Cable ops

Cable operations in progress until 10 jan 21 by M/V fugro supporter in area bound by 30-04.3N 017-27.0W,…

North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 44/21

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2021-01-11 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 II 8/21 071630Z JAN 21.. Issued 2021-01-07 14:12Z. 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 Atlantic Ocean. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued
2021-01-07 14:12Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA II 8/21 071630Z JAN 21.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA II · named as the source of this relay
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
28.020, -18.511
vessel
M/V FUGRO SUPPORTER · 23 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
CANARY ISLANDS.
DNC 01, DNC 08.
1. CABLE OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 10 JAN 21
   BY M/V FUGRO SUPPORTER IN AREA BOUND BY
   30-04.3N 017-27.0W, 29-37.5N 017-56.4W,
   29-34.7N 018-27.6W, 28-58.7N 018-47.0W,
   26-56.9N 019-12.9W, 26-33.4N 018-55.4W,
   24-41.9N 019-14.0W.
   WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 4010/20.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 11 JAN 21.

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.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work

35 within 180 nm since 2002 · 1 in the last 12 months · 0 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.

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

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 10:53Z; 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.