Cable & pipeline work in the North Pacific Ocean

Cable laying, pipeline and seismic operations.

in force
5
last 12 months
7
vs previous 12 (6)
+17%
since 1999
225

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 · 5

  1. HYDROPAC 2282/26in force2026-08-10
    Cable operations by cableship Aniek are in progress until further notice along a trackline in the North Pacific near coordinates 45-07.40N 163-31.90E to 38-48.00N 147-55.50E. Wide berth requested.
    North Pacific
  2. NAVAREA XI 364/26in force2026-08-10
    Submarine cable recovery works by motor vessel Aniek in northwestern North Pacific from 092200Z Aug until further notice near coordinates 45-07N 163-32E to 38-48N 147-56E.
    North Pacific, Northwestern Part
  3. NAVAREA XII 523/26in force2026-08-01
    Cable operations are underway by M/V Grace in the North Pacific along a trackline; a two-mile berth is requested.
    North Pacific
  4. HYDROPAC 2100/26in force2026-07-22
    Cable operations are underway until further notice by cableship Subaru near a trackline joining 36-44.60N 140-45.20E to 35-04.90N 156-51.80E off Japan; wide berth requested.
    North Pacific · Japan
  5. NAVAREA XII 862/24in force2024-10-28
    Cable operations are in progress in the eastern North Pacific near Kiribati until further notice; a 100-meter berth is requested.
    Eastern North Pacific · Kiribati

Longest in force

  1. NAVAREA XII 862/24in force2024-10-28 · 663 d
    Cable operations are in progress in the eastern North Pacific near Kiribati until further notice; a 100-meter berth is requested.
    Eastern North Pacific · Kiribati
  2. HYDROPAC 2100/26in force2026-07-22 · 31 d
    Cable operations are underway until further notice by cableship Subaru near a trackline joining 36-44.60N 140-45.20E to 35-04.90N 156-51.80E off Japan; wide berth requested.
    North Pacific · Japan
  3. NAVAREA XII 523/26in force2026-08-01 · 21 d
    Cable operations are underway by M/V Grace in the North Pacific along a trackline; a two-mile berth is requested.
    North Pacific
  4. NAVAREA XI 364/26in force2026-08-10 · 12 d
    Submarine cable recovery works by motor vessel Aniek in northwestern North Pacific from 092200Z Aug until further notice near coordinates 45-07N 163-32E to 38-48N 147-56E.
    North Pacific, Northwestern Part
  5. HYDROPAC 2282/26in force2026-08-10 · 12 d
    Cable operations by cableship Aniek are in progress until further notice along a trackline in the North Pacific near coordinates 45-07.40N 163-31.90E to 38-48.00N 147-55.50E. Wide berth requested.
    North Pacific

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Other hazards in the North Pacific Ocean

