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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Other hazards in the South China Sea
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- HYDROPAC 1562/152015-05-12 → 2015-06-01Cable repair operations in progress until 31 may by cableship asean explorer in area bound by 05-48.8N…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 1440/152015-04-29 → 2015-05-31Cable operations 02 thru 30 may by cableship cable retriever along trackline joining 09-32.57N 108-35.00E,…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 1414/152015-04-28 → 2015-05-16Pipeline operations 30 apr thru 15 may in area bound by 10-01-03N 107-58-40E, 09-59-05N 108-01-20E,…South China Sea · Vietnam
- HYDROPAC 1341/152015-04-22 → 2015-05-26Seismic survey 24 apr thru 25 may by M/V cgg amadeus towing eight 6000 meter long cables in area bound by…South China Sea · Vietnam
- HYDROPAC 1265/152015-04-15 → 2015-04-22Seismic survey in progress until 21 apr by M/V cgg amadeus towing eight 6000 meter long cables in area bound…South China Sea · Vietnam
- HYDROPAC 906/152015-03-15 → 2015-04-15Seismic survey 16 mar thru 16 apr by M/V cgg amadeus towing eight 6000 meter long cables in area bound by…South China Sea · Vietnam
- HYDROPAC 687/152015-02-28 → 2015-03-08Cable operations 02 thru 08 mar, alternate 09 thru 13 mar by M/V kddi ocean link in area bound by 22-42.9N…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 531/152015-02-14 → 2015-04-09Seismic survey in progress until 15 apr by M/V cgg alize towing 12 five mile long cables in area bound by…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 527/152015-02-13 → 2015-02-14Seismic survey in progress until 15 apr by M/V cgg alize towing 12 five mile long cables in area bound by…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 513/152015-02-13 → 2015-02-16Cable repair operations in progress until 15 feb by cableship asean restorer in area bound by 01-20.4N…Singapore Strait
- HYDROPAC 392/152015-02-03 → 2015-03-26Seismic survey in progress until 20 may by M/V pgs apollo towing 12 five mile long cables in area bound by…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 374/152015-02-01 → 2015-02-13Seismic survey 02 thru 20 feb by M/V cgg alize towing 12 five mile long cables in area bound by 07-36.2N…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 310/152015-01-28 → 2015-02-11Cable repair operations in progress by cableship durable until 21 feb in area bound by: a. 01-30.1N…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 116/152015-01-12 → 2015-01-24Cable repair operations 13 thru 23 jan by cableship cable retriever in area bound by 09-40.93N 107-35.27E,…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 68/152015-01-07 → 2015-01-15Seismic survey in progress until 20 jan by M/V wg vespucci towing ten 8100 meter long cables in area bound…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 3831/142014-12-23 → 2015-01-11Seismic survey in progress until 20 jan 15 by M/V pgs apollo towing ten 8000 meter long cables in area bound…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 3753/142014-12-15 → 2015-01-07Seismic survey in progress until 10 jan 15 by M/V wg vespucci towing ten 8100 meter long cables in area…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 3607/142014-12-02 → 2014-12-22Cable repair operations in progress until 21 dec by cableship asean explorer in area bound by 04-01.6N…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 3521/142014-11-25 → 2014-12-19Seismic survey in progress until 18 dec by M/V pgs apollo towing ten 6000 meter long cables in area bound by…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 3439/142014-11-18 → 2015-01-20Seismic survey 19 nov thru 19 jan 15 by M/V cgg amadeus in area bound by 09-21-41.4N 109-05-14.4E,…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 3330/142014-11-09 → 2014-11-26Cable repair operations 13 thru 20 nov, alternate 21 thru 25 nov by M/V kddi ocean link in area bound by…Northern South China Sea · Taiwan Strait
- HYDROPAC 3217/142014-10-30 → 2014-11-04Cable repair operations in progress until 15 dec by cableship lodbrog in area bound by 21-26-30.1N…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 3215/142014-10-30 → 2014-11-16Cable operations in progress until 15 nov in area bound by 21-13.1N 119-51.7E, 21-02.2N 120-41.0E, 21-07.7N…South China Sea · Luzon Strait
- HYDROPAC 3178/142014-10-27 → 2014-12-16Seismic survey in progress until 15 dec by M/V wg vespucci towing ten 8100 meter long cables in area bound…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 3156/142014-10-24 → 2014-11-18Seismic survey 25 oct thru 15 dec by M/V cgg amadeus towing eight 6000 meter long cables in area bound by…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 3125/142014-10-20 → 2014-11-07Cable operations 21 oct thru 04 nov, alternate 05 thru 09 nov by cableship kddi ocean link in area bound by…South China Sea · Luzon Strait
