Cable ops

Submarine cable laying operations 21 aug thru 03 sep vicinity of trackline joining 01-17.0N 104-05.8E,…

Singapore Strait · HYDROPAC 1576/08

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2008-09-04 00:00Z

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 432/08 16 AUG 08.. Issued 2008-08-17 08:57Z. 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
Singapore Strait. 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

Current notices and reporting history in the Singapore Strait →

issued
2008-08-17 08:57Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA XI 432/08 16 AUG 08.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
sea
Singapore Strait
position
1.286, 104.144
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. SUBMARINE CABLE LAYING OPERATIONS 21 AUG THRU 03 SEP
   VICINITY OF TRACKLINE JOINING
   01-17.0N 104-05.8E, 01-16.9N 104-05.9E,
   01-17.0N 104-07.1E, 01-16.6N 104-07.8E,
   01-17.2N 104-09.6E, 01-17.5N 104-10.1E,
   01-18.0N 104-11.4E.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 1569/08(81), SIGNAL CEASED.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 04 SEP.

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.
Cancellation reference
A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
HYDROPAC
The U.S. long-range warning series for the Pacific outside NAVAREA XII and for the Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf and adjoining seas.
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

144 within 180 nm since 1999 · 10 in the last 12 months · 2 listed in force now

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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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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

23 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-28 08:48Z; 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.