Straits of florida
North Atlantic Ocean · NAVAREA IV 1102/17
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2017-12-15 16:30Z
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) · REBECCA 241620Z NOV 17.. Issued 2017-11-24 16:24Z. 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 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
- Straits of floridalater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2017-11-24 16:24Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- REBECCA 241620Z NOV 17.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- REBECCA
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 21.656, -77.297
- vessel
- M/V REBECCA · 100 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
CARIBBEAN SEA.
OLD BAHAMA CHANNEL.
STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
1. CABLE OPERATIONS BY M/V REBECCA:
A. 27 THRU 29 NOV ALONG TRACKLINE BETWEEN
18-20.9N 075-15.9W AND 18-00.2N 075-38.7W.
B. 30 NOV THRU 02 DEC ALONG TRACKLINE BETWEEN
19-12.8N 074-21.4W AND 18-37.3N 074-56.7W.
C. 03 AND 04 DEC ALONG TRACKLINE BETWEEN
19-12.8N 074-21.4W AND 19-23.6N 074-10.2W.
D. 07 AND 08 DEC ALONG TRACKLINE BETWEEN
22-35.2N 077-53.8W AND 22-22.6N 077-38.7W.
E. 09 AND 10 DEC ALONG TRACKLINE BETWEEN
22-35.2N 077-53.8W AND 22-38.6N 078-03.6W.
F. 10 THRU 12 DEC ALONG TRACKLINE BETWEEN
23-21.7N 079-05.6W AND 22-52.8N 078-40.7W.
G. 13 AND 14 DEC ALONG TRACKLINE BETWEEN
23-21.7N 079-05.6W AND 23-28.1N 079-08.8W.
H. 14 THRU 16 DEC ALONG TRACKLINE BETWEEN
24-18.5N 079-17.5W AND 23-43.4N 079-13.4W.
I. 16 AND 17 DEC ALONG TRACKLINE BETWEEN
24-18.5N 079-17.5W AND 24-25.2N 079-21.1W.
J. 18 THRU 20 DEC ALONG TRACKLINE BETWEEN
24-28.7N 079-24.0W AND 24-49.8N 079-41.5W.
WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 21 DEC 17.
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.
Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work
7 within 180 nm since 2010 · 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.
- Cable operations 091100Z dec until further notice by cableship pierre de fermat in area bound by 22-02.31N…2022-12-07
- Cable operations 20 thru 28 mar by cableship it intrepid in 22-08.7N 074-23.9W2019-03-19
- Seismic survey in progress until 20 sep by M/V veritas viking towing ten 10000 meter long cables in area…2011-06-28
- Seismic survey in progress until 11 feb by M/V osprey explorer towing 8400 meter long cable in area bound by…2011-01-21
- Seismic survey in progress until 25 jan by M/V cgg amadeus towing eight 8000 meter long cables in area bound…2010-12-27
- Seismic survey in progress until 25 jan by M/V cgg amadeus towing eight 8000 meter long cables in area bound…2010-12-26
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
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 2026-10-01 18:13Z; 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.