Cable ops

Due to the passage of hurricane bret, aids to navigation and structures in the gulf of mexico may be damaged…

NAVAREA IV 290/99

issued
1999-08-23 18:13Z
status
cancelled 1999-08-30 06:00Z (archive)
authority
CCGD EIGHHT 159/99 231405Z AUG 99
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. DUE TO THE PASSAGE OF HURRICANE BRET, AIDS TO NAVIGATION AND
   STRUCTURES IN THE GULF OF MEXICO MAY BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
   LIGHTED AND UNLIGHTED BUOYS MAY HAVE MOVED FROM ASSIGNED
   POSITIONS, BE DAMAGED, EXTINGUISHED, SUNK, OR OTHERWISE MADE
   INOPERATIVE. MARINERS SHOULD NOT RELY COMPLETELY UPON THE
   POSITION OR OPERATION OF AN AID TO NAVIGATION IN THESE AREAS, BUT
   SHOULD ALSO EMPLOY SUCH OTHER METHODS OF DETERMINING POSITION AS
   MAY BE AVAILABLE. WRECKS AND SUBMERGED OBSTRUCTIONS MAY MOVE FROM
   CHARTED LOCATIONS AND PIPELINES MAY BECOME UNCOVERED OR MOVE DUE
   TO THE FORCE OF STORM SURGE.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 30 AUG.

Nearby now · within 120 nm

Nothing else in force within 120 nm.

Worldwide now

41 cable & pipeline work in force · see all

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.