:00 UTC - 03 Nov 2026, 00:00 UTC (daily 1500-0000 UTC (2 Nov))
03 Nov 2026, 15:00 UTC - 04 Nov 2026, 00:00 UTC (daily 1500-0000 UTC (3 Nov))
04 Nov 2026, 15:00 UTC - 05 Nov 2026, 00:00 UTC (daily 1500-0000 UTC (4 Nov))
05 Nov 2026, 15:00 UTC - 06 Nov 2026, 00:00 UTC (daily 1500-0000 UTC (5 Nov))
06 Nov 2026, 15:00 UTC - 07 Nov 2026, 00:00 UTC (daily 1500-0000 UTC (6 Nov))
Hazards: uncrewed surface vessels (USVs)
Charts: 3412(WGS84)

Contacts

1-833-667-6268 · USV operators

Vessels involved

DataXplorer USV · survey vessel

Coast stations for this area

RCCJRCC VictoriaCanada3 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station HelmckenJRCC VictoriaCanadaMMSI 003160011VHF 40range 40 NM7 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station Mount NewtonJRCC VictoriaCanadaMMSI 003160011VHF 40range 40 NM13 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station Mount ParkeJRCC VictoriaCanadaMMSI 003160011VHF 40range 40 NM26 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station Annacis IslandJRCC VictoriaCanadaMMSI 003160011VHF 40range 40 NM51 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station Bowen IslandJRCC VictoriaCanadaMMSI 003160011VHF 40range 40 NM57 NM from the area

Generated automatically from the warning text on 01 Nov 2026, 16:57 UTC. It can be wrong: the original warning below is the authoritative text.

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NW-P-1512-26 Date 2026-11-01 16:23 UTC To 2026-11-06 23:59 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 2 to 6 November. Call operators at 1-833-667-6268 for any questions or concerns. Position Centroid : 48° 24.248'N 123° 23.358'W Pt 1: 48° 24.795'N 123° 23.687'W Pt 2: 48° 24.142'N 123° 24.298'W Pt 3: 48° 23.698'N 123° 23.020'W Pt 4: 48° 24.361'N 123° 22.426'W Charts 3412(WGS84)

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