Cable ops

Cable laying operations in progress until further notice by cableship vercors along trackline between 30-18S…

South Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 233/00

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2000-02-21 06:28Z

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) · AUSCOAST 041/00 070701Z FEB 00; AUSCOAST 070258Z FEB 00; RCC AUSTRALIA AUSSAR 934/00 060724Z FEB 00; AUSCOAST 070653Z FEB 00. Issued 2000-02-07 07:50Z. 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 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.

Related notices and cancellation links

Current notices and reporting history in the South Pacific Ocean →

issued
2000-02-07 07:50Z
status
Archived notice
authority
AUSCOAST 041/00 070701Z FEB 00; AUSCOAST 070258Z FEB 00; RCC AUSTRALIA AUSSAR 934/00 060724Z FEB 00; AUSCOAST 070653Z FEB 00
issued by
AUSCOAST
sea
South Pacific Ocean
position
-29.742, 161.875
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. CABLE LAYING OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER
   NOTICE BY CABLESHIP VERCORS ALONG TRACKLINE BETWEEN
   30-18S 160-28E AND 29-11S 163-17E.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 59/00, AID RESTORED.
3. CANCEL HYDROPAC 232/00, FALSE ALERT.
4. CANCEL HYDROPAC 209/00.

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.
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.

All warning terms →

Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work

5 within 180 nm since 2000 · 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 2026-10-03 12:36Z; 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.