Cable ops

Fiji to vanuatu

South Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 3497/13

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2013-11-25 05:24Z

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 XIV 99/13 102029Z NOV 13.. Issued 2013-11-10 20:46Z. 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 Pacific Ocean. 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 Pacific Ocean →

issued
2013-11-10 20:46Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA XIV 99/13 102029Z NOV 13.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA XIV · named as the source of this relay
sea
South Pacific Ocean
position
-18.661, 173.508
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN SOUTH PACIFIC.
FIJI TO VANUATU.
1. CABLE LAYING OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 28 NOV
   BY CABLESHIP ILE DE RE ALONG TRACKLINE JOINING
   18-07.8S 178-28.1E,
   19-31.0S 176-18.1E,
   17-42.2S 168-17.2E.
   ONE MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 29 NOV 13.

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.
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

3 within 180 nm since 2013 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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15
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22

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

23 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-03 21:14Z; 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.