Underwater operations in progress until further notice by cableship ile de sein and cableship ile daix with…
North Sea · HYDROLANT 2630/18
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2018-08-22 08:39Z
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) · WZ 910/18 170600Z AUG 18.. Issued 2018-08-17 07:13Z. 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
- North Sea. 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 2630/18 and this msg, operations completedlater cancellation notice
- issued
- 2018-08-17 07:13Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- WZ 910/18 170600Z AUG 18.
- issued by
- WZ
- sea
- North Sea
- position
- 58.843, -2.746
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
NORTH SEA. ORKNEY ISLANDS. DNC 20. UNDERWATER OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY CABLESHIP ILE DE SEIN AND CABLESHIP ILE DAIX WITH SUBMERSIBLE IN AREA BETWEEN 58-50.90N 002-37.43W AND 58-50.29N 002-52.10W. 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.
- Underwater operations
- Divers or remotely operated vehicles are working below a vessel that cannot easily move out of the way.
- Until further notice
- The operation or danger has no scheduled end; the warning stays in force until a later message cancels it.
- Cable operations
- A ship is laying, burying or repairing a submarine cable, usually along a stated route.
- 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
209 within 180 nm since 1998 · 1 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 in progress until further notice by cableship sovereign in 59-49.00N 002-58.40W2026-08-27
- Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship cable vigilance in vicinity 60-35.40N…2023-06-01
- Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship cable vigilance in vicinity 60-26.60N…2023-05-28
- Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship cable vigilance in vicinity 59-56.30N…2022-10-26
- Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship cable vigilance in vicinity 60-26.70N…2022-10-19
- Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship sovereign in vicinity 57-24.4N 001-43.3W2021-07-19
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
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 11:19Z; 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.