Cable-laying vessel RESPONDER is conducting operations along a line from 38-19.86S 144-19.61E to 37-18.44S 153-20.94E, with 5 nautical miles either side, requesting 1.0 nautical mile clearance.
Tasman Sea · AUSCOAST 231/26
What this record establishes
Listed in force
The latest collected record lists this warning as active. This is the status of the notice, not a live observation of conditions at the location.
- Source and dates
- Australian Maritime Safety Authority NAVAREA X + AUSCOAST (CC BY 4.0) · Australian Maritime Safety Authority — JRCC Australia (NAVAREA X coordinator). Issued 2026-06-29 12:02Z. First collected 2026-08-18 09:33Z; last seen in collection 2026-09-29 10:53Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
- Location covered
- Tasman Sea. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
- issued
- 2026-06-29 12:02Z
- status
- Listed in force
- authority
- Australian Maritime Safety Authority — JRCC Australia (NAVAREA X coordinator)
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA X
- issued by
- JRCC AUSTRALIA
- sea
- Tasman Sea
- position
- -38.347, 151.525
- nearest port
- Eden · 109 nm
- source
- Australian Maritime Safety Authority NAVAREA X + AUSCOAST (CC BY 4.0) · first seen 2026-08-18 09:33Z
Original warning text
1. . SPECIAL PURPOSE VESSEL RESPONDER / V7CY9 / 538001582 CONDUCTING CABLE LAYING OPERATIONS 5 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE JOINING A. 38-19.86S 144-19.61E B. 39-06.11S 145-33.18E C. 39-17.45S 146-22.33E D. 39-23.78S 148-40.00E E. 39-20.00S 149-46.17E F. 37-18.44S 153-20.94E 2. 1.0 NM CLEARANCE REQUESTED.
Reading this warning
- Cable operations
- A ship is laying, burying or repairing a submarine cable, usually along a stated route.
- Track line joining
- Introduces a route through a series of positions — a cable route, a tow's track or a survey line.
- Position (degrees and minutes)
- How warnings write positions: degrees, a hyphen, then minutes, with N/S and E/W — 49-40.8N 003-43.8W.
Conditions at the position · now
loading…
MET Norway · NOAA WaveWatch III · HYCOM · GEBCO 2020 · model data at the centroid, not an observation
Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work
12 within 180 nm since 2000 · 2 in the last 12 months · 2 listed in force now
Counts include repeat notices about the same situation. NGA archive coverage ends 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. The period between them is incomplete. An empty year is not evidence that no hazards occurred.
- Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship responder within five miles of trackline…2026-06-29
- Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship ile de brehat along trackline joining 38-31S…2018-12-13
- Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship ile de brehat along trackline joining 38-31S…2018-12-13
- Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V western monarch towing seven 3 mile long cables in…2003-02-21
- Cable laying operations in progress until further notice by M/V rockwater 2 vicinity of trackline between…2002-07-25
- Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V geco beta towing eight 3 mile long cables in area…2002-06-30
Month of issue in the collected archive
All available years combined. Uneven collection and repeat bulletins affect these counts; this chart does not measure the seasonality or probability of incidents.
Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
25 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-29 10:53Z; source collection times vary.
Cable ops
Cable laying, pipeline and seismic operations. All current cable & pipeline work →
Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.