Positions quoted in this Preliminary Notice reproduced below are referred to WGS84 or a compatible datum and may be plotted directly on this ENC. 		
Some or all of the information contained in this Notice to Mariners may have been included on the ENCs affected.		
		
4404(P)/25 MEDITERRANEAN SEA  Submarine cables.		
Source: Alcatel Submarine Networks and UKHO		
		
	1.	The Medusa submarine fibre optic cable system is due to be laid. The proposed positions in depths of less than 200m are listed below with details of the relevant, largest scale Admiralty Charts affected [in brackets]. The accompanying diagram shows the overall coverage of the proposed cables.
		
	2.	A-Morocco (Melilla) to Spain (Barcelona) and France (Marseille) [153, 580, 1196, 1704, 1705, 2116, 2437]:
		
		35 18' .9N.,2 41' .1W.

		35 08' .6N.,2 42' .2W.

		35 06' .8N.,2 43' .0W.
		
	3.	and
		
		41 24' .1N.,2 41' .7E.

		41 24' .2N.,2 41' .4E.

		41 24' .6N.,2 39' .0E.

		41 24' .8N.,2 35' .6E.

		41 24' .9N.,2 32' .8E.

		41 24' .7N.,2 30' .0E.

		41 24' .1N.,2 23' .2E.

		41 24' .1N.,2 21' .1E.

		41 24' .4N.,2 19' .1E.

		41 25' .39N.,2 14' .02E.
		
	4.	and
		
		43 15' .01N.,5 22' .40E.

		43 15' .04N.,5 22' .24E.

		43 14' .99N.,5 21' .67E.

		43 15' .02N.,5 21' .45E.

		43 15' .15N.,5 21' .10E.

		43 15' .17N.,5 20' .90E.

		43 15' .27N.,5 20' .36E.

		43 15' .24N.,5 19' .87E.

		43 15' .15N.,5 19' .53E.

		43 14' .39N.,5 17' .71E.

		43 14' .33N.,5 16' .86E.

		43 13' .46N.,5 12' .90E.

		43 11' .95N.,5 11' .24E.

		43 06' .9N.,5 08' .6E.

		43 06' .1N.,5 03' .8E.

		43 06' .2N.,5 02' .7E.

		43 06' .0N.,5 01' .4E.

		43 04' .1N.,4 59' .7E.

		43 02' .2N.,4 56' .8E.

		43 00' .7N.,4 47' .0E.

		42 59' .2N.,4 44' .2E.

		42 56' .2N.,4 42' .2E.

		42 51' .6N.,4 42' .5E.
		
	5.	B France (Marseille) to Tunisia (Bizerte), Italy (Mazara del Vallo) and Malta (Ras il-Wahx) [153, 194, 964, 1705, 2116, 2121, 2122, 2123, 2537, 2538]:
		
		43 04' .6N.,5 17' .9E.

		43 04' .8N.,5 17' .9E.

		43 05' .2N.,5 17' .7E.

		43 05' .5N.,5 17' .6E.

		43 05' .7N.,5 17' .6E.

		43 07' .3N.,5 17' .3E.

		43 07' .6N.,5 17' .4E.

		43 08' .05N.,5 17' .24E.

		43 08' .31N.,5 17' .27E.

		43 08' .87N.,5 17' .34E.

		43 09' .52N.,5 17' .32E.

		43 09' .77N.,5 17' .51E.

		43 11' .22N.,5 17' .48E.

		43 12' .03N.,5 17' .68E.

		43 12' .66N.,5 17' .71E.

		43 13' .35N.,5 17' .91E.

		43 13' .49N.,5 18' .01E.

		43 14' .13N.,5 18' .77E.

		43 14' .31N.,5 19' .06E.

		43 14' .62N.,5 19' .72E.
		
	6.	and
		
		43 14' .70N.,5 19' .88E.

		43 15' .01N.,5 20' .60E.

		43 15' .02N.,5 20' .65E.

		43 15' .03N.,5 20' .76E.

		43 15' .06N.,5 20' .90E.

		43 15' .07N.,5 21' .04E.

		43 14' .94N.,5 21' .59E.

		43 15' .00N.,5 22' .24E.

		43 14' .98N.,5 22' .40E.
		
	7.	and
		
		37 17' .4N.,9 52' .5E.

		37 17' .6N.,9 53' .5E.

		37 17' .7N.,9 53' .7E.

