Indonesia
Flores Sea · HYDROPAC 3366/16
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2016-11-18 09:17Z
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 638/16 021246Z NOV 16.. Issued 2016-11-02 13:28Z. 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
- Flores 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
- issued
- 2016-11-02 13:28Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA XI 638/16 021246Z NOV 16.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Flores Sea
- position
- -5.793, 120.080
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
BANDA SEA. JAVA SEA. MAKASSAR STRAIT. FLORES SEA. INDONESIA. DNC 04. CABLE LAYING OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY CABLESHIP ILE DE BATZ VICINITY OF TRACKLINE JOINING 05-23.7S 119-21.6E, 05-20.0S 119-07.8E, 05-25.9S 119-04.4E, 05-39.3S 119-05.4E, 05-54.6S 119-17.2E, 06-04.2S 119-36.0E, 06-05.6S 119-48.4E, 06-03.3S 120-02.2E, 05-54.5S 120-14.7E, 05-43.4S 120-24.0E, 05-42.9S 120-25.2E, 05-40.9S 120-36.7E, 05-44.3S 120-56.0E, 05-52.1S 121-34.4E.
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.
Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work
15 within 180 nm since 2002 · 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 in progress until further notice by cableship rene descartes along trackline joining…2022-10-17
- Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship ile de re along trackline joining 05-23S…2017-09-01
- Cable operations 25 thru 28 dec by cableship ile de batz within one mile of 05-54.5S 120-14.7E2016-12-24
- Cable laying operations 20 nov until further notice by cableship ile de batz vicinity of trackline joining…2016-11-18
- Seismic survey in progress until 17 feb by M/V nordic bahari towing 6500 meter long cable in area bound by…2015-01-17
- Seismic survey in progress until 26 may by M/V nordic energy towing 8000 meter long cable in area bound by…2013-05-15
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 06:46Z; 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.