Cable ops

Cable laying operations 06 mar until further notice by cableship rene descartes along trackline joining…

Tyrrhenian Sea · HYDROLANT 438/05

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2005-03-18 19:12Z

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 137/05 051746Z MAR 05.. Issued 2005-03-05 18:11Z. 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
Tyrrhenian 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

Current notices and reporting history in the Tyrrhenian Sea →

issued
2005-03-05 18:11Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA III 137/05 051746Z MAR 05.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA III · named as the source of this relay
sea
Tyrrhenian Sea
position
38.292, 12.545
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. CABLE LAYING OPERATIONS 06 MAR UNTIL
   FURTHER NOTICE BY CABLESHIP RENE DESCARTES
   ALONG TRACKLINE JOINING
   38-11.8N 013-20.0E, 38-12.8N 013-21.7E,
   38-13.6N 013-21.9E, 38-13.8N 013-21.7E,
   38-16.0N 013-20.0E, 38-16.6N 013-18.2E,
   38-17.4N 013-17.8E, 38-17.5N 013-17.1E,
   38-19.8N 013-13.1E, 38-20.8N 013-09.2E,
   38-23.2N 012-57.2E, 38-24.1N 012-52.2E,
   38-23.6N 012-49.3E, 38-23.7N 012-45.2E,
   38-28.9N 012-36.1E, 38-27.0N 012-26.6E,
   38-26.5N 012-25.9E, 38-23.8N 012-25.0E,
   38-18.8N 012-18.6E, 38-12.9N 012-06.6E,
   38-08.9N 011-57.0E, 38-05.7N 011-52.9E,
   38-03.0N 011-51.1E, 37-53.8N 011-47.5E.
2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 302/05.

Reading this warning

Cable operations
A ship is laying, burying or repairing a submarine cable, usually along a stated route.
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.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work

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

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23

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

24 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 02:40Z; 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.