Cable ops

Cable operations by cableship rebecca in progress until 15 mar and 17 thru 26 mar in vicinity of trackline…

Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin · HYDROLANT 799/19

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2019-03-20 13:54Z

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 304/19 131206Z MAR 19.. Issued 2019-03-13 13:32Z. 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
Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin. 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 Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin →

issued
2019-03-13 13:32Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA III 304/19 131206Z MAR 19.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA III · named as the source of this relay
sea
Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
position
35.387, 17.326
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA.
MALTA.
DNC 09.
1. CABLE OPERATIONS BY CABLESHIP REBECCA
   IN PROGRESS UNTIL 15 MAR AND 17 THRU 26 MAR
   IN VICINITY OF TRACKLINE JOINING
   35-27.55N 016-34.55E, 35-18.86N 018-04.55E.
   WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 705/19.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 27 MAR 19.

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.
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.

All warning terms →

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

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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

Worldwide in the collected sources

24 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 03:29Z; 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.