Cable ops
Pipeline operations in progress until 31 dec by M/V BIGFOOT-1 in area bound by 44-25.85N 028-46.19E,…
Black Sea · HYDROLANT 235/21
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2022-01-01 00:01Z
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 74/21 261300Z JAN 21.. Issued 2021-01-26 12:25Z. 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
- Black 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.
Related notices and cancellation links
- issued
- 2021-01-26 12:25Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA III 74/21 261300Z JAN 21.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA III · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Black Sea
- position
- 44.304, 29.620
- vessel
- M/V BIGFOOT-1
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
BLACK SEA. ROMANIA. DNC 10. 1. PIPELINE OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 31 DEC BY M/V BIGFOOT-1 IN AREA BOUND BY 44-25.85N 028-46.19E, 44-35.43N 029-08.86E, 44-33.99N 029-31.94E, 44-12.50N 030-23.82E, 43-57.11N 030-01.01E, 44-25.85N 028-46.19E. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 3984/20. 3. CANCEL THIS MSG 01 JAN 22.
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.
- 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.
- CANCEL THIS MSG
- The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work
83 within 180 nm since 1999 · 3 in the last 12 months · 2 listed in force now
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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.
- Pipeline operations in progress until 30 oct in area bound by 43-49.77N 028-37.27E, 43-47.98N 028-37.00E,…2026-09-22
- Pipeline operations 05 jun thru 07 oct by M/V oruc reis, M/V mukavemet, M/V zaganos pasa, M/V denar…2026-06-04
- Pipeline operations in progress until 07 oct 26 by M/V mukavemet, M/V oruc rei̇s, M/V dina polaris, M/V…2025-10-07
- Cable operations 13 jan thru 10 feb by gsp falcon and gsp antares in area bound by 44-10.50N 030-11.75E,…2023-01-12
- Pipeline operations in progress until 212059Z feb 23 by M/V seven pegasus, M/V castorone, M/V simon stevin,…2022-11-01
- Pipeline operations along tracklines joining: a. 44-25.5N 028-46.9E, 44-25.4N 028-47.5E, 44-28.9N 029-00.9E,…2022-01-17
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
- Due to the presence of mines, all vessels approaching and departing romanian ports are encouraged to use the…Mines · 16.7 nm
- Fog signal at constanta outer harbor light 44-08.61N 028-40.37E inoperativeNav aids · 41.9 nm
- 1- neptun alpha production platform has been established at the central coordinate point: 44-02.85N 030-35.25EStructures · 44.4 nm
- Object adrift in vicinity 43-55.10N 030-37.65E at 250923Z sepDebris · 49.2 nm
- Underwater operations 05 jan 25 thru 31 dec 26 in area bound by 44-04.40N 030-34.13E, 44-02.40N 030-30.50E,…Surveys · 50.1 nm
- Mines reported in area within five miles of 45-07.10N 030-09.70EMines · 54.1 nm
- War risk area, in northwestern part of black sea to northern of line 45-12.2N 029-41.1E 45-11.5N 029-41.4E…War risk · 74.9 nm
- The coordinator of coastal alerts of ukraine has declared the following coastal approach instructions for…War risk · 95.9 nm
- Ukrainian coastal warning coordinator has declared the following coastal aproach instructions for entry or…Other · 96.8 nm
- Mining operations in progress until further notice in areas bound by: a. 46-22.50N 030-45.10E, 46-20.20N…Mines · 99.7 nm
- Drilling operations by yavuz rig (imo 9503768, mmsi 271046765) supported by osman bey, aybuke, florya,…Surveys · 110.9 nm
- 1- drilling operations by yildirim rig (imo 9705469, mmsi 271053959), supported by ertugrul bey, aybuke,…Surveys · 112.6 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
24 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-01 21:53Z; source collection times vary.
Cable ops
Cable laying, pipeline and seismic operations. All current cable & pipeline work →
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