NAVAREA II - 389/2026

SÉCURITÉ

Issued: 6 Nov 2026, 15:43Last modified: 6 Nov 2026, 16:20

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Scheduledstarts 08 Nov 2026, 00:00 UTC (in 31 h)

Seismic survey by M/V RAMFORM ATLAS in Gulf of Guinea

A seismic survey by M/V RAMFORM ATLAS towing 12 cables (11000 metres) will operate in the Gulf of Guinea. The operating area is defined by a bounding polygon of five positions. Activity valid from 08 Nov 2026 and will continue until further notice. Vessels are requested to give a wide berth: 3 nm ahead, 3 nm on both sides and 7 nm astern.

Give wide berth to the survey vessel and towed equipment: keep 3 nm ahead, 3 nm on both sides and 7 nm astern; navigate with caution and maintain a good look-out.

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: Gulf of Guinea
Validity: From 08 Nov 2026, 00:00 UTC
Valid from 08 Nov 2026 Until further notice
Activity periods: 08 Nov 2026, 00:00 UTC - ? (from 08 Nov 2026 UTC until further notice)
Hazards: seismic survey, towed cables, long towed array 11000 metres
Keep clear: 7 NMwide berth requested 3nm ahead, 3nm on both sides and 7nm astern

Vessels involved

M/V RAMFORM ATLAS · survey vessel

Coast stations for this area

RCCMRCC La GardeFrance254 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station Cotonou RadioPTT CotonouBeninMMSI 006100001VHF 29, MF 150range 150 NM34 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station Ada RadioHarbor Master’s Office, AccraGhanaMMSI 006270000VHF 60range 60 NM133 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station Tema RadioHarbor Master’s Office, AccraGhanaMMSI 006270000VHF 60, MF 100range 100 NM169 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station WinnebaHarbor Master’s Office, AccraGhanaMMSI 006270000VHF 60range 60 NM209 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station AflaoHarbor Master’s Office, AccraGhanaMMSI 006270000VHF 60range 60 NM240 NM from the area

Generated automatically from the warning text on 06 Nov 2026, 16:07 UTC. It can be wrong: the original warning below is the authoritative text.

Keywords

Operationsseismic survey, wide berth requested
Geometry refsbounded, polygon
Geometry phrasesarea bounded, bounded by

Message content

GULF OF GUINEA Special operations: seismic survey Valid from 08 Nov 2026 Until further notice M/V RAMFORM ATLAS towing 12 cables 11000 metres length area bounded by: 05-56.58N 002-49.92E 05-58.12N 002-07.18E 04-17.09N 002-59.66E 04-19.03N 003-18.85E 05-56.58N 002-49.93E wide berth requested 3nm ahead, 3nm on both sides and 7nm astern

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