Underwater operations in progress until 15 aug, alternate 16 thru 20 aug by cableship decisive in area bound…
Philippine Sea · HYDROPAC 2190/12
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2012-08-11 12:10Z
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 521/12 010812Z AUG 12.. Issued 2012-08-01 09:34Z. 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
- Philippine 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
- Cancel HYDROPAC 2190/12 and this msg, operations completedlater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Philippine Sea →
- issued
- 2012-08-01 09:34Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA XI 521/12 010812Z AUG 12.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Philippine Sea
- position
- 24.019, 132.612
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC. 1. UNDERWATER OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 15 AUG, ALTERNATE 16 THRU 20 AUG BY CABLESHIP DECISIVE IN AREA BOUND BY 22-12.9N 134-00.9E, 23-44.2N 131-48.4E, 25-27.3N 131-15.2E, 25-39.4N 132-34.5E, 23-52.8N 132-44.5E, 22-45.9N 134-30.1E. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 21 AUG 12.
Reading this warning
- Underwater operations
- Divers or remotely operated vehicles are working below a vessel that cannot easily move out of the way.
- 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.
- CANCEL THIS MSG
- The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work
9 within 180 nm since 2008 · 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 031500Z jan until further notice by cableship fu hai in area bound by 26-17.81N 133-29.90E,…2026-01-03
- Cable operations in progress until 14 may by cableship ile de brehat in vicinity of trackline joining…2020-05-07
- Cable operations 22 mar to 29 apr, alternate 30 apr to 13 may, by cableship ile de brehat along trackline…2020-03-21
- Cable laying operations in progress until 18 feb by cableship dependable vicinity of trackline joining…2013-02-14
- Cable laying operations in progress until 15 feb, alternate 16 feb by cableship dependable vicinity of…2013-02-12
- Underwater operations 21 aug thru 15 sep, alternate 16 thru 20 sep by cableship decisive in areas: a. bound…2012-08-17
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
24 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 01:21Z; 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.