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Cable operation is underway until further notice by vessel Leon Thevenin near Pointe Noire in a bounded area, and vessels are requested to give a wide berth.

Pointe Noire · Works · NAVAREA II 329/26

issued: 2026-09-15 16:03Z
status: in force
authority: SHOM — Service hydrographique et océanographique de la Marine (NAVAREA II coordinator)
sea: South Atlantic Ocean
position: -5.656, 10.658
nearest port: Pointe Noire · 87 nm
source: ping · first seen 2026-09-15 16:12Z

Original warning text

POINTE NOIRE.
WORKS.
OPERATION ON CABLE.
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
BY C/S LEON THEVENIN IN AREA BOUNDED BY:
05-27.8S 010-42.7E
05-38.7S 010-54.2E
05-49.7S 010-30.4E
05-44.5S 010-25.4E
WIDE BERTH REQUESTED

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