Cable operations in progress until 26 dec by cableship ile de batz with submersible in area bound by…
Gulf of Oman · HYDROPAC 4135/15
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2015-12-19 13:20Z
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 IX 388/15 190800Z DEC 15.. Issued 2015-12-19 10:40Z. 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
- Gulf of Oman. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- issued
- 2015-12-19 10:40Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA IX 388/15 190800Z DEC 15.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IX · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Gulf of Oman
- position
- 23.915, 57.987
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
GULF OF OMAN. DNC 10. 1. CABLE OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 26 DEC BY CABLESHIP ILE DE BATZ WITH SUBMERSIBLE IN AREA BOUND BY 23-54.6N 057-58.4E, 23-55.0N 057-58.4E, 23-55.2N 058-00.0E, 23-54.8N 058-00.0E. ONE MILE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 27 DEC 15.
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.
- Area bound by
- Introduces a list of positions that are the corners of an area — the polygon the warning applies to.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work
37 within 180 nm since 1998 · 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 in progress until further notice by vessel cableship ile de batz along trackline joining…2025-11-02
- Pipeline operations 14 jan until further notice by barge stingray in area bound by 25-54.17N 055-48.03E,…2021-01-12
- Pipeline operations 26 thru 29 jul by M/V sls lion along trackline joining 25-57.40N 056-02.50E, 25-58.52N…2020-07-25
- Pipeline operations by M/V sls lion: a. 13 may in 25-58.25N 055-59.30E2018-05-12
- Cable laying operations in progress until 09 jan by cableship ile de batz with submersible vicinity of…2016-01-01
- Cable laying operations in progress until 01 jan 16 by cableship ile de batz with submersible in area bound…2015-12-29
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
- Lattice beacon 25-38.19N 057-45.86E inoperativeNav aids · 104.1 nm
- GPS, GNSS, and AIS interference reported in vicinity of fujairah (25-07.33N 056-20.05E)Nav aids · 115.8 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
23 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 18:03Z; 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.