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
Archive · 572 cancelled
- HYDROPAC 2763/122012-10-01 → 2012-12-01Cable repair operations in progress until 30 nov by cableship cable retriever vicinity 24-10.7N 118-46.7ETaiwan Strait
- HYDROPAC 2753/122012-09-30 → 2012-11-29Seismic survey 02 oct thru 31 dec by M/V western spirit towing ten 7500 meter long cables in area bound by…South China Sea · Gulf of Thailand
- HYDROPAC 2681/122012-09-20 → 2012-12-16Seismic survey 21 sep thru 15 dec by M/V ramform explorer towing ten five mile long cables in area bound by…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 2624/122012-09-14 → 2012-11-10Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V voyager explorer towing four 5000 meter long cables…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 2599/122012-09-11 → 2012-10-21Seismic survey 13 sep thru 20 oct by M/V cgg amadeus in area bound by 09-50.1N 107-59.8E, 09-50.1N…South China Sea · Vietnam
- HYDROPAC 2500/122012-08-31 → 2012-12-01Seismic survey in progress until 30 nov by vessel towing six 6000 meter long cables in area bound by 17-24N…South China Sea · Gulf of Tonkin
- HYDROPAC 2176/122012-07-31 → 2012-08-27Seismic survey in progress until 20 sep by M/V cgg amadeus in area bound by 20-29-05N 106-57-45E, 20-29-05N…Gulf of Tonkin
- HYDROPAC 2162/122012-07-29 → 2012-08-21Seismic survey in progress until 20 aug by M/V viking II towing eight 7000 meter long cables in area bound…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 2159/122012-07-29 → 2012-07-29Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V viking II in area bound by 21-21.0N 115-03.0E,…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 2084/122012-07-22 → 2012-11-16Seismic survey 25 jul thru 15 nov by M/V viking vision in area bound by 15-16-02.2N 109-39-20.2E,…South China Sea · Vietnam
- HYDROPAC 2053/122012-07-19 → 2012-08-21Seismic survey 20 jul thru 20 aug by M/V pacific finder towing four 4500 meter long cables in area bound by…South China Sea · Gulf of Thailand
- HYDROPAC 2029/122012-07-17 → 2012-09-11Seismic survey 18 jul thru 19 sep by M/V western spirit towing eight 8000 meter long cables in area bound by…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 2002/122012-07-15 → 2012-10-01Cable repair operations 20 jul thru 30 sep by cableship durable and cableship lodbrog in area bound by…South China Sea · Taiwan-south Coast
- HYDROPAC 1972/122012-07-12 → 2012-10-01Cable repair operations in progress until 30 sep by cableship lodbrog and cableship durable in areas bound…South China Sea · Taiwan-south Coast
- HYDROPAC 1893/122012-07-04 → 2012-09-21Seismic survey in progress until 20 sep by vessel towing 12 6000 meter long cables in area bound by…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 1851/122012-06-29 → 2012-07-26Seismic survey in progress until 25 jul by M/V viking II towing eight 7000 meter long cables in area bound…South China Sea · Vietnam
- HYDROPAC 1792/122012-06-25 → 2012-07-15Seismic survey 26 jun thru 14 jul by M/V ramform sterling towing 3.5 mile long cable in area bound by…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 1780/122012-06-24 → 2012-08-25Cable repair operations in progress until 24 aug by cableships cable retriever and asean restorer in areas…Western North Pacific · Taiwan-south Coast
- HYDROPAC 1776/122012-06-24 → 2012-06-24Cable repair operations in progress until 24 aug by cableships cable retriever and asean restorer in areas…Western North Pacific · Taiwan-south Coast
- HYDROPAC 1720/122012-06-18 → 2012-06-25Seismic survey in progress until 05 jul by M/V ramform sterling towing 3.5 mile long cable in area bound by…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 1653/122012-06-12 → 2012-06-29Seismic survey in progress until 05 jul by M/V viking II towing eight 7000 meter long cables in area bound…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 1643/122012-06-12 → 2012-06-12Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V viking II towing eight 7000 meter long cables in area…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 1578/122012-06-06 → 2012-10-01Seismic survey in progress until 30 sep by vessel towing six 6000 meter long cables in area bound by 18-00N…South China Sea · Gulf of Tonkin
