Cable ops

Underwater operations in progress until further notice by cableship ile de batz in 11-46.4S 129-12.4E

Timor Sea · HYDROPAC 2692/16

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2016-09-07 15:10Z

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 252/16 061327Z SEP 16 - AUSCOAST 250/16 CX 061325Z SEP 16.. Issued 2016-09-06 13:50Z. 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
Timor Sea. The parsed report position is -11.773, 129.207. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Related notices and cancellation links

Current notices and reporting history in the Timor Sea →

issued
2016-09-06 13:50Z
status
Archived notice
authority
AUSCOAST 252/16 061327Z SEP 16 - AUSCOAST 250/16 CX 061325Z SEP 16.
issued by
AUSCOAST
sea
Timor Sea
position
-11.773, 129.207
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

TIMOR SEA.
AUSTRALIA-NORTH COAST.
DNC 04.
1. UNDERWATER OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL
   FURTHER NOTICE BY CABLESHIP ILE DE BATZ
   IN 11-46.4S 129-12.4E.
   2.5 MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 2666/16.

Reading this warning

DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
A reference to one of the regions of NGA's Digital Nautical Chart, used to tell the reader which charts a warning affects.
Underwater operations
Divers or remotely operated vehicles are working below a vessel that cannot easily move out of the way.
Until further notice
The operation or danger has no scheduled end; the warning stays in force until a later message cancels it.
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.
Wide berth requested
Keep well clear — or, when a distance is given ("TWO MILE BERTH REQUESTED"), at least that far away.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work

20 within 180 nm since 2000 · 1 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

24 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 23:01Z; 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.