Cable & pipeline work in the Black Sea

Cable laying, pipeline and seismic operations.

in force
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last 12 months
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vs previous 12 (0)
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since 1999
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Coverage note: the NGA archive ends 2024-05 and live collection began 2026-08-17. Warnings issued in between are here only if they were still in force when collection started, so 2024–2026 are under-counted.

In force now · 2

  1. HYDROLANT 1086/26in force2026-06-04
    Pipeline operations by seven vessels continue in the Black Sea off Turkey from June 5 to October 7; wide berth requested.
    Black Sea · Turkey
  2. HYDROLANT 1668/25in force2025-10-07
    Pipeline operations are in progress by five vessels in the Black Sea off Turkey until 07 Oct 26; wide berth requested.
    Black Sea · Turkey

Longest in force

  1. HYDROLANT 1668/25in force2025-10-07 · 319 d
    Pipeline operations are in progress by five vessels in the Black Sea off Turkey until 07 Oct 26; wide berth requested.
    Black Sea · Turkey
  2. HYDROLANT 1086/26in force2026-06-04 · 78 d
    Pipeline operations by seven vessels continue in the Black Sea off Turkey from June 5 to October 7; wide berth requested.
    Black Sea · Turkey

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Other hazards in the Black Sea

Archive · 145 cancelled

  1. HYDROLANT 2152/122012-09-17 → 2012-11-12
    Seismic survey in progress until 20 nov by M/V symphony towing ten 8100 meter long cables in areas bound by:…
    Black Sea
  2. HYDROLANT 2143/122012-09-16 → 2012-11-02
    Seismic survey in progress until 01 nov by M/V professor kurentsov towing 8500 meter long cable in area…
    Black Sea
  3. HYDROLANT 2097/122012-09-10 → 2012-09-16
    Seismic survey 13 sep thru 01 nov by M/V professor kurentsov in area bound by 43-30N 037-34E, 43-52N…
    Black Sea
  4. HYDROLANT 2044/122012-09-04 → 2012-09-05
    Pipeline operations in progress until further notice by barge gmc pride along tracklines between: a.…
    Black Sea · Ukraine
  5. HYDROLANT 1944/122012-08-23 → 2012-09-04
    Pipeline operations in progress until further notice by barge gmc pride along trackline between 45-22.2N…
    Black Sea · Ukraine
  6. HYDROLANT 1622/122012-07-18 → 2012-09-01
    Seismic survey in progress until 31 aug by M/V vyacheslav tikhonov in area bound by 44-48.7N 030-18.0E,…
    Black Sea
  7. HYDROLANT 1102/122012-05-23 → 2012-06-11
    Seismic survey 25 may thru 10 jun by M/V vycheslav tikhonov towing eight 6500 meter long cables in area…
    Black Sea
  8. HYDROLANT 971/122012-05-07 → 2012-06-06
    Seismic survey in progress until 05 jun by M/V k pirireis in area bound by 41-13.45N 030-14.40E, 42-30.88N…
    Black Sea
  9. HYDROLANT 2198/112011-12-19 → 2011-12-24
    Seismic survey in progress until 23 dec by M/V bergen surveyor within 20 miles of 42-02.0N 029-28.8E
    Black Sea
  10. HYDROLANT 2036/112011-12-02 → 2011-12-06
    Seismic survey in progress until 05 dec by M/V professor shtokman in area bound by 43-18N 032-00E, 43-05N…
    Black Sea
  11. HYDROLANT 1913/112011-11-16 → 2011-12-19
    Seismic survey in progress until 30 dec by M/V bergen surveyor in area bound by 42-37.6N 038-00.7E, 41-56.1N…
    Black Sea
  12. HYDROLANT 1882/112011-11-11 → 2011-11-16
    Seismic survey in progress until 30 dec by M/V bergen surveyor in area bound by 42-37.6N 038-00.7E, 41-56.1N…
    Black Sea
  13. HYDROLANT 1798/112011-10-31 → 2011-11-11
    Seismic survey 01 thru 10 nov by M/V bergen surveyor within 20 miles of 42-02.0N 029-28.8E
    Black Sea
  14. HYDROLANT 1776/112011-10-28 → 2011-11-15
    Seismic survey in progress until 14 nov by M/V mezen towing 11500 meter long cable in area bound by 41-54.3N…
    Black Sea
  15. HYDROLANT 1752/112011-10-24 → 2011-10-28
    Seismic survey in progress until 27 oct by M/V mezen towing 11500 meter long cable vicinity of trackline…
    Black Sea
  16. HYDROLANT 1716/112011-10-18 → 2011-10-22
    Seismic survey in progress until 21 oct by M/V mezen towing 11500 meter long cable in area bound by 43-50.2N…
    Black Sea
  17. HYDROLANT 1708/112011-10-17 → 2011-11-13
    Seismic survey in progress until 12 nov by M/V geo natuna towing 4500 meter long cable in area bound by…
    Black Sea
  18. HYDROLANT 1638/112011-10-06 → 2011-10-18
    Seismic survey 07 to 26 oct by M/V mezen towing 11500 meter long cable in area bound by 42-19.5N 039-23.0E,…
    Black Sea
  19. HYDROLANT 1568/112011-09-26 → 2011-10-01
    Seismic survey in progress until 30 sep by M/V mezen along trackline joining 43-19.15N 032-18.17E, 42-07.12N…
    Black Sea
  20. HYDROLANT 1482/112011-09-15 → 2011-09-23
    Seismic survey in progress until 22 sep by M/V mezen along trackline joining 41-22.80N 039-34.23E, 42-06.88N…
