Cable ops

Cable laying operations in progress until 14 jul by cableship dependable along trackline joining 14-26.6N…

Bay of Bengal · HYDROPAC 1978/16

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2016-07-15 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 419/16 020812Z JUN 16 - AUSCOAST 190/16 CX 020238Z JUL 16.. Issued 2016-07-02 09:20Z. 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
Bay of Bengal. 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 Bay of Bengal →

issued
2016-07-02 09:20Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA VIII 419/16 020812Z JUN 16 - AUSCOAST 190/16 CX 020238Z JUL 16.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA VIII · named as the source of this relay
sea
Bay of Bengal
position
9.072, 91.753
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

BAY OF BENGAL.
ANDAMAN SEA.
DNC 03.
1. CABLE LAYING OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 14 JUL
   BY CABLESHIP DEPENDABLE ALONG TRACKLINE JOINING
   14-26.6N 092-10.6E, 11-56.1N 091-19.7E,
   06-48.7N 090-54.7E, 06-13.5N 090-55.3E,
   05-59.4N 092-50.2E, 06-02.7N 093-37.0E,
   06-11.5N 093-57.1E, 06-24.4N 094-12.6E,
   06-27.8N 094-31.3E.
   WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 1977/16(74), STATION RESTORED.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 15 JUL 16.

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.
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.
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.

All warning terms →

Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work

10 within 180 nm since 2002 · 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

23 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-04 01:15Z; 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.