Submarine pipeline works by M/V fortitude
South China Sea · NAVAREA XI 426/26
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 2026-09-24 00:00Z. First collected 2026-09-24 00:36Z; last seen in collection 2026-09-24 00:36Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
- Location covered
- South China Sea. The parsed report position is 11.603, 118.916. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Current notices and reporting history in the South China Sea →
- issued
- 2026-09-24 00:00Z
- status
- Listed in force
- self-cancels
- 2026-10-09 16:00Z
- authority
- Japan Coast Guard (JHOD)
- sea
- South China Sea
- position
- 11.603, 118.916
- source
- Japan Coast Guard JHOD NAVAREA XI · first seen 2026-09-24 00:36Z
Original warning text
SOUTH CHINA SEA. NORTHERN PART. SUBMARINE PIPELINE WORKS BY M/V FORTITUDE. UNTIL 08 OCT 2026. IN VICINITY OF A.11-38.23N 118-56.36E. B.11-34.10N 118-53.54E. CANCEL THIS MSG 091600Z OCT.
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
35 within 180 nm since 2002 · 1 in the last 12 months · 3 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 further notice in vicinity of trackline joining 11-38.57N 118-54.38E…2024-03-18
- Pipeline repairing works2024-03-18
- 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
- Seismic survey in progress until 05 dec by M/V aquila explorer in area bound by 10-34N 120-00E, 10-34N…2014-09-09
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
- Pipeline repairing worksCable ops · 112.1 nm
- Pipeline operations in progress until further notice in vicinity of trackline joining 11-38.57N 118-54.38E…Cable ops · 112.1 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
26 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-24 02:22Z; 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.