Cable ops

Cable laying operations in progress until further notice by M/V ile de batz vicinity of trackline joining…

Timor Sea · HYDROPAC 926/16

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2016-04-24 14:10Z

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) · AUSCOAST 67/16 300345Z MAR 16.. Issued 2016-03-30 06:16Z. 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
Timor Sea. 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 Timor Sea →

issued
2016-03-30 06:16Z
status
Archived notice
authority
AUSCOAST 67/16 300345Z MAR 16.
issued by
AUSCOAST
sea
Timor Sea
position
-12.336, 130.683
vessel
M/V ILE DE BATZ · 12 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

TIMOR SEA.
AUSTRALIA-NORTH COAST.
DNC 04.
CABLE LAYING OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL
FURTHER NOTICE BY M/V ILE DE BATZ
VICINITY OF TRACKLINE JOINING
12-26.4S 130-48.3E, 12-26.2S 130-47.1E,
12-20.5S 130-42.3E, 12-16.2S 130-36.1E,
12-14.3S 130-33.1E.
2.5 MILE BERTH REQUESTED.

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.
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.

All warning terms →

Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work

11 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

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

Worldwide in the collected sources

24 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 00:03Z; 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.