		37 18' .0N.,9 54' .0E.

		37 18' .5N.,9 54' .2E.

		37 19' .5N.,9 54' .3E.

		37 27' .5N.,9 52' .8E.

		37 29' .2N.,9 51' .9E.
		
	8.	and
		
		37 39' .61N.,12 34' .11E.

		37 34' .5N.,12 26' .5E.

		37 33' .8N.,12 26' .4E.

		37 29' .7N.,12 28' .3E.

		37 28' .3N.,12 29' .5E.

		37 28' .1N.,12 29' .7E.

		37 27' .4N.,12 31' .0E.

		37 27' .0N.,12 31' .4E.

		37 13' .2N.,12 33' .4E.

		37 12' .7N.,12 33' .6E.

		37 07' .7N.,12 37' .4E.

		37 07' .2N.,12 37' .7E.

		37 06' .6N.,12 37' .8E.

		37 06' .2N.,12 37' .8E.

		37 05' .9N.,12 37' .6E.

		36 57' .0N.,12 33' .7E.

		36 56' .7N.,12 33' .6E.

		36 54' .3N.,12 33' .1E.

		36 54' .0N.,12 32' .9E.

		36 52' .7N.,12 31' .6E.

		36 52' .1N.,12 30' .5E.

		36 51' .8N.,12 30' .1E.

		36 50' .1N.,12 29' .4E.

		36 48' .8N.,12 28' .8E.

		36 47' .5N.,12 27' .3E.
		
	9.	and
		
		36 44' .9N.,12 25' .5E.

		36 42' .5N.,12 24' .5E.

		36 44' .5N.,12 23' .0E.

		36 46' .5N.,12 22' .0E.

		36 48' .9N.,12 20' .5E.

		36 52' .6N.,12 19' .0E.

		36 54' .9N.,12 17' .7E.

		36 58' .1N.,12 14' .0E.

		36 59' .5N.,12 12' .5E.

		37 02' .1N.,12 07' .8E.

		37 06' .5N.,12 01' .4E.

		37 07' .8N.,12 00' .1E.

		37 15' .0N.,11 55' .7E.

		37 16' .5N.,11 55' .8E.

		37 17' .5N.,11 55' .0E.

		37 21' .0N.,11 51' .0E.

		37 22' .4N.,11 49' .8E.

		37 27' .5N.,11 43' .2E.

		37 30' .6N.,11 40' .5E.

		37 31' .2N.,11 38' .9E.

		37 31' .9N.,11 38' .0E.
		
	10.	 and
		
		35 56' .04N.,14 20' .63E.

		35 55' .86N.,14 20' .38E.

		35 55' .68N.,14 20' .01E.

		35 55' .42N.,14 19' .68E.

		35 55' .09N.,14 19' .48E.

		35 54' .64N.,14 19' .07E.

		35 54' .29N.,14 18' .90E.

		35 54' .07N.,14 18' .71E.

		35 52' .51N.,14 16' .87E.

		35 52' .04N.,14 16' .20E.

		35 51' .69N.,14 15' .48E.

		35 51' .59N.,14 15' .09E.

		35 51' .53N.,14 14' .68E.

		35 51' .54N.,14 14' .36E.
		
	11.	 C Libya (Tarabulus, Misratah and Banghazi) to Greece (Kolpos and Irakleion), Cyprus (Ktima) and Egypt (Port Said) [183, 775, 849, 1038, 1091, 1093, 1657, 2578, 3352, 3401, 3402, 3403, 3678]:
		
		32 51' .0N.,13 27' .4E.

		32 54' .2N.,13 30' .2E.

		32 55' .6N.,13 31' .7E.

		32 57' .1N.,13 33' .6E.

		32 59' .5N.,13 34' .6E.

		33 03' .9N.,13 34' .8E.

		33 14' .9N.,13 36' .1E.
		
	12.	 and
		
		32 32' .2N.,14 59' .2E.

		32 29' .9N.,14 56' .8E.

		32 26' .0N.,14 55' .1E.
		
	13.	 and
		
		32 10' .3N.,19 47' .6E.

		32 06' .8N.,19 49' .4E.

		32 05' .5N.,19 50' .5E.

		32 04' .6N.,19 51' .8E.

		32 04' .0N.,19 53' .5E.

		32 03' .87N.,19 55' .61E.

		32 04' .18N.,19 58' .63E.

