Cable ops

Cable laying operations 14 sep until further notice by cableship rene descartes vicinity of tracklines…

Makassar Strait · HYDROPAC 1627/09

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2009-10-21 15:27Z

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 570/09 09 SEP 09.. Issued 2009-09-10 08:25Z. 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
Makassar 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 Makassar Strait →

issued
2009-09-10 08:25Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA XI 570/09 09 SEP 09.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
sea
Makassar Strait
position
-3.837, 117.076
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. CABLE LAYING OPERATIONS 14 SEP UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY
   CABLESHIP RENE DESCARTES VICINITY OF TRACKLINES JOINING:
   A. 08-36.5S 114-13.6E, 08-36.9S 114-14.5E,
      08-38.7S 114-16.2E, 08-41.7S 114-17.2E,
      08-47.9S 114-16.9E, 08-54.6S 114-19.6E,
      08-57.0S 114-22.3E, 09-00.1S 114-43.6E,
      08-57.1S 114-56.8E, 08-48.1S 115-04.9E,
      08-46.1S 115-08.5E, 08-46.0S 115-10.2E.
   B. 08-33.2S 115-28.0E, 08-33.9S 115-29.6E,
      08-33.8S 115-33.7E, 08-32.7S 115-38.1E,
      08-31.3S 115-39.7E, 08-29.5S 115-44.9E,
      08-27.9S 115-56.2E, 08-27.9S 115-58.6E,
      08-28.4S 115-59.7E, 08-29.6S 116-01.0E,
      08-29.6S 116-02.3E.
   C. 00-39.0S 119-43.4E, 00-37.5S 119-42.2E,
      00-22.8N 118-01.7E, 00-27.4N 117-48.6E,
      00-28.0N 117-40.8E, 00-28.5N 117-37.7E,
      00-29.2N 117-36.0E.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 1617/09(22).

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.
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.

All warning terms →

Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work

19 within 180 nm since 2004 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 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

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 2026-10-01 21:05Z; 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.