Cable ops

Trinidad and tobago

Caribbean Sea · NAVAREA IV 1368/23

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2024-02-01 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) · C/S PIERRE DE FERMAT 0/23 262229Z NOV 23.. Issued 2023-11-26 22:45Z. 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: 2023-11-26 22:45Z
status: Archived notice
self-cancels: 2024-02-01 00:01Z
authority: C/S PIERRE DE FERMAT 0/23 262229Z NOV 23.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA IV
issued by: C/S PIERRE DE FERMAT
sea: Caribbean Sea
position: 10.967, -61.184
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA.
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO.
1. CABLE OPERATIONS 01 DEC THRU 31 JAN 24 BY CABLESHIP
   PIERRE DE FERMAT ALONG TRACKLINE JOINING
   10-40.72N 061-39.19W, 10-40.61N 061-39.61W,
   10-40.80N 061-40.05W, 10-41.12N 061-40.24W,
   10-42.56N 061-40.37W, 10-46.16N 061-39.98W,
   10-50.01N 061-37.69W, 10-55.52N 061-36.10W,
   10-59.46N 061-16.87W, 11-00.58N 060-52.76W,
   11-03.52N 060-39.21W, 11-09.50N 060-46.20W.
   500 METER BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 010001Z FEB 24.

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.
Date-time group (DTG): A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.

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Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work

77 within 180 nm since 1999 · 4 in the last 12 months · 1 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

Trinidad and tobagoNav aids · 22.8 nm
Trinidad and tobagoNav aids · 29.2 nm
Trinidad and tobagoWrecks · 37.2 nm
Trinidad and tobagoNav aids · 37.3 nm
Trinidad and tobagoNav aids · 51.1 nm
Faro punta mejillones light 10-42.20N 062-08.40W discontinuedNav aids · 58.5 nm
Trinidad and tobagoNav aids · 60.5 nm
Trinidad and tobagoCable ops · 70.9 nm
Trinidad and tobagoSurveys · 74.1 nm
GrenadinesWrecks · 98.6 nm
Isla testigo grande light 11-22.90N 063-07.20W unlitNav aids · 116.7 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

23 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-03 13:50Z; 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.