    Black Sea
  21. HYDROLANT 1427/112011-09-07 → 2011-09-15
    Seismic survey in progress until 30 sep by M/V mezen towing 11500 meter long cable in area bound by 45-02.0N…
    Black Sea
  22. HYDROLANT 1079/112011-06-29 → 2011-07-16
    Cable operations 30 jun thru 15 jul by M/V professor shtokman in areas bound by: a. 43-09.1N 033-36.2E,…
    Black Sea
  23. HYDROLANT 2207/102010-11-19 → 2010-12-03
    Seismic survey in progress until 10 dec by M/V geo caspian towing 6500 meter long cables in area bound by…
    Black Sea
  24. HYDROLANT 2136/102010-11-09 → 2010-11-19
    Seismic survey in progress until 10 dec by M/V geo caspian in area bound by 44-15.9N 030-17.7E, 44-14.6N…
    Black Sea
  25. HYDROLANT 2129/102010-11-08 → 2010-12-31
    Seismic survey in progress until 30 dec by M/V akademic golitsyn and M/V professor ryabinkin towing 1200…
    Black Sea
  26. HYDROLANT 1105/102010-06-14 → 2010-06-24
    Seismic survey in progress until 02 jul by M/V k. piri reis in area bound by 41-41.9N 030-48.7E, 42-11.0N…
    Black Sea · Turkey
  27. HYDROLANT 1621/092009-08-26 → 2009-11-15
    Seismic survey in progress until 14 nov by M/V geo celtic towing ten 8000 meter cables in area bound by…
  28. HYDROLANT 1474/092009-08-05 → 2009-08-26
    Seismic survey 06 aug thru 14 nov by M/V geo celtic towing ten 8000 meter long cables in area bound by…
  29. HYDROLANT 473/092009-03-09 → 2009-04-23
    Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V viking vanquish towing ten 10000 meter long cables in…
  30. HYDROLANT 116/092009-01-19 → 2009-01-26
    Cable repair operations in progress until further notice by cableship raymond croze with submersible…
  31. HYDROLANT 1610/082008-09-30 → 2008-10-06
    Cable repair operations in progress until further notice by M/V raimond croze in 43-56.6N 031-25.5E
  32. HYDROLANT 1100/082008-07-02 → 2008-07-08
    Cable repair operations in progress until further notice by cableship raymond croze within three miles of…
  33. HYDROLANT 386/082008-03-03 → 2008-04-23
    Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V malene ostervold in areas bound by: a. 42-10N…
  34. HYDROLANT 257/082008-02-06 → 2008-04-15
    Pipeline operations in progress until further notice by M/V normand tonjer in area bound by 41-09.0N…
  35. HYDROLANT 123/082008-01-16 → 2008-02-05
    Seismic survey 17 jan until further notice by M/V malene ostervold in area bound by 44-00.07N 029-15.97E,…
  36. HYDROLANT 29/082008-01-04 → 2008-05-01
    Seismic survey in progress until 30 apr by M/V akademik nemchinov towing four 5400 meter long cables in area…
  37. HYDROLANT 2000/072007-12-03 → 2008-01-01
    Seismic survey in progress until 31 dec by M/V akademik nemchinov towing four 5400 meter long cables in area…
  38. HYDROLANT 1905/072007-11-16 → 2007-11-26
    Cable operations 18 nov thru 04 dec by cableship raymond croze along trackline between 41-49.06N 028-19.22E…
  39. HYDROLANT 1822/072007-11-02 → 2007-12-17
    Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V western monarch in area bound by 41-46.26N…
  40. HYDROLANT 1541/072007-09-06 → 2007-09-13
    Seismic survey in progress until 12 sep by M/V PEHLIVAN-2 in area bound by 41-13.80N 031-02.63E, 41-18.83N…
  41. HYDROLANT 1502/072007-08-30 → 2007-09-06
    Seismic survey 30 aug until further notice by M/V pehlivan II in area within ten miles of 41-13.00N 031-03.72E
  42. HYDROLANT 1471/072007-08-24 → 2007-09-28
    Seismic survey 25 aug thru 10 oct by M/V western monarch towing ten 3.5 mile long cables in area bound by…
  43. HYDROLANT 1357/072007-08-03 → 2007-08-24
    Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V western monarch in area bound by 42-00N 040-09E,…
  44. HYDROLANT 1312/072007-07-26 → 2007-08-03
    Seismic survey 27 jul until further notice by M/V western monarch in area bound by 41-50.0N 040-07.8E,…
  45. HYDROLANT 1164/072007-07-05 → 2007-07-26
    Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V western monarch in area bound by 41-50.04N…
  46. HYDROLANT 744/072007-05-03 → 2007-06-12
    Seismic survey 04 may until further notice by M/V western shore in area bound by 42-01.0N 033-23.5E,…
  47. HYDROLANT 254/072007-02-16 → 2007-06-12
    Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V geo artic and M/V leitisteinur in area bound by…
  48. HYDROLANT 231/072007-02-12 → 2007-02-23
    Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V pehlivan II in area bound by 41-05.6N 031-08.0E,…
  49. HYDROLANT 186/072007-02-02 → 2007-06-12
    Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V western pride towing eight 8000 meter long cables in…
  50. HYDROLANT 84/072007-01-15 → 2007-02-02
    Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V western pride towing eight 7000 meter long cables in…

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