Cable ops

Cable operations in progress until 08 oct by cableship ile de sein along trackline joining 09-33.29N…

North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 1576/11

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2011-10-09 00:01Z

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 331/11 271130Z SEP 11.. Issued 2011-09-27 12:41Z. 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
North Atlantic Ocean. The map shows the reported line or operation extent; it is not a vessel track. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →

issued
2011-09-27 12:41Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA II 331/11 271130Z SEP 11.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA II · named as the source of this relay
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
8.171, -14.721
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
SIERRA LEONE.
1. CABLE OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL
   08 OCT BY CABLESHIP ILE DE SEIN
   ALONG TRACKLINE JOINING
   09-33.29N 013-51.15W, 09-31.47N 013-55.04W,
   09-23.58N 014-02.43W, 08-59.47N 014-17.77W,
   08-38.70N 014-33.14W, 08-26.46N 014-44.50W
   07-17.99N 015-19.56W, 06-56.18N 014-38.75W.
   WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 1441/11.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 09 OCT.

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.
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.
CANCEL THIS MSG
The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.

All warning terms →

Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work

11 within 180 nm since 2010 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

10
14

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 2026-10-02 04:35Z; 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.