Cable ops

Cable operations by M/V kddi ocean link 31 may thru 03 jun, alternate 04 thru 09 jun in area bound by…

Eastern China Sea · HYDROPAC 2047/18

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2018-06-07 11:50Z

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 271/18 301133Z MAY 18.. Issued 2018-05-30 11:35Z. 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
Eastern China Sea. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Related notices and cancellation links

Current notices and reporting history in the Eastern China Sea →

issued
2018-05-30 11:35Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA XI 271/18 301133Z MAY 18.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
sea
Eastern China Sea
position
26.126, 123.464
vessel
M/V KDDI OCEAN LINK · 46 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EAST CHINA SEA.
JAPAN.
DNC 23.
1. CABLE OPERATIONS BY M/V KDDI OCEAN LINK
   31 MAY THRU 03 JUN, ALTERNATE 04 THRU 09 JUN
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   26-32.2N 123-57.4E, 26-12.4N 123-48.2E,
   26-00.3N 123-33.9E, 25-51.5N 123-19.5E,
   25-47.6N 122-51.8E, 25-57.3N 122-51.6E,
   25-59.1N 123-08.9E, 26-08.8N 123-26.9E,
   26-19.0N 123-38.7E, 26-36.3N 123-46.5E.
   WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 10 JUN 18.

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.
Area bound by
Introduces a list of positions that are the corners of an area — the polygon the warning applies to.
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.

All warning terms →

Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work

132 within 180 nm since 1999 · 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 2026-10-02 01:24Z; 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.