Cable operations in progress until 02 may by cableship pierre de fermat: a. along trackline joining…
Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin · HYDROLANT 884/21
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2021-04-22 12:22Z
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 322/21 010000Z APR 21.. Issued 2021-03-31 19:28Z. 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 - Western 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 - Western Basin →
- issued
- 2021-03-31 19:28Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA III 322/21 010000Z APR 21.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA III · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin
- position
- 38.115, 10.730
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA.
TYRRHENIAN SEA
STRAIT OF SICILY
SICILY.
DNC 08, DNC 09.
1. CABLE OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 02 MAY
BY CABLESHIP PIERRE DE FERMAT:
A. ALONG TRACKLINE JOINING
38-27.43N 010-37.54E, 38-26.04N 010-23.90E,
38-25.94N 010-22.08E, 38-25.77N 010-19.88E,
38-25.70N 010-18.59E, 38-24.56N 010-06.64E,
38-24.68N 009-46.98E, 38-24.96N 009-29.54E,
38-24.12N 009-13.96E, 38-19.94N 008-34.53E,
38-17.20N 008-22.86E, 38-14.91N 008-20.04E,
38-12.47N 008-16.79E, 38-10.80N 008-04.70E,
38-10.67N 007-54.77E, 38-15.85N 007-48.65E,
38-17.69N 007-37.81E, 38-29.51N 007-16.24E,
38-35.15N 007-05.83E, 38-37.86N 006-45.23E,
38-43.04N 006-36.82E, 39-08.08N 006-28.28E,
39-50.70N 006-19.75E, 39-59.78N 006-27.90E,
40-07.37N 006-38.01E, 40-14.43N 006-47.42E,
40-20.88N 006-53.17E, 40-49.35N 006-52.10E,
41-37.50N 006-34.60E.
B. IN AREA WITHIN THREE MILES OF:
A. 38-27.80N 010-47.60E.
B. 37-58.60N 011-18.60E.
C. 37-57.00N 011-18.30E.
C. ALONG TRACKLINE JOINING
38-25.67N 010-18.56E, 38-28.51N 010-44.55E,
38-17.02N 011-03.19E, 38-03.71N 011-14.62E,
38-01.20N 011-19.00E, 37-47.78N 011-19.10E,
37-43.74N 011-30.90E, 37-37.33N 011-39.46E,
37-31.92N 011-51.24E, 37-30.12N 011-59.56E,
37-05.36N 012-38.11E, 36-59.16N 012-37.12E,
36-42.94N 012-45.41E, 36-31.69N 012-50.01E,
36-27.46N 012-52.93E, 36-09.10N 013-20.25E,
36-06.44N 013-22.00E, 35-48.44N 013-40.56E,
35-48.28N 013-43.89E, 35-30.12N 013-59.57E,
35-21.56N 014-13.75E, 35-20.27N 015-09.96E,
35-19.47N 016-02.08E, 38-27.71N 010-40.96E,
38-27.71N 010-40.96E, 38-27.72N 010-40.59E,
38-27.64N 010-39.70E, 38-27.57N 010-38.98E,
38-27.46N 010-38.54E, 38-27.42N 010-38.09E,
38-27.43N 010-37.54E.
500 METER BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 879/21.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 03 MAY 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.
- 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.
- Within a radius of
- A circular area — every position within a stated distance of a point.
- 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
190 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 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 28 aug thru 10 sep by cableship cable vigilance in area within one mile of 37-47.30N…2023-08-27
- Pipeline operations in progress until 13 feb 22 by M/V ievoli ivori in area bound by 37-01.0N 011-04.2E,…2021-10-30
- Underwater operations in progress until 152359Z sep by cableship raymond croze in area bound by 38-11.80N…2021-09-05
- Underwater operations 011400Z sep until further notice by cableship raymond croze in area bound by 38-11.80N…2021-08-30
- Cable operations in progress until 14 apr by M/V rebecca along trackline joining 38-56.44N 010-50.23E,…2021-04-05
- Cable operations in progress until 07 apr by M/V rebecca along trackline joining 38-38.68N 007-56.88E,…2021-03-31
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 2026-10-02 02:41Z; 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.