Cable laying operations in progress until 01 jan 16 by cableship ile de batz with submersible in area bound…
Gulf of Oman · HYDROPAC 4231/15
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2016-01-02 00:01Z
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 399/15 290911Z DEC 15.. Issued 2015-12-29 10:34Z. 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
- 2015-12-29 10:34Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA IX 399/15 290911Z DEC 15.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IX · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Gulf of Oman
- position
- 25.037, 56.388
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
GULF OF OMAN. U.A.E. DNC 10. 1. CABLE LAYING OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 01 JAN 16 BY CABLESHIP ILE DE BATZ WITH SUBMERSIBLE IN AREA BOUND BY 25-00.1N 056-23.5E, 25-00.9N 056-24.5E, 25-03.7N 056-23.8E, 25-03.8N 056-21.7E. ONE MILE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 4207/15. 3. CANCEL THIS MSG 02 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work
77 within 180 nm since 1998 · 2 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 in progress until 15 feb 26 along trackline joining 24-30.82N 054-01.29E, 24-53.45N…2025-10-17
- Cable operations in progress until further notice by M/V ccc maritime-ii along trackline joining 25-04.06N…2023-05-17
- Pipeline operations in progress until further notice by barge DLB-750 in: a. 25-05.51N 053-21.03E2023-02-09
- Pipeline operations in progress until further notice by barge DLB-750 with mooring buoys marked by white…2023-01-08
- Cable operations in progress until further notice by barge DLS-4200 along trackline joining 24-53.89N…2023-01-02
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
- GPS, GNSS, and AIS interference reported in vicinity of fujairah (25-07.33N 056-20.05E)Nav aids · 5.9 nm
- Derelict 274 meter M/V adalynn unlit and anchored in 25-36.99N 056-24.85EDerelicts · 34.8 nm
- Anchoring prohibited in area bound by 25-26.59N 055-05.88E, 25-28.17N 055-06.69E, 25-28.32N 055-09.15E,…Other · 72.1 nm
- Mine reported in 26-24.58N 056-20.67EMines · 82.4 nm
- Lattice beacon 25-38.19N 057-45.86E inoperativeNav aids · 82.9 nm
- Fish farms established in areas bound by: a. 26-43.84N 056-56.88E, 26-43.80N 056-56.95E, 26-43.74N…Other · 106 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
23 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 16:04Z; 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.