M/V acqua azzurra, cableship ixtn and M/V med sei collided in 44-03N 013-47E
Adriatic Sea · HYDROLANT 1597/03
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2003-09-23 10:20Z
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) · MRCC ROME AOR-E EGC#182 21 AUG 03. Issued 2003-08-21 11:57Z. 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
- Adriatic Sea. The parsed report position is 44.050, 13.783. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
- issued
- 2003-08-21 11:57Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MRCC ROME AOR-E EGC#182 21 AUG 03
- issued by
- MRCC ROME AOR-E
- sea
- Adriatic Sea
- position
- 44.050, 13.783
- vessels
- M/V ACQUA AZZURRAM/V MED SEI
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
M/V ACQUA AZZURRA, CABLESHIP IXTN AND M/V MED SEI COLLIDED IN 44-03N 013-47E. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MRSC ANCONA, PHONE: 390 7150 2101.
Reading this warning
- Cable operations
- A ship is laying, burying or repairing a submarine cable, usually along a stated route.
- 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.
- Keep a sharp lookout
- A request to every ship in the area to watch for the vessel, people or object described.
- Assist if possible
- The second half of the standard rescue request: ships able to help are asked to do so.
- MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre)
- A rescue coordination centre for maritime cases only, such as MRCC Fort-de-France or MRCC Vietnam.
Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work
15 within 180 nm since 1999 · 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.
- Seismic survey 220600Z feb to 062359Z mar by M/V oceanic challenger towing 8100 meter long cable in area…2012-02-21
- Seismic survey 31 dec thru 28 feb 12 by M/V oceanic challenger towing ten 7500 meter long cables in area…2011-12-31
- Pipe laying operation in progress until further notice by barge s 355 along trackline between 44-40.95N…2008-10-01
- Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V pehlivan two towing 2500 meter long cable in area…2007-05-22
- Pipeline operations in progress until further notice by M/V crawler along trackline between 43-59.4N…2006-08-17
- Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship raymond croze along trackline between…2005-03-24
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 2026-10-01 23:39Z; 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.