Cable laying operations 14 dec until further notice by cableship ile de re in vicinity of trackline joining…
Tasman Sea · HYDROPAC 3860/16
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2017-02-12 21:37Z
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 92/16 120030Z DEC 16.. Issued 2016-12-12 00:46Z. 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
- Tasman 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
- 2016-12-12 00:46Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA XIV 92/16 120030Z DEC 16.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XIV · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Tasman Sea
- position
- -36.833, 169.842
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
TASMAN SEA. NEW ZEALAND. DNC 06. CABLE LAYING OPERATIONS 14 DEC UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY CABLESHIP ILE DE RE IN VICINITY OF TRACKLINE JOINING 36-18S 164-50E, 36-18S 167-56E, 37-00S 170-59E, 37-33S 173-28E, 37-38S 174-16E, 37-48S 174-48E. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
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.
Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work
16 within 180 nm since 1999 · 1 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 031300Z jan until further notice by M/V layla in area bound by 36-36.00S 163-40.00E,…2026-01-02
- Cable laying operations 21 oct until further notice by cableship ile de re vicinity of trackline joining…2016-10-19
- Seismic survey in progress until 31 mar by M/V aquila explorer towing 5.7 mile long cable in area bound by…2015-02-09
- Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V polar duke towing 12 7000 meter long cables in area…2015-01-31
- Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V reflect resolution in area bound by 39-20S 171-00E,…2010-06-02
- Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V pacific titan towing 8000 meter long cable in area…2009-03-04
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 14:27Z; 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.