Cable laying operations in progress until further notice by cableship barco iberus along trackline joining…
Philippine Sea · HYDROPAC 248/02
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2002-02-27 14:55Z
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 69/02 100005Z FEB 02. Issued 2002-02-09 01:42Z. 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 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
- Hazardous operations 010530Z to 010730Z mar within ten miles of 12-33.5N 080-10.5Elater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Philippine Sea →
- issued
- 2002-02-09 01:42Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA XI 69/02 100005Z FEB 02
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Philippine Sea
- position
- 23.813, 140.450
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
CABLE LAYING OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY CABLESHIP BARCO IBERUS ALONG TRACKLINE JOINING 34-07N 137-25E, 33-34N 137-01E, 30-58N 139-12E, 28-59N 139-15E, 25-17N 139-25E, 20-31N 141-07E, 17-22N 142-06E, 13-28N 144-42E. 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
5 within 180 nm since 2001 · 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.
- 1.CABLE operations 021500Z arp to until further notice2026-04-02
- Cable operations 06 thru 28 dec by cableship resolute in area bound by 26-16.2N 138-59.2E, 26-16.2N…2021-12-05
- Cable operations 07 nov until further notice by M/V aniek in area bound by 25-15N 139-35E, 25-26N 139-29E,…2019-11-06
- Seismic survey 30 apr thru 02 may by M/V shoyo towing 3400 meter long cable vicinity of trackline between…2001-04-25
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
- Discoloured water observed in vicinity of 24-17.2N 141-28.8E at 140350Z junVolcanic · 63.2 nm
- Volcanic activity reported at io-to in vicinty of 24-45.00N 141-17.3EVolcanic · 72.6 nm
- Discoloured water observed in vicinity of 24-48.8N 141-19.2E at 130800Z julVolcanic · 76.6 nm
- Discoloured water observed in vicinity of 25-27.1N 141-14.5E at 140425Z junVolcanic · 107.5 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
24 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 03:23Z; 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.