Pipeline repair works continue in the northern South China Sea and Philippines until further notice, near multiple positions.
Sulu Sea · NAVAREA XI 136/24
What this record establishes
Listed in force
The latest collected record lists this warning as active. This is the status of the notice, not a live observation of conditions at the location.
- Source and dates
- Japan Coast Guard JHOD NAVAREA XI · Japan Coast Guard (JHOD). Issued 2024-03-18 00:00Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:42Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-17 14:24Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
- Location covered
- Sulu Sea. The map shows the reported line or operation extent; it is not a vessel track. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
- issued
- 2024-03-18 00:00Z
- status
- Listed in force
- authority
- Japan Coast Guard (JHOD)
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XI
- issued by
- JAPAN COAST GUARD
- sea
- Sulu Sea
- position
- 12.270, 120.697
- nearest port
- Manila · 136 nm
- source
- Japan Coast Guard JHOD NAVAREA XI · first seen 2026-08-17 13:42Z
Original warning text
SOUTH CHINA SEA, NORTHERN PART AND PHILIPPINES. PIPELINE REPAIRING WORKS. UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. IN VICINITY OF LINE JOINING 11-38.57N 118-54.38E 11-37.75N 118-58.07E 11-36.13N 119-00.28E 11-29.25N 119-09.63E 11-40.18N 119-42.99E 11-37.71N 119-56.63E 11-33.24N 120-06.25E 11-43.41N 120-26.00E 11-47.18N 120-37.34E 12-08.67N 121-16.78E 12-19.00N 121-32.46E 12-43.92N 121-42.06E 13-00.61N 121-37.75E 13-08.31N 121-36.77E 13-22.16N 121-20.65E 13-27.89N 121-13.39E 13-26.91N 121-07.06E 13-34.51N 121-00.11E 13-37.51N 121-00.48E 13-42.67N 121-03.05E. CANCEL 0048/24.
Reading this warning
- 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.
Conditions at the position · now
loading…
MET Norway · NOAA WaveWatch III · HYCOM · GEBCO 2020 · model data at the centroid, not an observation
Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work
34 within 180 nm since 2002 · 2 in the last 12 months · 2 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.
- Pipeline operations in progress until 08 oct by M/V fortitude in vicinity: a. 11-38.23N 118-56.36E2026-09-24
- Submarine pipeline works by M/V fortitude2026-09-24
- Pipeline operations in progress until further notice in vicinity of trackline joining 11-38.57N 118-54.38E…2024-03-18
- Cable operations in progress until 11 apr by cableship vega in 10-36.00N 121-22.90E2024-03-15
- Pipeline operations in progress until further notice by M/V skandi hawk in vicinity of trackline joining…2024-02-05
- Cable operations in progress until 27 apr by c/s cable retriever in vicinity of trackline joining 11-30.2N…2019-04-01
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
- Cape santiago light, 13-46.32N 120-39.18E, F2614, extingushedNav aids · 90.2 nm
- Submarine pipeline works by M/V fortitudeCable ops · 112.1 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
25 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-29 09:59Z; 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.