Cable laying operations in progress until further notice by M/V sealink darwin along trackline between…
Arafura Sea · HYDROPAC 1426/10
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2010-07-17 09:04Z
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) · AUSCOAST 162/10 091024Z JUL 10.. Issued 2010-07-10 01:56Z. 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
- Arafura Sea. The map shows the reported line or operation extent; it is not a vessel track. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
- issued
- 2010-07-10 01:56Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- AUSCOAST 162/10 091024Z JUL 10.
- issued by
- AUSCOAST
- sea
- Arafura Sea
- position
- -14.073, 136.083
- vessel
- M/V SEALINK DARWIN
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
AUSTRALIA-NORTH COAST. CABLE LAYING OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY M/V SEALINK DARWIN ALONG TRACKLINE BETWEEN 14-16.8S 135-44.5E AND 13-52.0S 136-25.5E. TWO MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
Reading this warning
- Cable operations
- A ship is laying, burying or repairing a submarine cable, usually along a stated route.
- Until further notice
- The operation or danger has no scheduled end; the warning stays in force until a later message cancels it.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work
1 within 180 nm since 2010 · 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.
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
23 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-04 05:44Z; 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.