Cable laying operations in progress until further notice by M/V topaz installer along trackline joining…
Baltic Sea · HYDROLANT 1174/14
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2014-07-02 09:48Z
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) · LITHUANIA 33/14 090600Z MAY 14.. Issued 2014-05-09 06:10Z. 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
- Baltic 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
- issued
- 2014-05-09 06:10Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- LITHUANIA 33/14 090600Z MAY 14.
- issued by
- LITHUANIA
- sea
- Baltic Sea
- position
- 55.804, 19.954
- vessel
- M/V TOPAZ INSTALLER · 2 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
EASTERN BALTIC SEA. LITHUANIA. 1. CABLE LAYING OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY M/V TOPAZ INSTALLER ALONG TRACKLINE JOINING 55-37.84N 021-06.57E, 55-45.00N 020-21.27E, 55-52.24N 019-34.54E, 55-56.81N 018-47.64E. 500 METER BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 980/14.
Reading this warning
- Cable operations
- A ship is laying, burying or repairing a submarine cable, usually along a stated route.
- Until further notice
- The operation or danger has no scheduled end; the warning stays in force until a later message cancels it.
- 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.
- Cancellation reference
- A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
- HYDROLANT
- The U.S. long-range warning series for Atlantic waters outside NAVAREA IV, including the eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and adjoining seas.
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 laying operations in progress until 30 sep by M/V grand canyon 2 and M/V flintstone along trackline…2015-07-24
- Cable laying operations in progress until 30 sep by M/V grand conyon 2 along trackline beteen 55-47.48N…2015-07-03
- Cable laying operations 07 jul thru 31 aug by M/V maersk lifter along trackline joining 55-37.84N…2014-07-02
- Cable laying operations in progress until 15 jul by M/V topaz installer along trackline joining 55-37.84N…2014-04-10
- Caution advised2012-02-09
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 04:03Z; 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.