Cable ops

Cable laying operations 17 jan thru 01 feb, alternate 02 thru 16 feb by cableship dependable vicinity of…

Philippine Sea · HYDROPAC 117/13

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2013-02-12 12:15Z

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 17/13 112303Z JAN 13.. Issued 2013-01-11 23:53Z. 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
Philippine 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 Philippine Sea →

issued
2013-01-11 23:53Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA XI 17/13 112303Z JAN 13.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
sea
Philippine Sea
position
27.174, 136.371
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.
JAPAN.
1. CABLE LAYING OPERATIONS 17 JAN THRU 01 FEB,
   ALTERNATE 02 THRU 16 FEB BY CABLESHIP DEPENDABLE
   VICINITY OF TRACKLINE JOINING
   34-41N 140-01E, 33-45N 140-10E,
   33-03N 140-26E, 31-47N 140-42E,
   29-51N 140-54E, 28-44N 139-54E,
   26-10N 135-04E, 25-06N 134-03E,
   23-43N 133-24E, 22-53N 132-46E,
   21-54N 128-51E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 17 FEB 13.

Reading this warning

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.
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

9 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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00
05
10
15
20
21

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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F
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A
M
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A
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O
N
D

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 01:56Z; 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.