Cable ops

Cable operations in progress until further notice by M/V rene descartes in area bound by: a. 38-03.5N…

Tyrrhenian Sea · HYDROLANT 2004/04

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2004-12-28 10:34Z

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 701/04 152336Z DEC 04.. Issued 2004-12-16 00:25Z. 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 an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the Tyrrhenian Sea →

issued
2004-12-16 00:25Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA III 701/04 152336Z DEC 04.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA III · named as the source of this relay
sea
Tyrrhenian Sea
position
38.328, 13.083
vessel
M/V RENE DESCARTES · 13 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. CABLE OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY M/V RENE DESCARTES IN AREA BOUND BY:
   A. 38-03.5N 010-49.8E, 38-01.4N 011-13.8E, 37-55.5N 011-23.9E,
      37-55.7N 011-44.0E, 38-04.4N 011-45.4E, 38-03.2N 011-55.8E,
      37-55.7N 011-54.4E, 37-52.0N 011-58.5E, 37-24.4N 012-31.0E,
      37-21.8N 012-44.3E, 37-22.6N 013-00.0E, 37-15.8N 012-50.4E,
      37-15.2N 012-45.0E, 37-18.4N 012-27.6E, 37-43.4N 011-58.6E,
      37-49.6N 011-48.0E, 37-50.4N 011-24.2E, 37-56.6N 011-10.2E,
      37-58.4N 010-49.8E.
   B. 38-12.5N 013-20.0E, 38-12.0N 013-20.3E, 38-13.0N 013-23.0E,
      38-19.0N 013-20.0E, 38-24.0N 013-10.0E, 38-28.2N 012-50.0E,
      38-20.4N 012-50.0E, 38-10.0N 013-10.0E, 38-15.0N 013-18.8E,
      38-13.0N 013-21.0E.
   WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 1971/04.

Reading this warning

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.
Area bound by
Introduces a list of positions that are the corners of an area — the polygon the warning applies to.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work

211 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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23

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 14:12Z; 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.