Cable ops

Cable operations 15 sep until further notice by cableship lida and cableship layla in areas bound by: a.…

North Atlantic Ocean · NAVAREA IV 822/21

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2021-10-15 19:19Z

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) · MERTECH MARINE 020922Z SEP 21.. Issued 2021-09-11 02:37Z. 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
North Atlantic Ocean. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued
2021-09-11 02:37Z
status
Archived notice
authority
MERTECH MARINE 020922Z SEP 21.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA IV
issued by
MERTECH MARINE
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
42.691, -38.977
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

NORTH ATLANTIC.
1. CABLE OPERATIONS 15 SEP UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
   BY CABLESHIP LIDA AND CABLESHIP LAYLA
   IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 42-08.15N 048-07.71W, 42-16.03N 048-12.33W,
      45-30.30N 041-47.65W, 45-22.15N 041-42.58W.
   B. 41-48.00N 041-18.00W, 42-11.15N 041-25.25W,
      43-31.10N 036-44.19W, 43-11.79N 036-36.76W.
   C. 45-07.04N 038-42.40W, 45-13.32N 038-43.33W,
      45-31.03N 037-20.78W, 45-25.60N 037-19.31W.
   WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 557/21.

Reading this warning

Cable operations
A ship is laying, burying or repairing a submarine cable, usually along a stated route.
Until further notice
The operation or danger has no scheduled end; the warning stays in force until a later message cancels it.
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.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work

27 within 180 nm since 2000 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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

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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 2026-09-25 00:34Z; 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.