Cable ops

Cable operations 20 thru 30 oct by M/V ella-f in area bound by 05-20.97N 052-36.34W, 05-19.73N 052-38.78W,…

North Atlantic Ocean · NAVAREA IV 882/18

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2018-10-31 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) · AVURNAV CAYENNE 33/18 201418Z OCT 18.. Issued 2018-10-20 14:25Z. 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
2018-10-20 14:25Z
status
Archived notice
authority
AVURNAV CAYENNE 33/18 201418Z OCT 18.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA IV
issued by
AVURNAV CAYENNE
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
5.288, -52.632
vessel
M/V ELLA-F
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FRENCH GUIANA.
1. CABLE OPERATIONS 20 THRU 30 OCT BY M/V ELLA-F
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   05-20.97N 052-36.34W, 05-19.73N 052-38.78W,
   05-19.12N 052-39.27W, 05-18.30N 052-39.41W,
   05-13.90N 052-38.01W, 05-13.79N 052-37.99W,
   05-11.59N 052-37.67W, 05-11.07N 052-37.71W,
   05-10.66N 052-37.84W, 05-10.01N 052-38.33W,
   05-10.08N 052-38.34W, 05-10.08N 052-38.34W,
   05-10.05N 052-38.36W, 05-10.03N 052-38.39W.
   ONE MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 31 OCT 18.

Reading this warning

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

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Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work

73 within 180 nm since 1999 · 2 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

24 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 06:59Z; 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.