Cable ops

Cable operations 12 mar thru 11 apr by cableship layla along tracklines joining a. 21-17.22N 086-25.35W,…

Gulf of Mexico · NAVAREA IV 217/20

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2020-03-22 11:57Z

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 021021Z MAR 20.. Issued 2020-03-07 04:12Z. 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
Gulf of Mexico. The map shows the reported line or operation extent; it is not a vessel track. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued
2020-03-07 04:12Z
status
Archived notice
authority
M/V LAYLA 021021Z MAR 20.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA IV
issued by
M/V LAYLA
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
22.718, -84.493
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

GULF OF MEXICO.
YUCATAN CHANNEL.
MEXICO.
CUBA.
1. CABLE OPERATIONS 12 MAR THRU 11 APR BY
   CABLESHIP LAYLA ALONG TRACKLINES JOINING
   A. 21-17.22N 086-25.35W, 21-17.62N 086-23.93W,
      21-18.64N 086-20.47W, 21-19.94N 086-16.00W,
      21-20.00N 086-15.78W, 21-21.78N 086-14.22W,
      21-21.83N 086-13.83W, 21-22.23N 086-12.53W,
      21-22.75N 086-11.49W, 21-23.72N 086-09.42W,
      21-23.75N 086-09.35W, 21-23.49N 086-08.57W,
      21-23.25N 086-08.23W, 21-24.09N 086-06.34W,
      21-24.91N 086-04.48W, 21-26.75N 086-00.37W.
   B. 22-40.00N 084-44.39W, 22-41.64N 084-42.23W,
      22-47.72N 084-34.32W, 22-49.19N 084-32.41W,
      23-00.84N 084-17.06W, 23-06.20N 084-10.00W,
      23-09.14N 083-59.63W, 23-10.84N 083-54.02W,
      23-17.09N 083-32.35W, 23-19.20N 083-25.00W,
      23-20.69N 083-20.56W, 23-22.18N 083-16.11W,
      23-22.65N 083-14.71W.
   WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 154/20.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 12 APR 20.

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.
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.
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

19 within 180 nm since 2001 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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

Worldwide in the collected sources

24 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 19:00Z; 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.