Cable ops

Underwater cable operations by M/V certamen along trackline joining 40-39-55N 014-47-15E, 40-27-41N…

Tyrrhenian Sea · HYDROLANT 198/02

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2002-01-28 12:10Z

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) · MARIDIPART TARANTO 28/02 270932Z JAN 02. Issued 2002-01-27 10:25Z. 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
Tyrrhenian Sea. 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 Tyrrhenian Sea →

issued
2002-01-27 10:25Z
status
Archived notice
authority
MARIDIPART TARANTO 28/02 270932Z JAN 02
issued by
MARIDIPART TARANTO
sea
Tyrrhenian Sea
position
40.086, 15.095
vessel
M/V CERTAMEN · 30 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. UNDERWATER CABLE OPERATIONS BY M/V CERTAMEN ALONG TRACKLINE
   JOINING 40-39-55N 014-47-15E, 40-27-41N 014-45-53E,
   40-24-05N 014-43-33E, 40-13-30N 014-44-00E, 40-06-22N 014-50-44E,
   40-04-08E 014-55-56E, 39-55-37N 015-04-10E, 39-56-06N 015-13-56E,
   39-52-32N 015-20-01E, 39-49-58N 015-41-47E, 39-49-34N 015-44-16E,
   39-49-01N 015-45-52E, 39-48-43N 015-47-12E.
2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 185/02.

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.
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.

All warning terms →

Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work

51 within 180 nm since 1998 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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21

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

23 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-03 08:53Z; 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.