Cable operations in progress until 13 dec by M/V polarcus adira, M/V polarcus naila, M/V oceanic champion,…
Gulf of Mexico · NAVAREA IV 708/19
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2019-11-08 09:11Z
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) · POLARCUS ADIRA 121351Z AUG 19.. Issued 2019-08-12 15:32Z. 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 an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Cancel NAVAREA IV 708/19 and this msg, operations completedlater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Gulf of Mexico →
- issued
- 2019-08-12 15:32Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- POLARCUS ADIRA 121351Z AUG 19.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- POLARCUS ADIRA
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 18.822, -93.559
- vessels
- M/V OCEANIC CHAMPION · 133 messagesM/V POLARCUS ADIRA · 68 messagesM/V POLARCUS NAILA · 61 messagesM/V VYACHESLAV TIKHONOV · 45 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
BAY OF CAMPECHE MEXICO. 1. CABLE OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 13 DEC BY M/V POLARCUS ADIRA, M/V POLARCUS NAILA, M/V OCEANIC CHAMPION, M/V VYACHESLAV TIKHONOV TOWING 9000 METER LONG CABLES IN AREA BOUND BY 18-31N 094-45W, 18-10N 094-30W, 18-13N 094-08W, 18-26N 093-31W, 18-32N 093-06W, 18-54N 092-36W, 19-06N 092-34W, 19-38N 092-56W. SEVEN MILE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 13 DEC 19.
Reading this warning
- Cable operations
- A ship is laying, burying or repairing a submarine cable, usually along a stated route.
- Towed array / streamer
- Equipment towed a long way behind a vessel — sonar, a hydrophone cable, a sampling sled — invisible at the surface.
- Tow / towing
- A vessel towing another vessel, a barge or a structure — slow, hard to manoeuvre, and with a long line between.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work
62 within 180 nm since 2009 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 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.
- Cable operations in progress until 132359Z aug by M/V polarcus adira and M/V polarcus naila 9000 meter long…2019-08-03
- Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V wg tasman, M/V geco topaz, M/V wg cook and M/V geco…2016-12-15
- Seismic survey in progress until 30 apr 17 by M/V western neptune, M/V wg magellan, M/V geco diamond and M/V…2016-11-05
- Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V wg tasman, M/V geco topaz, M/V wg cook, and M/V geco…2016-10-13
- Seismic survey in progress until 10 oct by M/V western neptune, M/V wg columbus, M/V geco diamond, M/V geco…2016-09-12
- Seismic survey in progress until 30 oct by M/V western neptune, M/V wg columbus, M/V geco diamond, M/V geco…2016-08-16
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
- Tonala light 18-12-45N 094-08-00W unlitNav aids · 49.1 nm
- Roca partida light 18-42-17N 095-11-18W unlitNav aids · 92.9 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
23 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 16:57Z; 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.