Cable ops

Cable laying operations in progress until 24 oct vicinity of trackline joining 10-50.8N 119-32.6E, 10-55.5N…

Sulu Sea · HYDROPAC 2899/12

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2012-10-25 00:01Z

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 692/12 161138Z OCT 12.. Issued 2012-10-16 11:55Z. 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: Sulu Sea. The map shows the reported line or operation extent; it is not a vessel track. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the Sulu Sea →

issued: 2012-10-16 11:55Z
status: Archived notice
authority: NAVAREA XI 692/12 161138Z OCT 12.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
sea: Sulu Sea
position: 11.479, 120.399
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SOUTH CHINA SEA.
PHILIPPINES.
1. CABLE LAYING OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 24 OCT
   VICINITY OF TRACKLINE JOINING
   10-50.8N 119-32.6E, 10-55.5N 119-37.9E,
   10-54.5N 119-43.0E, 10-55.0N 119-48.4E,
   11-08.8N 120-16.6E, 11-46.4N 120-42.3E,
   11-50.4N 120-42.2E, 12-02.3N 120-54.1E,
   12-14.5N 120-55.7E, 12-21.1N 121-02.8E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 25 OCT 12.

Reading this warning

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.
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

35 within 180 nm since 2002 · 2 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

Submarine pipeline works by M/V fortitudeCable ops · 87.6 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

23 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-03 11:46Z; 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.