Cable & pipeline work in the Indian Ocean

Cable laying, pipeline and seismic operations.

in force
1
last 12 months
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vs previous 12 (3)
-33%
since 1999
195

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 · 1

  1. HYDROPAC 2323/26in force2026-08-13
    Cable operations by vessel Rebecca continue until 15 September in eastern Indian Ocean off Sri Lanka; wide berth requested.
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka

Longest in force

  1. HYDROPAC 2323/26in force2026-08-13 · 9 d
    Cable operations by vessel Rebecca continue until 15 September in eastern Indian Ocean off Sri Lanka; wide berth requested.
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka

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Other hazards in the Indian Ocean

Archive · 194 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 999/262026-04-02 → 2026-08-17
    Cable operations 022200Z thru 301400Z apr
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Kenya
  2. HYDROPAC 1551/252025-06-15 → 2025-12-04
    Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship peter faber in area bound by 31-45.00S…
    Southeastern Indian Ocean · Australia
  3. HYDROPAC 783/252025-03-27 → 2025-12-04
    Pipeline operations in progress until further notice by M/V audacia along trackline joining 13-46.85S…
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia
  4. HYDROPAC 3148/242024-09-27 → 2024-11-22
    Pipeline operations in progress until further notice by M/V castorone along trackline joining 19-51.80S…
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  5. HYDROPAC 1558/242024-05-10 → 2026-08-14
    Cable operations are in progress by vessel Castorone along a trackline from 20-03.20S 115-28.80E to 19-54.60S 115-12.60E; a one-mile berth is requested.
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia
  6. HYDROPAC 1458/242024-05-02 → 2024-05-10
    Cable operations in progress until further notice by M/V castorone along trackline joining 20-04.90S…
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia
  7. HYDROPAC 1378/242024-04-26 → 2024-05-02
    Cable operations in progress until further notice by M/V castorone along trackline joining 20-06.69S…
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia
  8. HYDROPAC 1289/242024-04-19 → 2024-04-26
    Pipeline operations in progress until further notice by M/V castorone along trackline joining 20-09.45S…
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia
  9. HYDROPAC 1168/242024-04-11 → 2024-04-19
    Pipeline operations in progress until further notice by M/V castorone along trackline joining 20-10.95S…
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia
  10. HYDROPAC 1084/242024-04-04 → 2024-04-11
    Pipeline operations in progress until further notice by M/V castorone along trackline joining 20-10.80S…
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia
  11. HYDROPAC 1083/242024-04-04 → 2024-04-04
    Pipeline operations in progress by M/V castorone along trackline joining 20-10.80S 116-07.10E, 20-10.50S…
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia
  12. HYDROPAC 1017/242024-03-29 → 2024-04-04
    Cable operations in progress until further notice by M/V castorone along trackline joining 20-12.10S…
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia
  13. HYDROPAC 1010/242024-03-28 → 2024-04-08
    Pipeline operations in progress until further notice by M/V seven oceans in area bound by 19-52.41S…
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  14. HYDROPAC 942/242024-03-22 → 2026-08-14
    Cable operations in progress until further notice by the vessel Nexans Skagerrak along a trackline between positions 20-28.32S 114-52.68E and 20-41.52S 115-25.26E. One mile berth requested.
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia
  15. HYDROPAC 250/242024-01-20 → 2024-02-08
    Pipeline operations in progress until further notice by M/V castorone along trackline joining 20-17.00S…
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia
  16. HYDROPAC 79/242024-01-07 → 2024-01-31
    Pipeline operations in progress until further notice by M/V seven oceans along trackline joining 19-52.41S…
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  17. HYDROPAC 3990/232023-12-22 → 2023-12-29
    Pipeline operations in progress by M/V castorone along trackline joining 20-21.40S 116-42.50E, 20-19.60S…
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia
  18. HYDROPAC 1129/232023-04-04 → 2023-05-06
    Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship ile de re in area bound by 19-31.00S…
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia
  19. HYDROPAC 1024/232023-03-25 → 2023-04-04
    Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship ile de re along trackline joining 19-26.52S…
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia
  20. HYDROPAC 561/232023-02-18 → 2023-03-19
    Cable operations in progress until further notice by M/V ile de re in area bound by 19-12.30S 116-36.54E,…
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia
  21. HYDROPAC 426/232023-02-07 → 2023-02-14
    Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship ile de re in area bound by 19-37.80S…
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  22. HYDROPAC 338/232023-01-30 → 2023-02-11
    Cable operations in progress until 10 feb by cableship ile de batz along trackline joining 06-43.0S…
    Western Indian Ocean · Tanzania