Archive · 220 cancelled

  1. NAVAREA XII 25/152015-01-21 → 2015-02-06
    Cable laying operations until 05 feb by cableship ile de brehat along trackline joining 04-58.8N 080-19.1W,…
    Eastern North Pacific · Gulf of Panama
  2. HYDROPAC 148/152015-01-15 → 2015-02-16
    Seismic survey in progress 16 jan thru 15 feb by M/V academic fersman towing 4.5 mile long cable in area…
    Kamchatka-southeast Coast
  3. NAVAREA XII 10/152015-01-08 → 2015-01-21
    Cable operations 10 thru 20 jan by cableship teneo in area bound by 30-42.1N 118-36.8W, 30-42.1N 118-29.8W,…
    Eastern North Pacific
  4. HYDROPAC 3703/142014-12-11 → 2015-01-15
    Seismic survey in progress until 15 jan 15 by M/V academic fersman and M/V orient explorer towing 4.5 mile…
    Kamchatka-southeast Coast
  5. HYDROPAC 3679/142014-12-09 → 2014-12-11
    Seismic survey 10 dec thru 15 jan 15 by M/V academic fersman towing 4.5 mile long cable in area bound by…
    Kamchatka-southeast Coast
  6. NAVAREA XII 473/142014-12-06 → 2014-12-27
    Seismic survey 12 dec thru 10 jan 15 by M/V western pride towing 6.5 mile long cable in area bound by 03-22N…
    Eastern North Pacific · Colombia
  7. HYDROPAC 3652/142014-12-05 → 2014-12-17
    Seismic survey 11 thru 16 dec by M/V mirai towing 1800 meter long cable vicinity of tracklines between: a.…
    Western Pacific
  8. NAVAREA XII 455/142014-11-27 → 2014-12-19
    Cable laying operations 28 nov thru 18 dec by cableship ile de brehat along trackline joining 04-58.8N…
    Eastern North Pacific · Panama
  9. HYDROPAC 3511/142014-11-24 → 2014-12-11
    Seismic survey 25 nov thru 15 jan 15 by M/V orient explorer towing 4.5 mile long cable in area bound by…
    Kamchatka-southeast Coast
  10. NAVAREA XII 415/142014-11-09 → 2014-11-20
    Cable laying operations 11 thru 24 nov by cableship ile de brehat along trackline joining 01-27.4N…
    Eastern Pacific · Ecuador
  11. NAVAREA XII 401/142014-10-29 → 2014-11-05
    Cable laying operations 31 oct thru 06 nov by cableship ile de brehat along trackline joining 01-35.5N…
    Eastern North Pacific
  12. HYDROPAC 1499/142014-05-26 → 2014-06-20
    Seismic survey 31 may thru 19 jun by M/V kairei towing 6000 meter long cable in area bound by 35-11.6N…
    Western North Pacific
  13. NAVAREA XII 36/142014-02-16 → 2014-03-14
    Seismic survey 18 feb thru 19 mar by M/V james cook towing 6000 meter long cable in area bound by 17-49N…
    Eastern North Pacific · Mexico
  14. HYDROPAC 3792/132013-12-04 → 2013-12-31
    Seismic survey in progress until 30 dec by M/V orient explorer towing 8000 meter long cable in area bound by…
    Kamchatka-east Coast
  15. HYDROPAC 3064/132013-10-06 → 2013-11-16
    Seismic survey 10 oct thru 15 nov by M/V akademik fersman towing 8500 meter long cable in area bound by…
    Kamchatka-east Coast
  16. HYDROPAC 3563/122012-12-14 → 2013-01-08
    Seismic survey by M/V kairei towing 6000 meter long cable: a. 16 thru 20 dec along trackline between…
    Western North Pacific
  17. HYDROPAC 3528/122012-12-12 → 2012-12-14
    Seismic survey by vessel kairei towing 6000 meter long cable: a. 16 thru 20 and 25 thru 29 dec along…
    Western North Pacific
  18. NAVAREA XII 47/112011-02-10 → 2011-07-02
    Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V veritas viking towing six 8000 meter long cables in…
    Eastern North Pacific · Colombia
  19. HYDROPAC 5/112011-01-01 → 2011-01-21
    Seismic survey 05 thru 20 jan by M/V kairei towing 6000 meter long cable vicinity of tracklines between: a.…
    Western North Pacific · Japan
  20. HYDROPAC 164/102010-01-28 → 2010-03-01
    Cable laying operations 01 thru 28 feb by cableship ile de re along trackline joining 01-45.84S 153-48.70W,…
    North Pacific
  21. NAVAREA XII 49/102010-01-28 → 2010-03-01
    Cable laying operations 01 thru 28 feb by cableship ile de re along trackline joining 01-45.84S 153-48.70W,…
    North Pacific
  22. HYDROPAC 2120/092009-11-17 → 2009-11-26
    Submarine cable operations 19 thru 30 nov, alternate 01 thru 07 dec by cableship kddi pacific link in area…
  23. NAVAREA XII 516/092009-10-30 → 2009-10-30
    Cable operations in progress until 301700Z oct by cableship tyco resolute along trackline between 44-11N…
