Cable operations in progress until 27 dec by cableship layla in vicinity of trackline joining 19-44.70N…
North Atlantic Ocean · NAVAREA IV 1108/19
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2019-12-28 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) · M/V LAYLA 241316Z DEC 19.. Issued 2019-12-24 13:31Z. 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
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2019-12-24 13:31Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- M/V LAYLA 241316Z DEC 19.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- M/V LAYLA
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 19.846, -62.704
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC. BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS. 1. CABLE OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 27 DEC BY CABLESHIP LAYLA IN VICINITY OF TRACKLINE JOINING 19-44.70N 063-05.77W, 19-50.14N 063-05.77W, 19-47.48N 062-43.99W, 19-52.93N 062-43.99W, 19-48.65N 062-35.29W, 19-54.00N 062-35.29W, 19-50.48N 062-25.13W, 19-55.92N 062-25.13W, 19-55.79N 062-20.17W, 19-57.20N 062-20.17W. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 28 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.
Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work
21 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.
- Cable operations 07 thru 14 nov by cableship wave sentinel in 18-14.61N 065-09.35W2023-11-02
- Cable operations in progress until further notice in area bound by 18-13.20N 063-04.70W, 18-13.60N…2023-02-20
- Cable operations 26 dec until further notice by M/V lida in area bound by 19-13.47N 063-34.93W, 19-13.80N…2021-12-22
- Cable operations 010001Z to 122359Z oct by cableship it intrepid along trackline joining 18-26.9N 063-57.9W,…2020-09-30
- Cable operations 15 jan until further notice by M/V layla in area bound by 19-01.70N 064-30.13W, 19-01.70N…2020-01-14
- Cable operations 07 jan until further notice by M/V layla in area bound by 19-38.00N 064-01.23W, 19-26.00N…2020-01-06
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
24 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 10:07Z; 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.