Cable operations are underway near Guam by cable ship Ile de Brehat until further notice, wide berth requested.
Philippine Sea · HYDROPAC 1519/24
What this record establishes
Cancelled notice · 2026-08-14 18:10Z
This notice disappeared from the issuing source's in-force list. No explicit recovery or all-clear is established by that removal.
- Source and dates
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · ILE DE BREHAT 0/24 070301Z MAY 24.. Issued 2024-05-07 03:16Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:41Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-17 15:50Z. 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
- 2024-05-07 03:16Z
- status
- Cancelled notice
- authority
- ILE DE BREHAT 0/24 070301Z MAY 24.
- issued by
- ILE DE BREHAT
- sea
- Philippine Sea
- position
- 13.534, 144.607
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:41Z
Original warning text
PHILIPPINE SEA. WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC. GUAM. DNC 12. CABLE OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY CABLESHIP ILE DE BREHAT ALONG TRACKLINE JOINING 13-47.5N 143.46.0E, 13-34.2N 144-27.3E, 13-29.9N 144-45.5E. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
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.
- 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
13 within 180 nm since 2015 · 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 09 jun until further notice by cableship rene descartes in area bound by 13-32.70N…2025-05-29
- Cable operations 2000Z to 0800Z daily 26 jan thru 02 feb by c/s rene descartes in vicinity of trackline…2022-01-26
- Cable operations 25 jan until further notice by c/s rene descartes in vicinity of trackline joining 13-28.0N…2022-01-20
- Cable operations by cableship rene descartes: a. 14 thru 21 jan along trackline joining 13-21.9N 144-38.4E,…2022-01-13
- Cable operations 06 jan thru 27 apr by cableship kddi cable infinity in vicinity of trackline joining…2022-01-04
- Pipeline operations 092000Z to 300600Z may by M/V ocean guardian in area bound by 13-33-11N 144-48-27E,…2021-05-07
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
- Uscg remote communication facility guam 13-29.00N 144-50.00E broadcast and communication services unreliableNav aids · 13.6 nm
- Guam hf NAVTEX station, V, 13-29.0N 144-50.0E, off airNav aids · 13.6 nm
- Hazardous operations 252000Z to 261000Z sep in area bound by 13-32.00N 144-04.00E, 13-32.00N 144-27.00E,…Exercises · 24.4 nm
- Due to tropical storm bavi: 1. the following port(s) are closed: a. rota island 14-08.35N 145-08.09EStorms · 49.9 nm
- Hazardous operations 2200Z to 1000Z daily 28 thru 30 sep in area bound by 12-40.00N 144-45.00E, 11-00.00N…Exercises · 115.8 nm
- Hazardous operations 292300Z to 300900Z sep and 302300Z sep to 010700Z oct in area bound by 12-40.00N…Exercises · 115.8 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
23 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-28 05:33Z; 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.