Trinidad and tobago
Caribbean Sea · NAVAREA IV 491/22
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2022-06-30 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 39/22 201422Z MAY 22.. Issued 2022-05-21 06:04Z. 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.
Related notices and cancellation links
Current notices and reporting history in the Caribbean Sea →
- issued
- 2022-05-21 06:04Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2022-06-30 00:01Z
- authority
- TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 39/22 201422Z MAY 22.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
- sea
- Caribbean Sea
- position
- 10.287, -61.908
- vessel
- BARGE SAPURA 900 · 2 messages
- 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 IN PROGRESS UNTIL 29 JUN BY BARGE SAPURA 900 ALONG TRACKLINE JOINING 10-15.66N 061-58.64W, 10-18.78N 061-50.27W. 500 METER BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 457/22. 3. CANCEL THIS MSG 300001Z JUN 22.
Reading this warning
- 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.
- 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.
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.
- Trinidad and tobago2026-09-11
- Trinidad and tobago2026-07-08
- Trinidad and tobago2026-07-07
- Trinidad and tobago2026-07-02
- Trinidad and tobago2024-06-14
- Trinidad and tobago2024-04-17
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 · 21.6 nm
- Trinidad and tobagoWrecks · 23.1 nm
- Trinidad and tobagoNav aids · 26.2 nm
- Faro punta mejillones light 10-42.20N 062-08.40W discontinuedNav aids · 28.5 nm
- Trinidad and tobagoNav aids · 51 nm
- Trinidad and tobagoNav aids · 54.9 nm
- Trinidad and tobagoNav aids · 81.3 nm
- Trinidad and tobagoCable ops · 81.5 nm
- Trinidad and tobagoSurveys · 96.1 nm
- Isla testigo grande light 11-22.90N 063-07.20W unlitNav aids · 97.1 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
23 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 19:52Z; 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.