Cable ops

Cable operations 17 aug until further notice by cableship ile de re in vicinity of trackline joining…

Makassar Strait · HYDROPAC 2774/17

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2017-08-25 12:41Z

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 508/17 161136Z AUG 17.. Issued 2017-08-16 12:03Z. 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 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 Makassar Strait →

issued
2017-08-16 12:03Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA XI 508/17 161136Z AUG 17.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
sea
Makassar Strait
position
-3.216, 118.371
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

MAKASSAR STRAIT.
INDONESIA.
DNC 04.
CABLE OPERATIONS 17 AUG UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
BY CABLESHIP ILE DE RE IN VICINITY OF TRACKLINE
JOINING
04-41.0S 117-54.0E, 03-30.0S 118-35.0E,
03-27.0S 118-36.0E, 03-20.0S 118-38.0E,
03-12.5S 118-35.0E, 02-57.0S 118-28.0E,
02-24.0S 118-21.0E, 02-07.5S 118-23.0E,
01-40.0S 118-31.5E.

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.
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.

All warning terms →

Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work

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

25 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-28 23:03Z; 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.