Submarine cable laying operations 30 dec until further notice by cableship rene descartes along trackline…
South China Sea · HYDROPAC 2569/08
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2009-01-15 04:50Z
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 784/08 27 DEC 08.. Issued 2008-12-27 14:08Z. 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 China 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
Current notices and reporting history in the South China Sea →
- issued
- 2008-12-27 14:08Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA XI 784/08 27 DEC 08.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- South China Sea
- position
- 12.629, 114.601
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
SUBMARINE CABLE LAYING OPERATIONS 30 DEC UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY CABLESHIP RENE DESCARTES ALONG TRACKLINE JOINING 08-38.5N 110-27.7E, 09-58.5N 112-31.7E, 11-33.1N 113-44.6E, 12-07.4N 113-49.8E, 14-20.8N 116-52.7E, 15-12.4N 116-56.6E, 15-35.0N 117-10.8E, 17-20.5N 117-38.2E.
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.
Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work
8 within 180 nm since 2001 · 0 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 10 sep thru 04 oct by cableship asean restorer in vicinity of trackline joining 14-15.69N…2024-09-09
- Cable operations 24 jun until further notice by cableship rene descartes in vicinity of trackline joining…2017-06-23
- Cable laying operations in progress until 20 mar by cableship dependable along trackline between 11-57.41N…2013-03-13
- Seismic survey in progress until 30 jun 06 by M/V nan hai 502 in area bound by 08-55N 117-00E, 08-55N…2005-10-25
- Submarine cable laying operations in progress until 26 dec by cableship oceanic princess vicinity 12-10N…2001-12-24
- Cable laying operations in progress until 11 oct by cableship bold endurance vicinity of trackline joining…2001-09-28
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 2026-10-01 23:32Z; 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.