Cable ops

Cable operations 31 jul thru 30 sep by cableship northern wave in area bound by 69-12.9N 035-08.0E, 69-18.0N…

Barentsz Sea · HYDROARC 167/18

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2018-09-21 07:42Z

This notice comes from the historical archive. Its archived status does not establish when or how the reported situation ended.

Source and dates
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · NAVAREA XX 112/18 291730Z JUL 18.. Issued 2018-07-29 18:04Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:38Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-17 15:46Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
Location covered
Barentsz 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.

Related notices and cancellation links

Current notices and reporting history in the Barentsz Sea →

issued
2018-07-29 18:04Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA XX 112/18 291730Z JUL 18.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA XX · named as the source of this relay
sea
Barentsz Sea
position
69.225, 37.418
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

BARENTS SEA.
RUSSIA.
DNC 22.
1. CABLE OPERATIONS 31 JUL THRU 30 SEP BY
   CABLESHIP NORTHERN WAVE IN AREA BOUND BY
   69-12.9N 035-08.0E, 69-18.0N 035-03.0E,
   69-24.3N 039-31.3E, 69-11.3N 039-32.7E,
   69-00.7N 036-33.8E, 69-12.9N 035-08.0E.
   ONE MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL HYDROARC 139/18.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 01 OCT 18.

Reading this warning

DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
A reference to one of the regions of NGA's Digital Nautical Chart, used to tell the reader which charts a warning affects.
Cable operations
A ship is laying, burying or repairing a submarine cable, usually along a stated route.
Area bound by
Introduces a list of positions that are the corners of an area — the polygon the warning applies to.
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.
Wide berth requested
Keep well clear — or, when a distance is given ("TWO MILE BERTH REQUESTED"), at least that far away.
Cancellation reference
A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
HYDROARC
The U.S. long-range warning series for the Arctic Ocean.
CANCEL THIS MSG
The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.

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Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work

4 within 180 nm since 2018 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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22

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.

Month of issue in the collected archive

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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

No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.

Worldwide in the collected sources

24 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 22:22Z; 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.