Cable ops

Cable operations in progress until 08 sep by cableship ile de sein in 66-54.4N 053-44.7W

Davis Strait · NAVAREA IV 765/17

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2017-09-09 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) · ILE DE SEIN 060108Z SEP 17.. Issued 2017-09-06 03:20Z. 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: Davis Strait. The parsed report position is 66.907, -53.745. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the Davis Strait →

issued: 2017-09-06 03:20Z
status: Archived notice
authority: ILE DE SEIN 060108Z SEP 17.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA IV
issued by: ILE DE SEIN
sea: Davis Strait
position: 66.907, -53.745
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

DAVIS STRAIT.
GREENLAND-WEST COAST.
1. CABLE OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 08 SEP
   BY CABLESHIP ILE DE SEIN IN 66-54.4N 053-44.7W.
   WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 09 SEP 17.

Reading this warning

Cable operations: A ship is laying, burying or repairing a submarine cable, usually along a stated route.
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

6 within 180 nm since 2017 · 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.

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

No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.

Worldwide in the collected sources

23 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-04 02:02Z; 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.