Cable & pipeline work in the South China Sea
Cable laying, pipeline and seismic operations.
- in force
- 3
- last 12 months
- 3
- vs previous 12 (4)
- -25%
- since 1998
- 575
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 · 3
- NAVAREA XI 356/26in force2026-08-06Seismic survey by vessel PXGEO 2 towing eight 5-mile cables in the southern Gulf of Thailand and South China Sea until 31 December 2026.Gulf of Thailand and South China Sea, Southern Part
- HYDROPAC 2099/26in force2026-07-21Cable operations are underway in the East China Sea by the cableship ILE DE RE until further notice; wide berth requested.East China Sea · China
- NAVAREA XI 329/26in force2026-07-21Cable ship Ile de Re is laying submarine cable in the Taiwan Strait until further notice.Taiwan Strait
Longest in force
- NAVAREA XI 329/26in force2026-07-21 · 31 dCable ship Ile de Re is laying submarine cable in the Taiwan Strait until further notice.Taiwan Strait
- HYDROPAC 2099/26in force2026-07-21 · 31 dCable operations are underway in the East China Sea by the cableship ILE DE RE until further notice; wide berth requested.East China Sea · China
- NAVAREA XI 356/26in force2026-08-06 · 16 dSeismic survey by vessel PXGEO 2 towing eight 5-mile cables in the southern Gulf of Thailand and South China Sea until 31 December 2026.Gulf of Thailand and South China Sea, Southern Part
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- HYDROPAC 2094/202020-07-15 → 2020-10-12Cable operations in progress until 11 oct by cableship durable in vicinity of trackline joining 20-43.1N…Balintang Channel · South China Sea · Philippine Sea · Philippines
- HYDROPAC 1673/202020-06-05 → 2020-07-18Pipeline operations 10 jun thru 31 oct by M/V nile river in vicinity of trackline joining 10-22.2N…South China Sea · Vietnam
- HYDROPAC 1515/202020-05-21 → 2020-06-24Pipeline operations 25 may thru 23 jun by M/V rach dua along trackline joining 05-46.05N 111-47.69E,…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 1039/202020-03-30 → 2020-06-05Pipeline operations in progress until 11 sep by M/V nile river in vicinity of trackline joining 10-22.19N…South China Sea · Vietnam
- HYDROPAC 793/202020-03-09 → 2020-09-06Cable operations in progress until 05 sep by cableship resolute in vicinity of tracklines joining: a.…Philippine Sea · South China Sea · Luzon Strait · Philippines
- HYDROPAC 559/202020-02-15 → 2020-03-03Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship teneo in vicinity 03-21.7N 105-20.9ESouth China Sea · Indonesia
- HYDROPAC 3921/192019-11-28 → 2020-01-01Cable operations in progress until 31 dec 19 by cableship responders along trackline joining 13-44.90N…South China Sea · Vietnam
- HYDROPAC 3701/192019-11-11 → 2019-11-22Cable operations 11 to 21 nov by cableship lodbrog in area within six miles of 18-10.7N 119-17.1ESouth China Sea
- HYDROPAC 3581/192019-10-30 → 2019-11-16Cable operations 31 oct until further notice by cableship teneo in area bound by 01-09.5N 103-26.9E,…South China Sea · Singapore Strait Indonesia
- HYDROPAC 3491/192019-10-23 → 2019-10-27Cable operations 231000Z oct until further notice by cableship rene descartes in vicinity of trackline…South China Sea · Luzon Strait · Balintang Channel
- HYDROPAC 3308/192019-10-07 → 2019-10-17Cable operations 071500Z to 171459Z oct by cableship lodbrog in vicinity of trackline joining 19-48.7N…South China Sea · Philippines
- HYDROPAC 3004/192019-09-13 → 2019-10-07Cable operations in progress until 06 oct by cableship lodbrog in vicinity of trackline joining 19-48.7N…South China Sea · Philippines
- HYDROPAC 2702/192019-08-21 → 2019-08-27Cable operations in progress until 26 aug by M/V aniek in areas bound by: a. 20-43N 120-10E, 20-36N 120-10E,…South China Sea · Taiwan
- HYDROPAC 2648/192019-08-16 → 2019-08-16Cable operations in progress until 20 aug by M/V aniek in area bound by 20-47N 119-43E, 20-42N 119-41E,…South China Sea · Taiwan
- HYDROPAC 2598/192019-08-12 → 2019-08-16Cable operations in progress until 16 aug by M/V aniek in area bound by 20-50N 119-30E, 20-45N 119-28E,…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 2091/192019-06-27 → 2019-07-07Cable operations in progress until 06 jul by cableship northern endeavor in vicinity of trackline joining…South China Sea · Luzon Strait · Taiwan
- HYDROPAC 2083/192019-06-26 → 2019-07-06Cable operations in progress until 05 jul by cableship ile de re in vicinity 02-37.5N 104-50.4ESouth China Sea · Malaysia
- HYDROPAC 1613/192019-05-13 → 2019-05-17Cable operations 130900Z to 201459Z may by cableship lodbrog in area bound by 21-53.2N 115-04.0E, 21-52.7N…South China Sea · China
- HYDROPAC 1538/192019-05-07 → 2019-05-13Cable operations 071200Z to 142359Z may by cableship lodbrog in area bound by 22-11.3N 114-31.4E 22-10.4N…South China Sea · China
- HYDROPAC 1450/192019-04-30 → 2019-05-07Cable operations 010200Z to 082359Z may by cableship lodbrog in area bound by 20-09.8N 114-10.7E, 20-09.9N…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 1312/192019-04-18 → 2019-10-16Survey and pipeline operations in progress until 15 oct by M/V ptsc thang long along trackline joining…South China Sea · Vietnam
