Cable laying operations 10 aug until further notice by cableship ile de sein along trackline joining…
Chukchi Sea · NAVAREA XII 251/16
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2017-04-18 14:11Z
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) · ILE DE SEIN 070556Z AUG 16.. Issued 2016-08-07 07:25Z. 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
- Chukchi Sea. The map shows the reported line or operation extent; it is not a vessel track. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Cancel NAVAREA XII 393/16, 426/16, 457/16, sufficiently promulgatedlater cancellation notice
- issued
- 2016-08-07 07:25Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- ILE DE SEIN 070556Z AUG 16.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XII
- issued by
- ILE DE SEIN
- sea
- Chukchi Sea
- position
- 67.299, -164.999
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
CHUKCHI SEA. BERING STRAIT. ALASKA. CABLE LAYING OPERATIONS 10 AUG UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY CABLESHIP ILE DE SEIN ALONG TRACKLINE JOINING 66-51.8N 163-08.1W, 67-11.1N 164-56.7W, 67-44.4N 166-20.2W, 67-53.1N 166-49.4W. ONE MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
Reading this warning
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work
13 within 180 nm since 2016 · 4 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 14 sep by cableship it integrity along trackline joining 66-07.20N…2026-09-09
- Cable operations 07 thru 10 sep by cableship it integrity along trackline joining 66-49.16N 162-59.66W,…2026-09-05
- Cable operations in progress by vessel it integrity along trackline joining 66-06.56N 162-40.36W, 66-48.93N…2026-08-23
- Cable operations 22 aug thru 02 sep by cableship it integrity in: a. 66-06.56N 162-40.36W2026-08-20
- Underwater operations 20 aug until further notice by cableship it intrepid in area bound by 67-43.00N…2023-08-15
- Underwater operations 20 aug until further notice by cableship it intrepid in area bound by 67-43.00N…2023-08-15
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
Worldwide in the collected sources
25 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-29 05:50Z; 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.