NAVAREA IV - 817/26

SÉCURITÉ

Issued: 22 Aug 2026, 23:50Active until: 1 Jan 2027, 00:01Last modified: 29 Oct 2026, 19:20

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Activeuntil 01 Jan 2027, 00:01 UTC (in 59 days)

Survey operations with towed cables off Louisiana until 31 Dec

Survey operations by M/V ISLAND FRONTIER with M/V REM ANDES and M/V SANCO SWORD towing 400 metre cables are in progress in an area off Louisiana in the Gulf of America. The operation is reported to continue until 31 Dec and the message cancels NAVAREA IV 762/26. Wide berth is requested for the area. The message self-cancels 010001Z JAN 27.

Give a wide berth to the area and navigate with caution; maintain lookout for survey gear and towed cables.

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 America, off Louisiana (area bounded by the positions given)
Validity: Until 01 Jan 2027, 00:01 UTCSURVEY OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 31 DEC ... CANCEL THIS MSG 010001Z JAN 27.
Activity periods: ? - 01 Jan 2027, 00:01 UTC (Survey operations in progress until 31 Dec; message cancels itself 010001Z JAN 27.)
Hazards: survey operations, towed cables 400 m long
Cancels: 762/26 (archived)

Vessels involved

M/V ISLAND FRONTIER · survey vessel
M/V REM ANDES · towing vessel
M/V SANCO SWORD · towing vessel

Coast stations for this area

RCCJRCC New OrleansUnited States163 NM from the area
DSCNew OrleansUnited StatesMMSI 003669998163 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station New OrleansJRCC New OrleansUnited StatesMMSI 003669994HF164 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station MobileUnited StatesMMSI 003660030MF, HF267 NM from the area

Generated automatically from the warning text on 27 Sept 2026, 15:05 UTC. It can be wrong: the original warning below is the authoritative text.

Keywords

Operationssurvey operations, wide berth requested
Geometry refsbounded
Geometry phrasesbound by

Message content

GULF OF AMERICA. LOUISIANA. 1. SURVEY OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 31 DEC BY M/V ISLAND FRONTIER WITH M/V REM ANDES AND M/V SANCO SWORD EACH TOWING 400 METER LONG CABLES IN AREA BOUND BY 27-54.83N 092-06.05W, 27-52.85N 089-52.06W, 26-24.29N 089-54.51W, 26-26.11N 089-54.51W. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 762/26. 3. CANCEL THIS MSG 010001Z JAN 27.

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