Pipeline operations in progress by M/V castorone along trackline joining 20-21.40S 116-42.50E, 20-19.60S…
Indian Ocean · HYDROPAC 3990/23
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2023-12-29 02:00Z
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) · AUSCOAST 291/23 221412Z DEC 23.. Issued 2023-12-22 15:26Z. 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
- Indian 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
- Cancel HYDROPAC 3990 and this msg, operations completedlater cancellation notice
- issued
- 2023-12-22 15:26Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- AUSCOAST 291/23 221412Z DEC 23.
- issued by
- AUSCOAST
- sea
- Indian Ocean
- position
- -20.331, 116.708
- vessel
- M/V CASTORONE · 14 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
EASTERN INDIAN OCEAN. AUSTRALIA. DNC 04. PIPELINE OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS BY M/V CASTORONE ALONG TRACKLINE JOINING 20-21.40S 116-42.50E, 20-19.60S 116-43.80E, 20-19.30S 116-40.30E. ONE MILE 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.
- 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
61 within 180 nm since 1999 · 2 in the last 12 months · 1 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 M/V nexans aurora in vicinty of trackline joining…2026-09-15
- Special purpose vessel nexans aurora / LALC8 / 257682000 conducting cable laying operations from 19 52.44S…2026-09-15
- Cable operations in progress until further notice by M/V castorone along trackline joining 20-03.20S…2024-05-10
- Cable operations in progress until further notice by M/V castorone along trackline joining 20-04.90S…2024-05-02
- Cable operations in progress until further notice by M/V castorone along trackline joining 20-06.69S…2024-04-26
- Pipeline operations in progress until further notice by M/V castorone along trackline joining 20-09.45S…2024-04-19
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
- Special purpose vessel fugro kwilena / MLOV8 / 503147420 conducting underwater operations in an area bounded…Surveys · 56.2 nm
- Special purpose vessel ve constructor / H9YT / 373335000 conducting underwater operations in an area bounded…Surveys · 63.4 nm
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by vessel ve constructor in area bound by 19-12.00S…Surveys · 63.4 nm
- Special purpose vessel nexans aurora / LALC8 / 257682000 conducting cable laying operations from 19 52.44S…Cable ops · 95.8 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
24 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-01 16:45Z; 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.