Cable ops

Cable laying operations 20 nov until further notice by cableship ile de batz vicinity of trackline joining…

Banda Sea · HYDROPAC 3554/16

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2016-12-10 12:25Z

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 661/16 180651Z NOV 16.. Issued 2016-11-18 09:17Z. 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
Banda Sea. The map shows the reported line or operation extent; it is not a vessel track. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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Current notices and reporting history in the Banda Sea →

issued
2016-11-18 09:17Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA XI 661/16 180651Z NOV 16.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
sea
Banda Sea
position
-6.011, 122.674
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

BANDA SEA.
FLORES SEA.
INDONESIA.
DNC 04.
1. CABLE LAYING OPERATIONS 20 NOV UNTIL
   FURTHER NOTICE BY CABLESHIP ILE DE BATZ
   VICINITY OF TRACKLINE JOINING
   08-34.7S 122-10.7E, 08-17.9S 122-06.8E,
   07-42.7S 122-38.9E, 06-43.4S 122-28.0E,
   05-52.1S 121-34.4E, 05-51.6S 122-53.6E,
   04-53.4S 123-39.6E, 03-57.7S 123-27.4E,
   03-47.1S 122-50.8E.
   WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 3366/16.

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.

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Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work

12 within 180 nm since 2012 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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20
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

24 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 06:12Z; 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.