Cable operations in progress until 25 oct by cableship ile de batz along trackline between 70-37.2N…
Beaufort Sea · HYDROARC 346/17
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2017-10-23 03:57Z
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) · ILE DE BATZ 190359Z OCT 17.. Issued 2017-10-19 04:31Z. 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
- Beaufort Sea. The map shows the reported line or operation extent; it is not a vessel track. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Cancel HYDROARC 346/17 and this msg, operations completedlater cancellation notice
- issued
- 2017-10-19 04:31Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- ILE DE BATZ 190359Z OCT 17.
- issued by
- ILE DE BATZ
- sea
- Beaufort Sea
- position
- 70.887, -149.928
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
BEAUFORT SEA. ALASKA. DNC 27. 1. CABLE OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 25 OCT BY CABLESHIP ILE DE BATZ ALONG TRACKLINE BETWEEN 70-37.2N 150-00.0W AND 71-09.2N 149-51.3W. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 26 OCT 17.
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.
- 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.
- Wide berth requested
- Keep well clear — or, when a distance is given ("TWO MILE BERTH REQUESTED"), at least that far away.
- CANCEL THIS MSG
- The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work
6 within 180 nm since 2012 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 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 it integrity in area within five miles of…2023-08-30
- Cable operations in progress until further notice by M/V it integrity in area within five miles of 70-55.39N…2023-08-27
- Cable operations by cableship ile de batz 01 jul thru 06 aug in vicinity: a. 64-55.8N 168-58.6W2017-06-29
- Cable laying operations 10 aug until further notice by cableship ile de sein along tracklines: a. between…2016-08-07
- Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V geo arctic towing cable in area bound by 71-26.6N…2012-10-20
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
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 2026-10-02 07:27Z; 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.