Cable ops

New caledonia DNC 06

South Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 667/21

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2021-03-03 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 XIV 64/21 271006Z FEB 21.. Issued 2021-02-27 10:10Z. 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: 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.

Current notices and reporting history in the South Pacific Ocean →

issued: 2021-02-27 10:10Z
status: Archived notice
authority: NAVAREA XIV 64/21 271006Z FEB 21.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA XIV · named as the source of this relay
sea: South Pacific Ocean
position: -19.837, 173.562
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN SOUTH PACIFIC.
CORAL SEA.
FIJI.
NEW CALEDONIA
DNC 06.
1. CABLE OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 02 MAR
   BY CABLESHIP GEO RESOLUTION ALONG TRACKLINE JOINING
   18-07.83S 178-28.13E, 18-39.25S 178-12.45E,
   18-54.78S 177-46.16E, 18-54.65S 177-35.50E,
   18-59.81S 177-15.79E, 19-05.64S 177-03.26E,
   19-25.56S 176-02.17E, 19-51.95S 173-56.36E,
   20-04.08S 171-54.09E, 20-36.95S 170-17.70E,
   20-43.36S 170-05.04E, 20-53.00S 168-17.45E.
   TWO MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 03 MAR 21.

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.
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

3 within 180 nm since 2013 · 0 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.

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

No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.

Worldwide in the collected sources

23 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-03 21:14Z; 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.