Pipelaying operations in progress until further notice by barge LB200 along trackline between 04-12.0N…
Gulf of Guinea · HYDROLANT 2171/02
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2003-02-04 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) · NAVAREA II 342/02 290628Z SEP 02. Issued 2002-09-29 08:30Z. 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
- Gulf of Guinea. 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 Gulf of Guinea →
- issued
- 2002-09-29 08:30Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA II 342/02 290628Z SEP 02
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA II · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Gulf of Guinea
- position
- 4.754, 6.138
- vessel
- BARGE LB200 · 2 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
PIPELAYING OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY BARGE LB200 ALONG TRACKLINE BETWEEN 04-12.0N 007-08.6E AND 05-18.5N 005-08.0E. TWO MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
Reading this warning
- 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 · other warnings
7 within 180 nm since 2002 · 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.
- M/V approached in 02-44N 006-03E at 040555Z nov2020-11-07
- F/V bisola on fire in 04-44N 005-15E2009-05-08
- Pipelaying operations 14 thru 19 aug along trackline joining 04-23N 008-17E, 04-21N 008-16E, 04-21N 008-18E2008-08-13
- M/V eider reports crewman with heart attack in 03-06N 008-17E2008-03-03
- Reports of escaping gas in 03-52N 008-06E2007-04-03
- Pipelaying operations 01 thru 20 feb along trackline between 04-13.14N 008-19.98E and 04-12.80N 008-19.99E2006-01-30
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
- Newly discovered dangersWrecks · 60.1 nm
- Dangerous wreck in 04-18.50N 007-02.20EWrecks · 60.1 nm
- Aids to navigationNav aids · 109 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
23 other warnings listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 07:37Z; source collection times vary.
Other
Everything the classifier did not place elsewhere. All current other warnings →
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.