Underwater operations 090500Z jul until further notice by cableship ile de batz along trackline between…
Gulf of Guinea · HYDROLANT 1504/12
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2012-07-16 23:45Z
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 II 210/12 072108Z JUL 12.. Issued 2012-07-07 21:03Z. 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
- Gulf of Guinea. 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 HYDROLANT 1504/12 and this msglater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Gulf of Guinea →
- issued
- 2012-07-07 21:03Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA II 210/12 072108Z JUL 12.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA II · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Gulf of Guinea
- position
- 3.297, -1.002
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
GULF OF GUINEA. UNDERWATER OPERATIONS 090500Z JUL UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY CABLESHIP ILE DE BATZ ALONG TRACKLINE BETWEEN 03-15.2N 001-07.8W AND 03-20.4N 000-52.5W. ONE MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
Reading this warning
- Underwater operations
- Divers or remotely operated vehicles are working below a vessel that cannot easily move out of the way.
- Date-time group (DTG)
- A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.
- Until further notice
- The operation or danger has no scheduled end; the warning stays in force until a later message cancels it.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work
37 within 180 nm since 2003 · 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 ile de sein along trackline joining 03-26.80N…2024-09-25
- Cable operations 011200Z nov until further notice by cableship leon thevenin in vicinity 05-30.00N 000-11.00W2023-10-30
- Cable operations 080001Z to 160001Z aug by cableship leon thevenin in area bound by 05-31.00N 000-12.00W,…2022-08-06
- Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship ile de brehat along trackline joining…2022-02-06
- Cable operations 14 thru 21 jan by cableship pierre de fermat in area bound by 05-28.7N 000-01.5E, 05-25.2N…2021-01-13
- Cable operations 23 feb until further notice by cableship leon thevenin in area bound by 05-31N 000-07W,…2020-02-22
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 04:40Z; 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.