- HYDROPAC 1533/122012-06-01 → 2012-07-02Seismic survey in progress until 01 jul by M/V western spirit towing eight 10000 meter long cables in area…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 1502/122012-05-30 → 2012-07-04Seismic survey in progress until 20 sep by vessel towing 12 6000 meter long cables in area bound by…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 1501/122012-05-30 → 2012-06-16Seismic survey in progress until 15 jun by vessel towing three 5000 meter long cables in area bound by…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 1495/122012-05-29 → 2012-07-16Seismic survey 30 may thru 15 jul by M/V cgg amadeus towing eight 6000 meter long cables in area bound by…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 1419/122012-05-20 → 2012-06-12Seismic survey 21 may thru 20 jun by M/V viking II towing five mile long cable in area bound by 13-45.4N…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 1272/122012-05-05 → 2012-05-20Seismic survey in progress until 25 may by M/V viking II towing six mile long cable in area bound by…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 914/122012-03-30 → 2012-06-16Seismic survey in progress until 15 jun by M/V western patriot towing eight 7000 meter long cables in area…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 788/122012-03-18 → 2012-04-05Seismic survey in progress until 20 apr by M/V viking II towing six mile long cable in area bound by…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 399/122012-02-13 → 2012-02-29Seismic survey in progress until 28 feb by M/V western spirit towing six four mile long cables in area bound…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 3433/112011-12-09 → 2012-01-08Seismic survey 10 dec thru 07 jan 12 by M/V western spirit towing six 4000 meter long cables in area bound…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 3335/112011-11-29 → 2011-12-11Seismic survey 30 nov thru 10 dec by M/V nordic energy towing 7000 meter long cable in area bound by 11-20N…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 3145/112011-11-08 → 2012-01-29Seismic survey in progress until 28 jan 12 by M/V pacific finder, M/V trb elnusa finder and M/V china…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 2933/112011-10-18 → 2011-12-19Seismic survey in progress until 18 dec by M/V binhai 512 in area bound by 12-05-29N 119-17-17E, 12-02-59N…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 2851/112011-10-11 → 2011-11-08Seismic survey in progress until 15 jan 12 by M/V pacific finder, trb elnusa finder and M/V seismic…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 2750/112011-09-30 → 2011-10-16Seismic survey in progress until 15 oct by vessel towing 12 6000 meter long cables in area bound by 18-00N…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 2727/112011-09-28 → 2011-10-09Seismic survey in progress until O8 oct by M/V cgg amadeus towing six 7000 meter long cables in area bound…South China Sea · Vietnam-south Coast
- HYDROPAC 2573/112011-09-13 → 2011-10-03Seismic survey in progress until 02 oct by M/V voyager explorer towing two three mile long cables in area…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 2556/112011-09-11 → 2011-09-28Seismic survey 12 thru 30 sep by M/V cgg amadeus towing eight 7000 meter long cables in area bound by…South China Sea · Vietnam-south Coast
- HYDROPAC 2445/112011-08-30 → 2011-10-11South china sea 1. seismic survey 31 aug thru 15 oct by M/V pacific finder towing 8100 meter long cable in…
- HYDROPAC 2422/112011-08-27 → 2011-10-31Seismic survey 28 aug thru 30 oct by M/V geowave voyager towing 3.5 mile long cables in area bound by…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 2410/112011-08-26 → 2011-09-11Seismic survey 28 aug thru 20 sep by M/V cgg amadeus towing eight 7000 meter long cables in area bound by…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 2393/112011-08-25 → 2011-08-26Seismic survey 28 aug thru 20 sep by M/V cgg amadeus towing eight 7000 meter long cables in area bound by…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 2389/112011-08-25 → 2011-10-26Seismic survey in progress until 25 oct by vessel in area bound by 21-45N 117-20E, 22-15N 118-20E, 21-30N…South China Sea · Taiwan Strait
- HYDROPAC 2312/112011-08-17 → 2011-09-11Seismic survey in progress until 10 sep by vessel towing six 6000 meter long cables in area bound by 20-07N…Western North Pacific · South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 2151/112011-08-01 → 2011-12-16Seismic survey in progress until 20 dec by M/V geo atlantic towing ten 7000 meter long cables in area bound…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 1956/112011-07-07 → 2011-08-25Seismic survey in progress until 30 aug by M/V cgg amadeus towing eight 6000 meter long cables in area bound…South China Sea
- HYDROPAC 1873/112011-06-28 → 2011-07-14Seismic survey in progress until 02 sep by M/V pacific explorer towing 6000 meter long cable in area bound…South China Sea
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