Cable ops

Cable laying operation in progress until 08 nov along trackline joining 11-31S 164-16E, 13-48S 162-55E,…

Coral Sea · HYDROPAC 1710/01

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2001-11-09 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 X 024/01 POR EGC#59761 222253Z OCT 01. Issued 2001-10-23 01:40Z. 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: Coral 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 Coral Sea →

issued: 2001-10-23 01:40Z
status: Archived notice
authority: NAVAREA X 024/01 POR EGC#59761 222253Z OCT 01
NAVAREA: NAVAREA X · named as the source of this relay
sea: Coral Sea
position: -20.800, 159.623
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. CABLE LAYING OPERATION IN PROGRESS UNTIL 08 NOV ALONG
   TRACKLINE JOINING 11-31S 164-16E, 13-48S 162-55E,
   16-51S 160-31E, 19-15S 160-11E, 23-32S 159-58E,
   23-41S 159-01E, 25-17S 156-45E, 30-04S 155-28E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 09 NOV.

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

4 within 180 nm since 2001 · 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

24 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 03:09Z; 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.