Cable ops

Cable operations in progress until 27 apr by c/s cable retriever in vicinity of trackline joining 11-30.2N…

Sulu Sea · HYDROPAC 1103/19

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2019-04-28 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 XI 196/19 012338Z APR 19.. Issued 2019-04-01 23:56Z. 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
Sulu Sea. The map shows the reported line or operation extent; it is not a vessel track. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the Sulu Sea →

issued
2019-04-01 23:56Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA XI 196/19 012338Z APR 19.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
sea
Sulu Sea
position
11.468, 120.508
vessel
C/S CABLE RETRIEVER · 5 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SULU SEA.
PHILIPPINES.
DNC 11.
1. CABLE OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 27 APR BY
   C/S CABLE RETRIEVER IN VICINITY OF TRACKLINE
   JOINING
   11-30.2N 120-31.8E, 11-26.0N 120-29.2E.
   WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 28 APR 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.
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

35 within 180 nm since 2002 · 2 in the last 12 months · 1 listed in force now

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26

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

Worldwide in the collected sources

24 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 08:20Z; 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.