Cable ops

Cable operations by cableship layla: a. 03 to 05 mar in area bound by 15-04N 057-36W, 15-32N 058-04W, 15-40N…

North Atlantic Ocean · NAVAREA IV 221/22

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2022-03-04 10:12Z

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 031147Z MAR 22.. Issued 2022-03-03 12:58Z. 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 an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →

issued
2022-03-03 12:58Z
status
Archived notice
authority
M/V LAYLA 031147Z MAR 22.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA IV
issued by
M/V LAYLA
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
15.367, -57.758
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
BARBADOS.
1. CABLE OPERATIONS BY CABLESHIP LAYLA:
   A. 03 TO 05 MAR IN AREA BOUND BY
      15-04N 057-36W, 15-32N 058-04W,
      15-40N 057-55W, 15-12N 057-27W.
   B. 06 THRU 10 MAR IN AREA BOUND BY
      12-29N 055-14W, 13-17N 056-02W,
      13-23N 055-52W, 12-32N 055-08W.
   WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 11 MAR 22.

Reading this warning

Cable operations
A ship is laying, burying or repairing a submarine cable, usually along a stated route.
Area bound by
Introduces a list of positions that are the corners of an area — the polygon the warning applies to.
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

17 within 180 nm since 2006 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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22

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

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 02:39Z; 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.