Cable ops

Cable operations 25 sep thru 24 jan 17, alternate 25 jan thru 03 feb 17 by M/V kddi pacific link vicinity of…

South China Sea · HYDROPAC 2866/16

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2017-01-30 12:01Z

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 559/16 201136Z SEP 16.. Issued 2016-09-20 12:05Z. 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
2016-09-20 12:05Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA XI 559/16 201136Z SEP 16.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
sea
South China Sea
position
5.378, 110.116
vessel
M/V KDDI PACIFIC LINK · 5 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SOUTH CHINA SEA.
MALAYSIA.
DNC 03, DNC 11.
1. CABLE OPERATIONS 25 SEP THRU 24 JAN 17,
   ALTERNATE 25 JAN THRU 03 FEB 17 BY
   M/V KDDI PACIFIC LINK VICINITY OF TRACKLINES JOINING:
   A. 04-07N 103-30E, 04-39N 106-52E,
      05-19N 107-42E, 05-56N 110-35E,
      06-19N 111-03E, 06-33N 113-19E,
      05-55N 116-03E.
   B. 03-22N 113-05E, 03-51N 112-56E,
      04-04N 113-02E, 04-13N 113-15E,
      04-15N 113-30E, 04-14N 113-47E.
   WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 04 FEB 17.

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.
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.
CANCEL THIS MSG
The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.

All warning terms →

Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work

71 within 180 nm since 2001 · 0 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 2026-10-02 01:22Z; 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.