Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship intrepid in vicinity of trackline joining…
Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin · HYDROLANT 1615/18
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2018-06-18 11:35Z
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 III 436/18 231158Z MAY 18.. Issued 2018-05-23 12:53Z. 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
- Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin. 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 1615/18 and this msglater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin →
- issued
- 2018-05-23 12:53Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA III 436/18 231158Z MAY 18.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA III · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin
- position
- 38.734, 0.540
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA. SPAIN. DNC 08. CABLE OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY CABLESHIP INTREPID IN VICINITY OF TRACKLINE JOINING 37-35.0N 000-51.0E, 37-41.0N 000-51.0E, 37-43.0N 000-51.2E, 37-53.5N 000-56.8E, 38-24.5N 000-48.2E, 39-22.7N 000-22.4E, 39-28.8N 000-18.0W. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work
33 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.
- Cable operations 041900Z dec thru 212359Z jan 23 by M/V rebecca along trackline joining 36-14.50N…2022-12-02
- Cable operations 221400Z to 291400Z apr by cableship raymond croze in area bound by 37-06.00N 000-21.80W,…2021-04-21
- Cable operations 130700Z to 152359Z apr by M/V rebecca along trackline joining 37-10.00N 000-06.20E,…2021-04-11
- Cable operations in progress until 312359Z mar by M/V rebecca in area bound by 38-55.53N 002-58.11E,…2021-03-22
- Cable operations 091500Z to 222300Z mar by M/V rebecca in area bound by 36-26.1N 001-17.2W, 37-01.2N…2021-03-05
- Cable operations in progress until 092300Z apr by cableship raymond croze in area bound by 37-33.7N…2020-03-21
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
Worldwide in the collected sources
24 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 03:21Z; 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.