Cable ops

Cable laying operations 14 thru 24 feb by cableship ile de batz along trackline between 13-00.81S 038-27.13W…

South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 396/13

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2013-02-25 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 V E 177/13 122342Z FEB 13.. Issued 2013-02-13 00:54Z. 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
South Atlantic Ocean. 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 South Atlantic Ocean →

issued
2013-02-13 00:54Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA V E 177/13 122342Z FEB 13.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA V · named as the source of this relay
issued by
NAVAREA V E
sea
South Atlantic Ocean
position
-13.804, -36.800
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

BRAZIL-EAST COAST.
1. CABLE LAYING OPERATIONS 14 THRU 24 FEB BY
   CABLESHIP ILE DE BATZ ALONG TRACKLINE BETWEEN
   13-00.81S 038-27.13W AND 14-35.68S 035-08.83W.
   WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 25 FEB 13.

Reading this warning

Cable operations
A ship is laying, burying or repairing a submarine cable, usually along a stated route.
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.
CANCEL THIS MSG
The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.

All warning terms →

Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work

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

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05
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18

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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M
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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

25 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-29 18:13Z; 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.