NAVAREA VII 246/2026
SÉCURITÉSeismic survey by M/V Ramform Victory off Orange River mouth
ActiveIssued 24 Aug 2026, 00:00 UTC
Warning text
Positions open on the map1. SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN - NE SECTOR - OFFSHORE ORANGE RIVER MOUTH
2. CHART SAN 1
3. M/V RAMFORM VICTORY CONDUCTING SEISMIC SURVEY OPERATIONS TOWING 12 SEISMIC CABLES WITH LENGTH 2.6 NM IN AREAS BOUNDED BY THE FOLLOWING COORDINATES
A. 06-07.30S 011-14.00E
B. 06-31.10S 011-17.40E
C. 06-35.00S 010-51.00E
D. 06-11.40S 010-47.30E
4. WIDE BERTH OF MINIMUM 2 NM AHEAD AND SIDES AND 4 NM ASTERN REQUESTED
5. ESCORT VESSELS M/V RIG ANDORMEDA, M/V AURORA - G OPERATING ON VHF CH 72 AND CH 16
6. CANCEL NAVAREA VII 187 OF 2026
7. UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
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ActiveM/V RAMFORM VICTORY is conducting seismic survey operations towing 12 seismic cables about 2.6 NM long in the NE sector off the Orange River mouth. The survey area is bounded by four positions given in the message. A wide berth of minimum 2 NM ahead and to the sides and 4 NM astern is requested; operations continue until further notice.
Give the survey vessel a wide berth: minimum 2 NM ahead and on the sides and 4 NM astern. Monitor VHF CH 72 and VHF CH 16 and navigate with caution in the area.
- Type
- Survey operations · severity moderate
- Feed
- Survey operationsAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
- Location
- South Atlantic Ocean - NE Sector - Offshore Orange River Mouth
- Hazards
- seismic survey, towed seismic cables
- Keep clear
- 4 NMWIDE BERTH OF MINIMUM 2 NM AHEAD AND SIDES AND 4 NM ASTERN REQUESTED
- Cancels
- NAVAREA VII 187 OF 2026
- Charts
- SAN 1
Contacts
- VHF CH 72 · working channel for escort vessels
- VHF CH 16 · safety/bridge-to-bridge
Vessels involved
- M/V RAMFORM VICTORY · survey vessel
- M/V RIG ANDORMEDA · escort vessel
- M/V AURORA - G · escort vessel
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 28 Sept 2026, 16:20 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.
Keywordssurvey operationsseismic survey
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