Cable Laying Operations
Local Notice to Mariners Florida, Atlantic Coast, St Johns River Approaches and Vicinity- Cable Laying Operations The C/S DECISIVE, (call sign V7CZ2) and the M/V POLARIS (call sign WDG8925) will be conducting cable laying, cable burial and manned diving operations from 8 July 2018 to 15 August 2018, within an area of about 250 square nautical miles about 50 nautical […]
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NOAA Fisheries is Alerting Fishermen of a Recently Installed Subsea Cable off Jacksonville, Florida
A subsea cable was recently installed by the Pacific Caribbean Cable System Consortium off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida. The cable is one inch in diameter. The cable is buried three to five feet in sand and mud bottom but is on the surface on hard bottom, slopes, and coral areas. The cable may be damaged by anchors, fishing […]
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New subsea cables in Florida
Two subsea communications cables were recently installed off Jacksonville and Miami. Attached is a link to a pdf file that shows the locations. If fishing gear snags a cable, both the gear and the cable can be damaged, and these cables may not be on charts yet. They carry internet, telephone, fax and data to South America and other countries. […]