Cable ops

Cable operations 18 oct until further notice by cableship layla in area bound by 39-11N 072-14W, 39-02N…

North Atlantic Ocean · NAVAREA IV 1005/20

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2020-10-20 00:32Z

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) · M/V LAYLA 171338Z OCT 20.. Issued 2020-10-17 13:47Z. 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
North Atlantic Ocean. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued
2020-10-17 13:47Z
status
Archived notice
authority
M/V LAYLA 171338Z OCT 20.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA IV
issued by
M/V LAYLA
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
39.108, -72.179
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
1. CABLE OPERATIONS 18 OCT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
   BY CABLESHIP LAYLA IN AREA BOUND BY
   39-11N 072-14W, 39-02N 072-03W,
   39-01N 071-57W, 39-03N 071-53W,
   39-04N 071-42W, 38-58N 071-44W,
   38-58N 071-56W, 39-00N 072-05W,
   39-09N 072-16W.
   WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 998/20.

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.
Area bound by
Introduces a list of positions that are the corners of an area — the polygon the warning applies to.
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.
Cancellation reference
A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
NAVAREA
One of the 21 ocean areas of the World-Wide Navigational Warning Service, each with a coordinator that broadcasts long-range warnings.

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Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work

23 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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24

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 09:02Z; 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.