Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship ile de re in vicinity of trackline joining…
South China Sea · HYDROPAC 3476/18
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2018-11-02 00:43Z
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 500/18 230716Z SEP 18.. Issued 2018-09-23 07:30Z. 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
- Cable operations 20 sep until further notice cableship ile de re in vicinity of trackline joining 01-09.9N…cancelled by this notice
- Cancel HYDROPAC 3476/18 and this msg, operations completedlater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the South China Sea →
- issued
- 2018-09-23 07:30Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA XI 500/18 230716Z SEP 18.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- South China Sea
- position
- -1.902, 106.128
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
SINGAPORE STRAIT. SOUTH CHINA SEA. JAVA SEA. INDONESIA. DNC 03, DNC 04, DNC 11. 1. CABLE OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY CABLESHIP ILE DE RE IN VICINITY OF TRACKLINE JOINING 01-05.5N 103-32.4E, 00-40.0N 103-36.1E, 00-40.7N 103-38.8E, 00-37.9N 103-48.1E, 00-29.1N 103-55.6E, 00-26.6N 104-16.5E, 00-28.2N 104-19.3E, 00-32.9N 104-24.0E, 00-31.2N 104-35.1E, 02-10.9S 107-12.5E, 02-49.8S 107-16.5E, 02-52.6S 107-13.5E, 02-59.2S 107-15.6E, 03-14.8S 107-17.2E, 03-18.1S 107-22.7E, 03-30.2S 107-28.6E, 05-12.0S 107-06.3E, 05-13.4S 107-03.6E, 05-41.4S 106-56.8E, 05-45.4S 106-51.8E. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 3395/18.
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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work
9 within 180 nm since 1998 · 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 ile de re in vicinity of trackline joining…2024-07-03
- Cable operations by M/V teneo 081500Z to 140001Z nov in vicinity 04-00.4S 107-26.4E2021-11-09
- Cable operations by M/V teneo 041500Z to 080001Z nov in vicinity 04-06.4S 107-47.0E2021-11-03
- Cable operations 21 apr thru 26 jul by cableship ile de re in vicinity of trackline joining 09-49S 105-24E,…2018-04-20
- Cable laying operations in progress until further notice by cableship rene descartes vicinity of tracklines…2009-03-11
- Seismic survey in progress until 10 jan 07 by M/V orient explorer towing four three mile long cables in area…2006-11-08
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
25 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-29 17:53Z; 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.