Cable ops

Trinidad and tobago

Caribbean Sea · NAVAREA IV 361/24

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2024-04-22 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) · TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 69/24 281401Z MAR 24.. Issued 2024-03-28 14:30Z. 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: 2024-03-28 14:30Z
status: Archived notice
self-cancels: 2024-04-22 00:01Z
authority: TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 69/24 281401Z MAR 24.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA IV
issued by: TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
sea: Caribbean Sea
position: 10.147, -62.032
vessels: TUG GRAYFIELD T1 · 3 messages M/V MARK II
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. PIPELINE OPERATIONS 02 THRU 21 APR BY
   M/V MARK II AND TUG GRAYFIELD T1
   ALONG TRACKLINE JOINING
   10-09.17N 062-01.99W, 10-09.04N 062-01.96W,
   10-08.67N 062-01.86W, 10-08.58N 062-01.80W,
   10-08.60N 062-01.73W.
   ONE MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 220001Z APR 24.

Reading this warning

Tow / towing: A vessel towing another vessel, a barge or a structure — slow, hard to manoeuvre, and with a long line between.
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

66 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

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Trinidad and tobagoCable ops · 87.1 nm
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Isla testigo grande light 11-22.90N 063-07.20W unlitNav aids · 98 nm
Trinidad and tobagoSurveys · 102.9 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

23 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-03 11:02Z; 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.