Cable ops

Cable laying operations in progress until further notice by cableship vercors along trackline joining…

South Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 404/00

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2000-03-12 22:23Z

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 086/00 080305Z MAR 00; RCC AUSTRALIA 080335Z MAR 00; NAVAREA XIV 085/00. Issued 2000-03-08 05:20Z. 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.

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Current notices and reporting history in the South Pacific Ocean →

issued
2000-03-08 05:20Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA XIV 086/00 080305Z MAR 00; RCC AUSTRALIA 080335Z MAR 00; NAVAREA XIV 085/00
NAVAREA
NAVAREA XIV · named as the source of this relay
sea
South Pacific Ocean
position
-18.497, 178.419
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. CABLE LAYING OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
   BY CABLESHIP VERCORS ALONG TRACKLINE JOINING
   18-11.8S 178-30.7E, 18-23.2S 178-32.5E,
   18-30.0S 178-28.1E, 18-44.9S 178-11.7E.
   ONE MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 400/00(75), PERSONS RESCUED.
3. CANCEL HYDROPAC 339/00.

Reading this warning

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

23 within 180 nm since 2000 · 1 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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

Worldwide in the collected sources

23 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-03 14:19Z; 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.