  24. NAVAREA XII 514/092009-10-29 → 2009-10-29
    Cable operations in progress until 291700Z oct by cableship tyco resolute along trackline between 44-11.0N…
  25. NAVAREA XII 508/092009-10-28 → 2009-10-28
    Cable operations by cableship tyco resolute in progress until 281900Z oct along trackline between 44-13N…
  26. NAVAREA XII 505/092009-10-26 → 2009-10-28
    Cable operations by cableship tyco resolute: a. 26 oct vicinity 44-13.0N 155-59.0W
  27. HYDROPAC 1798/092009-10-04 → 2009-10-26
    Cable laying operations 05 thru 27 oct, alternate 28 thru 30 oct by M/V kdd pacific link vicinity of…
  28. HYDROPAC 254/092009-01-31 → 2009-02-20
    Cable repair operations 03 thru 16 feb, alternate 17 thru 23 feb by M/V kdd pacific link in area bound by…
  29. NAVAREA XII 4/092009-01-02 → 2009-01-19
    Cable repair operations 11 thru 18 jan by cableship global sentinel vicinity 11-30N 165-29W
  30. NAVAREA XII 471/082008-11-12 → 2008-11-15
    Cable laying operations in progress until 14 nov by M/V ile de batz vicinity trackline joining 34-45N…
  31. NAVAREA XII 434/082008-10-20 → 2008-11-12
    Cable laying operations in progress until 15 nov by M/V ile de batz vicinity trackline joining 21-32.6N…
  32. HYDROPAC 1579/082008-08-17 → 2008-09-13
    Cable laying operations 22 aug thru 19 sep by cableship ile de batz vicinity of trackline joining 13-32.6N…
  33. NAVAREA XII 193/082008-05-26 → 2008-06-06
    Cable laying operations in progress until further notice by cableship ile de re along trackline between…
  34. HYDROPAC 880/082008-05-07 → 2008-06-11
    Seismic survey 11 may thru 10 jun by M/V shigen towing 6000 meter long cable in area bound by 29-25N…
  35. NAVAREA XII 104/082008-03-23 → 2008-04-04
    Submarine cable laying operations in progress until 03 apr by cableship tyco resolute along trackline…
  36. HYDROPAC 453/082008-03-09 → 2008-04-26
    Submarine cable laying operations in progress until 25 apr vicinity of trackline joining 45-07.8N 165-11.0E,…
  37. NAVAREA XII 332/072007-11-26 → 2008-04-01
    Underwater cable operations 01 dec thru 31 mar 08 vicinity of trackline joining 17-55N 102-14W, 17-52N…
  38. NAVAREA XII 331/072007-11-26 → 2008-04-01
    Underwater cable operations 01 dec thru 31 mar 08 vicinity of trackline joining 17-56N 102-13W, 17-55N…
  39. HYDROPAC 581/072007-03-30 → 2007-04-17
    Cable repair operations 04 thru 16 apr by cableship kdd ocean link in area bound by 46-31.3N 168-35.0E,…
  40. HYDROPAC 1988/052005-11-26 → 2005-12-02
    Cable repair operations 26 nov thru 05 dec by cableship kdd ocean link in area bound by 15-45.9N 157-20.7E,…
  41. NAVAREA XII 335/032003-11-13 → 2003-11-22
    Cable operations in progress until 21 nov by cableship global sentinel vicinity 40-27.65N 128-18.45W
  42. HYDROPAC 938/022002-05-20 → 2002-06-11
    Cable laying operations 21 may thru 10 jun by cableship iberus along trackline: a. joining 35-17N 144-00E,…
  43. HYDROPAC 267/022002-02-12 → 2002-02-21
    Seismic survey 17 thru 20 feb by M/V shoyo towing 3400 meter long cable vicinity of trackline between 25-00N…
  44. HYDROPAC 1753/012001-10-30 → 2001-11-26
    Submarine cable operations 03 thru 25 nov by cableship asean restorer vicinity of trackline between 20-40N…
  45. HYDROPAC 1722/012001-10-25 → 2001-10-30
    Submarine cable operations 30 oct thru 22 nov by cableship asean restorer vicinity of trackline between…
  46. HYDROPAC 1242/012001-08-02 → 2001-09-08
    Underwater cable operations 07 thru 24 aug, alternate 25 aug thru 07 sep, by M/V maersk responder vicinity…
  47. HYDROPAC 591/012001-04-20 → 2001-05-11
    Submarine cable operations in progress until 10 may by M/V kouki maru vicinity of trackline joining 11-57.6S…
  48. HYDROPAC 477/012001-03-29 → 2001-05-01
    Cable laying operations 03 thru 30 apr by cableship fresnel vicinity of tracklines joining: a. 13-32N…
  49. HYDROPAC 455/012001-03-25 → 2001-04-20
    Submarine cable operations 30 mar thru 25 apr by M/V kouki maru vicinity of trackline joining 11-57.6S…
  50. NAVAREA XII 66/012001-02-21 → 2001-03-05
    Underwater cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship nexus along trackline between…

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