- HYDROPAC 3123/142014-10-20 → 2014-11-25Seismic survey in progress until 20 dec by M/V pgs apollo towing ten 8000 meter long cables in area bound by…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 3092/142014-10-17 → 2014-11-26Seismic survey in progress until 25 nov by vessel towing 12 6000 meter long cables in area bound by 17-51.9N…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 2993/142014-10-08 → 2015-07-01Cable laying operations in progress until 30 jun 15 vicinity of tracklines between: a. 23-35.2N 119-30.3E…East China Sea · Taiwan Strait
- HYDROPAC 2767/142014-09-18 → 2014-09-24Seismic survey in progress until 23 sep by vessel towing twelve 6000 meter long cables in area bound by…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 2610/142014-09-05 → 2015-01-16South china sea 1. seismic survey in progress until 15 jan 15 by M/V cgg alize towing 12 five mile long…
- HYDROPAC 2548/142014-08-30 → 2014-09-06Cable operations 01 thru 08 sep by cableship lodbrog within ten miles of 21-06.3N 114-21.4ENorthern South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 2114/142014-07-18 → 2014-08-16Cable operations 22 jul thru 15 aug by cableship asean explorer in 10-17.75N 107-13.82ESouth China Sea · Vietnam
- HYDROPAC 2015/142014-07-09 → 2014-10-10Seismic survey in progress until 09 oct by M/V voyager explorer in area bound by 16-29-19.1N 119-44-57.0E,…South China Sea · Philippines
- HYDROPAC 1966/142014-07-04 → 2014-09-01Seismic survey in progress until 31 aug by vessel towing six 5100 meter long cables in area bound by…Northern South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 1965/142014-07-04 → 2014-09-03Seismic survey in progress until 02 sep by vessel towing 7050 meter long cable in area bound by 21-00.5N…Northern South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 1964/142014-07-04 → 2014-09-01Seismic survey in progress until 31 aug by vessel towing 12 5400 meter long cables in area bound by 21-27.9N…Northern South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 1963/142014-07-04 → 2014-10-01Seismic survey in progress until 30 sep by vessel towing six 6000 meter long cables in area bound by 19-36N…Gulf of Tonkin
- HYDROPAC 1962/142014-07-04 → 2014-10-31Seismic survey in progress until 30 oct by vessel towing 5200 meter long cables in area bound by 21-48.0N…Northern South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 1781/142014-06-20 → 2014-09-15Cable laying operations in progress until 14 sep by M/V miraero vicinity of trackline joining 07-10.9N…Gulf of Thailand · South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 1706/142014-06-13 → 2014-08-01Seismic survey in progress until 31 jul by M/V veritas viking II towing eight 8000 meter long cables in…Gulf of Tonkin
- HYDROPAC 1662/142014-06-10 → 2014-07-01Seismic survey in progress until 30 jun by M/V towing ten 6000 meter long cables in area bound by 19-55.4N…Northern South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 1475/142014-05-24 → 2014-09-01Seismic survey in progress until 31 aug by M/V binh minh 2 towing 8000 meter long cable in area bound by…Northern South China Sea · Taiwan-southwest Coast
- HYDROPAC 1463/142014-05-22 → 2014-10-11Seismic survey in progress until 10 oct by vessel towing 5000 meter long cable in area bound by 21-44-24N…Northern South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 1462/142014-05-22 → 2014-05-25Cable operations in progress until 30 jun by cableship lodbrog in area bound by 21-26-48N 116-12-03E,…Northern South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 1342/142014-05-09 → 2014-07-11Seismic survey 10 may thru 10 jul by M/V amadeus in area bound by 10-39.13N 108-54-21E, 10-06.12N…South China Sea · Vietnam
- HYDROPAC 1217/142014-04-28 → 2014-06-16Seismic survey in progress until 15 jun by vessel towing twelve 6000 meter long cables in area bound by…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 1207/142014-04-27 → 2014-06-16Seismic survey 01 may thru 15 jun by M/V veritas viking II in area bound by 12-56.0N 110-04.0E, 13-12.7N…South China Sea · Vietnam
- HYDROPAC 1198/142014-04-26 → 2014-04-27Seismic survey 01 may thru 15 jun by M/V veritas viking II in area bound by 12-55.97N 110-03.96E, 13-12.71N…South China Sea · Vietnam
- HYDROPAC 997/142014-04-08 → 2014-05-01Seismic survey in progress until 30 apr by vessel towing 6000 meter long cable in area bound by 18-55.0N…South China Sea
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