Cable ops

Cable operations in progress until 14 dec by cableship decisive along trackline joining 09-20.3N 080-00.5W,…

Caribbean Sea · NAVAREA IV 1062/19

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2019-12-15 00:01Z

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) · PANAMA MARITIME AUTHORITY 101028Z DEC 19.. Issued 2019-12-10 10:35Z. 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: Caribbean Sea. The map shows the reported line or operation extent; it is not a vessel track. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the Caribbean Sea →

issued: 2019-12-10 10:35Z
status: Archived notice
authority: PANAMA MARITIME AUTHORITY 101028Z DEC 19.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA IV
issued by: PANAMA MARITIME AUTHORITY
sea: Caribbean Sea
position: 9.340, -80.009
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA.
PANAMA.
1. CABLE OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 14 DEC BY
   CABLESHIP DECISIVE ALONG TRACKLINE JOINING
   09-20.3N 080-00.5W, 09-20.5N 080-00.6W.
   ONE MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 15 DEC 19.

Reading this warning

Cable operations: A ship is laying, burying or repairing a submarine cable, usually along a stated route.
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.
CANCEL THIS MSG: The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.

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Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work

25 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 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.

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

Manzanillo entrance west head light 09-22.90N 079-53.90W damagedNav aids · 7 nm
Manzanillo entrance light 09-22.90N 079-53.90W temporarily changed to whiteNav aids · 7 nm
Starboard hand 4 buoy 09-23.52N 079-53.87W missingNav aids · 7.3 nm
Port hand 3 buoy 09-23.52N 079-53.75W missingNav aids · 7.4 nm
Lm buoy 09-25.99N 079-49.78W missingNav aids · 12 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

23 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-03 00:10Z; 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.