- HYDROPAC 1063/192019-03-30 → 2019-04-11Cable operations 310800Z to 102359Z apr by cableship lodbrog in area bound by 17-32.3N 117-54.1E, 17-27.5N…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 737/192019-03-05 → 2019-03-17Cable operations 052200Z to 170001Z mar by cableship lodbrog in area bound by 20-16.3N 121-29.6E, 20-36.9N…Luzon Strait · Philippines
- HYDROPAC 390/192019-02-02 → 2019-02-08Cable operations in progress until 07 feb by cableship asean restorer in area bound by 02-23.9N 104-40.4E,…South China Sea · Malaysia
- HYDROPAC 3986/182018-11-04 → 2018-11-08Cable operations 041800Z to 102359Z nov by cableship lodbrog in area bound by 21-38.8N 114-33.8E, 21-39.0N…South China Sea · China
- HYDROPAC 3493/182018-09-24 → 2018-10-12Cable operations 241600Z until further notice in area bound by 21-21.1N 120-01.9E 21-22.1N 120-38.2E…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 3476/182018-09-23 → 2018-11-02Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship ile de re in vicinity of trackline joining…Singapore Strait · South China Sea · Java Sea · Indonesia
- HYDROPAC 3395/182018-09-19 → 2018-09-23Cable operations 20 sep until further notice cableship ile de re in vicinity of trackline joining 01-09.9N…South China Sea · Singapore Strait · Indonesia
- HYDROPAC 3223/182018-09-02 → 2018-09-08Cable operations 021700Z to 102359Z sep by cableship lodbrog in area bound by 03-16.85N 105-24.40E,…South China Sea · Indonesia
- HYDROPAC 3137/182018-08-27 → 2018-09-01Cable operations 280001Z to 042359Z sep by cableship lodbrog in area bound by 02-40.08N 104-45.06E,…South China Sea · Malaysia
- HYDROPAC 3090/182018-08-23 → 2018-08-27Cable operations in progress until 30 aug by cableship lodbrog in area bound by 01-36.05N 104-30.37E,…South China Sea · Malaysia
- HYDROPAC 3031/182018-08-18 → 2018-08-23Cable operations in progress until 252359Z aug by cableship lodbrog in area bound by 01-19.83N 104-19.22E,…South China Sea · Singapore Strait · Malaysia
- HYDROPAC 2997/182018-08-16 → 2018-08-20Cable operations in progress until 19 aug by cableship ile de re along trackline between 01-50.0N 104-25.0E…South China Sea · Malaysia
- HYDROPAC 2782/182018-07-31 → 2018-08-16Seismic survey in progress until 15 aug by M/V cgg amadeus towing seven 7000 meter long cables in area bound…South China Sea · Malaysia
- HYDROPAC 2570/182018-07-13 → 2018-07-28Cable operations in progress until 27 jul by cableship ile de re in vicinity of trackline joining 01-10.8N…South China Sea · Indonesia
- HYDROPAC 2552/182018-07-12 → 2018-07-13Cable operations in progress until 27 jul by cableship ile de re in vicinity of trackline joining 01-10.8N…South China Sea · Indonesia
- HYDROPAC 1960/182018-05-23 → 2018-07-31Seismic survey in progress until 01 aug by M/V cgg amadeus towing seven 7000 meter long cables in area bound…South China Sea · Malaysia
- HYDROPAC 1670/182018-04-28 → 2018-05-10Cable operations 301400Z apr until further notice, by cableship lodbrog in area bound by 21-53.86N…South China Sea · China
- HYDROPAC 371/182018-01-27 → 2018-02-06Cable operations 01 thru 07 feb, alternate 08 thru 12 feb by M/V kddi ocean link in area bound by 22-23.2N…South China Sea · China
- HYDROPAC 3892/172017-11-10 → 2017-11-16Cable operations in progress until 18 nov by cableship lodbrog in area bound by 22-00.7N 117-02.7E, 22-00.6N…South China Sea · China
- HYDROPAC 3341/172017-09-29 → 2017-10-04Cable operations in progress until 06 oct by cableship lodbrog in vicinity 22-08.4N 114-34.8ESouth China Sea · China
- HYDROPAC 3201/172017-09-17 → 2017-09-26Cable operations 19 thru 28 sep by cableship lodbrog in vicinity 09-02.6N 108-18.9ESouth China Sea
- HYDROPAC 2201/172017-06-23 → 2017-07-29Cable operations 24 jun until further notice by cableship rene descartes in vicinity of trackline joining…South China Sea · China
- HYDROPAC 2148/172017-06-19 → 2017-07-18Cable operations in progress until 17 jul by cableship resolute in area bound by 06-51.33N 108-19.26E,…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 1519/172017-04-29 → 2017-05-06Cable operations 010200Z may until further notice by cableship lodbrog in vicinity 22-06.3N 114-39.4ESouth China Sea
- HYDROPAC 1210/172017-04-04 → 2017-04-15Cable operations 09 thru 14 apr, alternate 15 thru 19 apr by M/V kddi ocean link in area bound by 22-59.2N…South China Sea · China
- HYDROPAC 866/172017-03-13 → 2017-03-14Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship rene descartes in vicinity of trackline…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 798/172017-03-07 → 2017-03-13Cable operations 100001Z mar until further notice by cableship rene descartes in vicinity of trackline…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 636/172017-02-22 → 2017-03-07Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship rene descartes in vicinity of trackline…South China Sea · Malaysia
- HYDROPAC 504/172017-02-11 → 2017-02-22Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship rene descartes in vicinity of trackline…South China Sea · Malaysia
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