Cable ops

Pipeline operations 26 may thru 15 jun by barge leighton stealth, barge af 281, tug britoil 67, tug ak ship…

Arabian Sea · HYDROPAC 1741/23

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2023-06-16 00:01Z

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 VIII 516/23 251010Z MAY 23.. Issued 2023-05-25 10:56Z. 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: Arabian 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 Arabian Sea →

issued: 2023-05-25 10:56Z
status: Archived notice
self-cancels: 2023-06-16 00:01Z
authority: NAVAREA VIII 516/23 251010Z MAY 23.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA VIII · named as the source of this relay
sea: Arabian Sea
position: 22.526, 69.698
vessels: TUG AB · 2 messages BARGE AF 281 · 2 messages TUG AK SHIP 9 · 2 messages TUG BRITOIL 67 · 4 messages BARGE LEIGHTON STEALTH · 4 messages
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

GULF OF KACHCHH.
INDIA.
DNC 03.
1. PIPELINE OPERATIONS 26 MAY THRU 15 JUN BY
   BARGE LEIGHTON STEALTH, BARGE AF 281,
   TUG BRITOIL 67, TUG AK SHIP 9 AND
   TUG AB 3000 IN VICINITY OF TRACKLINE JOINING
   22-31.60N 069-42.48E, 22-31.57N 069-41.26E.
   WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 160001Z JUN 23.

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.
Tow / towing: A vessel towing another vessel, a barge or a structure — slow, hard to manoeuvre, and with a long line between.
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.
CANCEL THIS MSG: The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
Date-time group (DTG): A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.

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Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work

118 within 180 nm since 2001 · 1 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

Salvage operations in progress until further notice by M/V kmax emperor in 22-43.76N 069-53.61ESurveys · 16.3 nm
Hazardous operations 0330Z to 0830Z daily 28 and 29 sep in area bound by 21-32.00N 068-56.00E, 21-32.00N…Exercises · 72 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

24 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 12:04Z; 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.