Cable ops

Underwater operations 21 aug thru 15 sep, alternate 16 thru 20 sep by cableship decisive in areas: a. bound…

Philippine Sea · HYDROPAC 2350/12

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2012-09-21 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) · NAVAREA XI 554/12 171136Z AUG 12 - MRCC HAI PHONG 171035Z AUG 12.. Issued 2012-08-17 13:18Z. 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

Current notices and reporting history in the Philippine Sea →

issued
2012-08-17 13:18Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA XI 554/12 171136Z AUG 12 - MRCC HAI PHONG 171035Z AUG 12.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
sea
Philippine Sea
position
26.015, 130.706
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.
JAPAN.
NANSEI SHOTO.
1. UNDERWATER OPERATIONS 21 AUG THRU 15 SEP,
   ALTERNATE 16 THRU 20 SEP BY
   CABLESHIP DECISIVE IN AREAS:
   A. BOUND BY
      24-38.8N 129-14.3E, 26-10.5N 129-06.7E,
      26-42.6N 130-16.2E, 26-46.2N 132-48.5E,
      26-16.3N 133-02.0E, 25-44.1N 131-11.7E.
   B. BETWEEN
      27-00.0N 28-30.0N AND 133-45.6E 134-35.2E.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 2343/12(93), VESSEL ASSISTED.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 21 SEP 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.
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

8 within 180 nm since 2001 · 1 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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26

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 00:53Z; 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.