Cable operations in progress until 042359Z feb 16 by M/V crs rebecca vicinity of trackline joining 37-22.0N…
Balearic (Iberian Sea) · HYDROLANT 3187/15
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2016-02-01 08:32Z
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 732/15 271315Z DEC 15.. Issued 2015-12-27 13:44Z. 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
- Balearic (Iberian 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
- Cable operations 251400Z dec to 042359Z feb 16 by M/V crs rebecca vicinity 37-27.92N 000-14.15Ecancelled by this notice
- Cancel HYDROLANT 3187/15 and this msglater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Balearic (Iberian Sea) →
- issued
- 2015-12-27 13:44Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2016-02-05 00:59Z
- authority
- NAVAREA III 732/15 271315Z DEC 15.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA III · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Balearic (Iberian Sea)
- position
- 40.035, 2.504
- vessel
- M/V CRS REBECCA · 11 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA. SPAIN. FRANCE. DNC 08. 1. CABLE OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 042359Z FEB 16 BY M/V CRS REBECCA VICINITY OF TRACKLINE JOINING 37-22.0N 000-31.2E, 37-36.5N 001-02.8E, 37-49.8N 001-10.7E, 38-00.7N 001-19.4E, 38-57.6N 001-55.6E, 39-26.8N 001-49.9E, 39-49.6N 001-56.6E, 40-04.4N 002-18.8E, 40-56.0N 003-36.1E, 41-53.2N 004-01.2E, 42-41.5N 003-06.0E. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 3172/15. 3. CANCEL THIS MSG 050059Z FEB 16.
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.
- Cable operations
- A ship is laying, burying or repairing a submarine cable, usually along a stated route.
- Date-time group (DTG)
- A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.
- 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.
- 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
55 within 180 nm since 1999 · 2 in the last 12 months · 1 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 281200Z sep until further notice by M/V maasvliet along tracklines joining: a. 39-32.67N…2026-09-28
- Cable operations by MV maasvliet (IMO-9996915) days 281200 UTC sep 26 until further notice in the segments:…2026-09-28
- Underwater operations 290001Z apr until further notice by cableship sophie germain in area bound by…2024-04-25
- Cable operations 041900Z dec thru 212359Z jan 23 by M/V rebecca along trackline joining 36-14.50N…2022-12-02
- Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship ile de sein along trackline joining 41-34.85N…2022-11-20
- Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship ile de sein along trackline joining 42-41.20N…2022-11-16
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 2026-10-01 14:23Z; 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.