  23. HYDROPAC 106/232023-01-09 → 2023-01-22
    Cable operations in progress until 21 jan by cableship ile de batz along trackline joining 03-58.10S…
    Western Indian Ocean · Kenya
  24. HYDROPAC 3705/222022-12-27 → 2022-12-30
    Cable operations in progress until 29 dec by cableship ile de re along trackline joining 03-36.50N…
    Northern Indian Ocean · Andaman Sea · Strait of Malacca · Indonesia
  25. HYDROPAC 3531/222022-12-10 → 2023-01-01
    Cable operations in progress until 31 dec by cableship ile de batz along trackline joining 04-04.48S…
    Western Indian Ocean · Kenya
  26. HYDROPAC 3406/222022-11-29 → 2022-12-27
    Cable operations 03 thru 26 dec by cableship ile de re along trackline joining 03-36.50N 092-12.10E,…
    Northern Indian Ocean · Andaman Sea · Bay of Bengal · Indonesia
  27. HYDROPAC 2653/222022-09-24 → 2022-10-03
    Cable operations in progress until further notice by M/V reliance in area bound by 31-44.60S 114-47.30E,…
    Southeastern Indian Ocean · Australia
  28. HYDROPAC 824/222022-03-28 → 2022-06-01
    Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship reliance along trackline joining 31-44.71S…
    Southeastern Indian Ocean · Australia-southwest Coast
  29. HYDROPAC 77/222022-01-09 → 2022-01-20
    Cable operations in progress until 19 jan along trackline joining 04-03.78S 039-42.62E, 04-04.34S 039-42.99E
    Western Indian Ocean · Kenya
  30. HYDROPAC 3065/212021-10-26 → 2021-11-04
    Pipeline operations in progress until further notice by M/V fugro maali along trackline joining 19-57.60S…
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-northwest Coast
  31. HYDROPAC 2997/212021-10-19 → 2021-10-25
    Eastern indian ocean DNC 03
  32. HYDROPAC 2772/212021-09-30 → 2021-10-19
    Eastern indian ocean DNC 03
  33. HYDROPAC 2771/212021-09-30 → 2021-09-30
    Cable operations 04 thru 20 oct by cableship teneo in vicinity 09-08.7S 104-14.1E
    Gulf of Thailand · Vietnam
  34. HYDROPAC 2096/212021-07-20 → 2021-09-16
    Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship reliance in area bound by 31-20S 113-40E,…
    Southeastern Indian Ocean · Australia-southwest Coast
  35. HYDROPAC 1834/212021-06-22 → 2021-07-07
    Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship reliance in 29-23.6S 109-58.5E
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  36. HYDROPAC 1813/212021-06-18 → 2021-10-09
    Pipeline operations in progress until further notice by M/V deep orient in area bound by 19-49S 115-07E,…
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-northwest Coast
  37. HYDROPAC 1811/212021-06-18 → 2021-06-18
    Pipeline operations in progress until further notice by M/V deep orient in 19-49.59S 115-07.14E
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-northwest Coast
  38. HYDROPAC 1774/212021-06-16 → 2021-07-07
    Pipeline operations in progress until further notice by M/V seven oceans along trackline joining 20-04.03S…
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-northwest Coast
  39. HYDROPAC 1536/212021-05-24 → 2021-06-16
    Pipeline operations in progress until further notice by M/V seven oceans in vicinity of trackline between…
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-northwest Coast
  40. HYDROPAC 3842/202020-12-26 → 2021-03-29
    Cable operations 28 dec thru 28 mar 21 by M/V explora along trackline joining 21-15.69S 056-48.76E,…
    Western Indian Ocean · Reunion
  41. HYDROPAC 2450/202020-08-21 → 2020-08-26
    Cable operations 21 thru 25 aug by cableship teliri in vicinity of trackline joining 29-43.4S 031-55.6E,…
    Western Indian Ocean · South Africa
  42. HYDROPAC 2270/202020-07-31 → 2020-08-12
    Cable operations 02 thru 11 aug by cableship teliri in vicinity of trackline joining 30-00.9S 031-13.9E,…
    Western Indian Ocean · South Africa
  43. HYDROPAC 2063/202020-07-12 → 2020-07-23
    Cable operations in progress until 231000Z jul by M/V teneo in area bound by 06-50S 104-30E, 06-50S 104-40E,…
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  44. HYDROPAC 2018/202020-07-08 → 2020-07-12
    Cable operations in progress until 201000Z jul by M/V teneo in area bound by 06-49.8S 104-31.5E, 06-51.2S…
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  45. HYDROPAC 2010/202020-07-06 → 2020-07-08
    Cable operations 071000Z thru 171000Z jul by M/V teneo in area bound by 06-49.8S 104-31.5E, 06-51.2S…
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  46. HYDROPAC 1903/202020-06-26 → 2020-07-02
    Cable operations in progress until 01 jul by cableship teliri in area bound by 20-55.3S 055-17.0E, 20-46.0S…
    Western Indian Ocean · Reunion
  47. HYDROPAC 1812/202020-06-19 → 2020-06-23
    Cable operations in progress until 22 jun in vicinity 20-34.71S 054-23.08E
    Western Indian Ocean · Reunion
  48. HYDROPAC 1720/202020-06-10 → 2020-06-18
    Cable operations 12 thru 25 jun by cableship teliri in area bound by 20-55.3S 055-17.0E, 20-46.0S 054-52.0E,…
    Western Indian Ocean · Reunion
  49. HYDROPAC 1493/202020-05-20 → 2020-06-10
    Cable operations 25 may thru 30 jun by cableship teliri along trackline joining 25-15.37S 047-03.48E,…
    Western Indian Ocean · Madagascar
  50. HYDROPAC 2878/192019-09-02 → 2020-08-14
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by cableship whyalla in 28-16.0S 113-55.5E
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-southwest Coast

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