Cable ops

Seismic survey in progress until 15 jan 09 by M/V orient explorer towing four three mile long cables in area…

Makassar Strait · HYDROPAC 2559/08

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2009-01-16 00:00Z

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 781/08 25 DEC 08.. Issued 2008-12-26 01:36Z. 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: Makassar Strait. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the Makassar Strait →

issued: 2008-12-26 01:36Z
status: Archived notice
authority: NAVAREA XI 781/08 25 DEC 08.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
sea: Makassar Strait
position: -0.445, 117.824
vessel: M/V ORIENT EXPLORER · 116 messages
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. SEISMIC SURVEY IN PROGRESS UNTIL 15 JAN 09
   BY M/V ORIENT EXPLORER TOWING FOUR THREE MILE
   LONG CABLES IN AREA BOUND BY
   00-36S 117-49E, 00-31S 117-55E
   00-16S 117-47E, 00-20S 117-45E.
   WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 16 JAN 09.

Reading this warning

Seismic survey: A survey that maps the rock beneath the seabed with sound pulses from air guns, recorded on streamers kilometres long.
Towed array / streamer: Equipment towed a long way behind a vessel — sonar, a hydrophone cable, a sampling sled — invisible at the surface.
Tow / towing: A vessel towing another vessel, a barge or a structure — slow, hard to manoeuvre, and with a long line between.
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.
Wide berth requested: Keep well clear — or, when a distance is given ("TWO MILE BERTH REQUESTED"), at least that far away.
CANCEL THIS MSG: The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.

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Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work

17 within 180 nm since 2003 · 1 in the last 12 months · 1 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.

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

Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V ramform sovereign towing 12 10050 meter long…Surveys · 23 nm
Seismic survey works by S/V ramform sovereign towing twelve cables, each 10050 metre longCable ops · 23 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

25 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-29 07:41Z; 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.