Cable ops

Cable laying operations in progress until 06 jan 16 by cableship ile de batz with submersible along…

Gulf of Oman · HYDROPAC 4207/15

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2015-12-29 10:34Z

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 395/15 260945Z DEC 15 - MRCC VIETNAM 260419Z DEC 15.. Issued 2015-12-26 11:10Z. 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 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

Current notices and reporting history in the Gulf of Oman →

issued
2015-12-26 11:10Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA IX 395/15 260945Z DEC 15 - MRCC VIETNAM 260419Z DEC 15.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA IX · named as the source of this relay
sea
Gulf of Oman
position
24.101, 57.716
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 LAYING OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 06 JAN 16
   BY CABLESHIP ILE DE BATZ WITH SUBMERSIBLE
   ALONG TRACKLINES BETWEEN:
   A. 23-54.9N 057-58.8E AND 24-01.0N 057-47.4E.
   B. 24-42.2N 056-53.9E AND 24-42.5N 056-53.8E.
   C. 24-53.0N 056-45.6E AND 24-54.3N 056-44.8E.
   D. 24-55.9N 056-38.9E AND 24-55.9N 056-38.6E.
   E. 25-00.0N 056-25.3E AND 25-00.1N 056-25.3E.
   ONE MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 4206/15(93), VESSEL ASSISTED..
3. CANCEL HYDROPAC 4136/15.
4. CANCEL THIS MSG 07 JAN 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.
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.
CANCEL THIS MSG
The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.

All warning terms →

Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work

47 within 180 nm since 1998 · 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

24 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 02:25Z; 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.