Cable operations are underway until further notice by cableship Subaru near a trackline joining 36-44.60N 140-45.20E to 35-04.90N 156-51.80E off Japan; wide berth requested.
North Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 2100/26
What this record establishes
Cancelled notice · 2026-08-21 15:40Z
This notice disappeared from the issuing source's in-force list. No explicit recovery or all-clear is established by that removal.
- Source and dates
- NGA MSI in-force warnings (DailyMem*.txt). Issued 2026-07-22 00:23Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:41Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-23 13:02Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
- Location covered
- North Pacific Ocean. 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 North Pacific Ocean →
- issued
- 2026-07-22 00:23Z
- status
- Cancelled notice
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 36.385, 148.922
- nearest port
- Hachinohe · 428 nm
- source
- NGA MSI in-force warnings (DailyMem*.txt) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:41Z
Original warning text
NORTH PACIFIC. JAPAN. CABLE OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY CABLESHIP SUBARU IN VICINITY OF TRACKLINE JOINING 36-44.60N 140-45.20E, 36-48.80N 144-14.70E, 35-58.20N 147-51.80E, 37-00.00N 151-57.20E, 35-04.90N 156-51.80E. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
Reading this warning
- Cable operations
- A ship is laying, burying or repairing a submarine cable, usually along a stated route.
- Until further notice
- The operation or danger has no scheduled end; the warning stays in force until a later message cancels it.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work
6 within 180 nm since 2000 · 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.
- Cable operations 02 thru 20 may alternate 21 may thru 10 jun by cableship fu hai in vicinity of trackline…2020-05-01
- Seismic survey 24 thru 30 may by M/V kairei towing 6000 meter long cable in area bound by 38-17.7N…2015-05-19
- Seismic survey by vessel kairei towing 6000 meter long cable: a. 16 thru 20 and 25 thru 29 dec along…2012-12-12
- Cable repair operations 03 thru 16 feb, alternate 17 thru 23 feb by M/V kdd pacific link in area bound by…2009-01-31
- Cable laying operations in progress until 31 mar by M/V cable innovator vicinity of trackline between 38-17N…2000-03-18
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
25 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-28 15:54Z; 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.