Cable ops

Cable operations in progress until 05 aug by by cableship responder along tracklines between: a. 09-00.08N…

South China Sea · HYDROPAC 1988/16

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2016-08-06 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) · HAIPHONG RADIO 031231Z JUL 16.. Issued 2016-07-03 13:52Z. 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
South China Sea. The map shows the reported line or operation extent; it is not a vessel track. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued
2016-07-03 13:52Z
status
Archived notice
authority
HAIPHONG RADIO 031231Z JUL 16.
issued by
HAIPHONG RADIO
sea
South China Sea
position
8.539, 106.279
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SOUTH CHINA SEA.
GULF OF THAILAND.
VIETNAM.
DNC 03, DNC 11.
1. CABLE OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 05 AUG BY
   BY CABLESHIP RESPONDER ALONG TRACKLINES BETWEEN:
   A. 09-00.08N 109-18.13E AND 08-53.68N 108-05.98E.
   B. 10-22.41N 107-07.61E AND 08-53.68N 108-05.98E.
   C. 08-53.68N 108-05.98E AND 07-38.63N 103-42.14E.
   D. 07-19.94N 102-36.43E AND 07-38.63N 103-42.14E.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 1254/16.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 06 AUG 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.
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

95 within 180 nm since 2001 · 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

Worldwide in the collected sources

22 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-26 16:14Z; 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.