Cable operations 100600Z jan to 082359Z feb by M/V rebecca along trackline joining 28-50.5N 014-25.2W,…
North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 99/17
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2017-02-03 04:53Z
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 12/17 100432Z JAN 17.. Issued 2017-01-10 05:42Z. 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 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
- Cable operations 200600Z dec to 152359Z jan 17 by M/V rebecca along trackline joining 14-49.0N 017-45.6W,…cancelled by this notice
- Cancel HYDROLANT 99/17 and this msg, operations completedlater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
Activity windows · 1 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-10 06:00Z | 2017-02-08 23:59Z | — | 713 h 59 |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2017-01-10 05:42Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2017-02-09 00:59Z
- authority
- NAVAREA II 12/17 100432Z JAN 17.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA II · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 31.678, -11.280
- vessel
- M/V REBECCA · 100 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
EASTERN NORTH ATLANTIC. MOROCCO. WESTERN SAHARA. DNC 01, DNC 08. 1. CABLE OPERATIONS 100600Z JAN TO 082359Z FEB BY M/V REBECCA ALONG TRACKLINE JOINING 28-50.5N 014-25.2W, 31-44.3N 011-22.7W, 31-55.8N 011-10.0W, 33-20.4N 009-27.4W, 33-57.9N 008-27.6W, 33-44.7N 007-53.0W. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 3415/16. 3. CANCEL THIS MSG 090059Z FEB 17.
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.
- Date-time group (DTG)
- A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work
28 within 180 nm since 1998 · 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 in progress until further notice by cableship ile de brehat in vicinity of trackline…2021-04-21
- Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship ile de brehat in vicinity of trackline…2021-04-20
- Cable operations 081300Z jan to 022359Z feb by M/V rebecca along trackline joining 29-36N 014-13W, 30-29N…2021-01-05
- Cable operations 121900Z oct until further notice by M/V layla in area bound by 32-40N 011-16W, 32-38N…2018-10-12
- Cable operations in progress 13 oct until further notice by M/V layla in area bound by 32-40N 011-15W,…2018-10-11
- Seismic survey in progress until 052359Z dec by M/V geo caspian towing 12 11000 meter long cables in area…2016-09-08
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 2026-10-01 22:56Z; 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.