NAVAREA VIII - 1080/26

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Issued: 15 Oct 2026, 10:03Archived: 25 Oct 2026, 11:40Last modified: 1 Nov 2026, 03:00

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Seismic survey by Samudra Kaustubh off Gopalpur, India East Coast 16-25 Oct

Seismic survey vessel Samudra Kaustubh will conduct a seismic survey off Gopalpur on the India east coast. Activity is planned between 16 Oct and 25 Oct 2026 and covers a polygon of five positions given in the message. A 2 NM berth (safety) is requested around the survey operations. Message self-cancels at 251830 UTC Oct 26.

Maintain a safe distance from the survey vessel and towed equipment; observe the requested 2 NM berth and navigate with caution in the area.

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: India east coast, off Gopalpur
Validity: From 16 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC
Until 25 Oct 2026, 18:30 UTCSAMUDRA KAUSTUBH WILL CARRY OUT SEISMIC SURVEY FROM 16 TO 25 OCT 26 ... CANCEL THIS MSG 251830 UTC OCT 26
Activity periods: 16 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC - 25 Oct 2026, 18:30 UTC (seismic survey (dates as given))
Hazards: seismic survey, survey vessel and towed seismic equipment
Keep clear: 2 NM02 NM BERTH REQUESTED
Charts: 31 353, INT 7413

Vessels involved

SAMUDRA KAUSTUBH · survey vessel

Coast stations for this area

DSCDSC Station ParadipMRCC ChennaiIndiaMMSI 004194403VHF 25range 25 NM114 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station VishakhapatnamMRCC ChennaiIndiaMMSI 004194402VHF 20range 20 NM137 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station HaldiaMRCC ChennaiIndiaMMSI 004194404VHF 25, MF 200, HFrange 200 NM241 NM from the area

Generated automatically from the warning text on 15 Oct 2026, 12:07 UTC. It can be wrong: the original warning below is the authoritative text.

Keywords

Operationsseismic survey
Geometry refspolygon
Geometry phrasesarea bounded

Message content

INDIA EAST COAST - OFF GOPALPUR (.) CHARTS IN 31 353 INT 7413 (.) SAMUDRA KAUSTUBH WILL CARRY OUT SEISMIC SURVEY FROM 16 TO 25 OCT 26 IN AREA BOUNDED BY 19-17.50N 084-58.66E, 19-00.57N 085-17.81E, 18-50.36N 085-08.25E, 19-06.61N 084-48.20E, 19-12.24N 084-53.23E (.) 02 NM BERTH REQUESTED 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 251830 UTC OCT 26

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