		32 04' .13N.,20 02' .09E.

		32 04' .00N.,20 02' .43E.
		
	14.	 and
		
		37 51' .80N.,24 02' .40E.

		37 51' .88N.,24 02' .69E.

		37 51' .85N.,24 03' .03E.

		37 51' .31N.,24 04' .83E.

		37 49' .03N.,24 10' .08E.

		37 48' .26N.,24 10' .92E.

		37 47' .03N.,24 11' .91E.

		37 45' .04N.,24 12' .32E.

		37 44' .56N.,24 12' .63E.

		37 41' .75N.,24 12' .97E.

		37 38' .83N.,24 12' .89E.

		37 38' .33N.,24 12' .73E.
		
	15.	 and
		
		35 19' .91N.,25 11' .73E.

		35 20' .10N.,25 11' .81E.

		35 20' .43N.,25 12' .11E.

		35 21' .23N.,25 12' .29E.

		35 21' .79N.,25 12' .56E.

		35 22' .55N.,25 12' .67E.

		35 23' .11N.,25 12' .48E.

		35 23' .56N.,25 12' .07E.

		35 24' .64N.,25 11' .08E.
		
	16.	 and
		
		34 44' .01N.,32 26' .98E.

		34 43' .98N.,32 26' .93E.

		34 43' .94N.,32 26' .91E.

		34 43' .37N.,32 26' .80E.

		34 43' .28N.,32 26' .75E.

		34 43' .19N.,32 26' .68E.

		34 43' .13N.,32 26' .59E.

		34 42' .65N.,32 25' .59E.

		34 42' .43N.,32 25' .38E.

		34 41' .55N.,32 25' .08E.

		34 40' .58N.,32 25' .12E.

		34 39' .99N.,32 24' .89E.

		34 39' .58N.,32 24' .54E.
		
	17.	 and
		
		31 16' .41N.,32 18' .08E.

		31 16' .53N.,32 18' .08E.

		31 19' .16N.,32 16' .18E.

		31 19' .66N.,32 16' .36E.

		31 20' .41N.,32 16' .15E.

		31 20' .77N.,32 15' .70E.

		31 27' .47N.,32 13' .02E.

		31 28' .16N.,32 11' .90E.

		31 28' .71N.,32 10' .18E.

		31 28' .88N.,32 09' .97E.

		31 30' .92N.,32 09' .06E.

		31 31' .03N.,32 07' .86E.

		31 31' .21N.,32 07' .23E.

		31 33' .07N.,32 05' .82E.

		31 33' .20N.,32 04' .76E.

		31 33' .43N.,32 04' .08E.

		31 35' .46N.,32 02' .09E.

		31 35' .56N.,32 01' .78E.

		31 35' .41N.,32 00' .55E.

		31 35' .45N.,31 59' .95E.

		31 35' .77N.,31 59' .29E.

		31 36' .31N.,31 58' .87E.

		31 37' .27N.,31 58' .57E.

		31 37' .83N.,31 58' .16E.

		31 38' .85N.,31 58' .01E.
		
	18.	 and
		
		31 39' .23N.,31 57' .87E.

		31 39' .52N.,31 57' .61E.

		31 40' .03N.,31 57' .22E.

		31 41' .67N.,31 56' .42E.

		31 42' .41N.,31 56' .22E.

		31 46' .70N.,31 54' .15E.

		31 47' .11N.,31 54' .00E.

		31 47' .44N.,31 54' .09E.

		31 47' .72N.,31 54' .31E.

		31 48' .03N.,31 54' .39E.

		31 48' .34N.,31 54' .28E.

		31 49' .37N.,31 53' .06E.

		31 52' .77N.,31 47' .30E.

		31 53' .55N.,31 45' .60E.

		31 53' .84N.,31 45' .42E.

		31 54' .74N.,31 45' .43E.

		31 55' .11N.,31 45' .27E.

		31 57' .5N.,31 41' .4E.

		31 58' .7N.,31 41' .2E.

		32 00' .4N.,31 38' .8E.

		32 01' .4N.,31 38' .5E.

		32 02' .8N.,31 37' .9E.

		32 03' .5N.,31 37' .8E.
		
	19.	 Vessels are advised to monitor NAVAREA III; also local warnings and Notices to Mariners of other nations for the latest information regarding the cable laying activity.
		
	20.	 Vessels should give the cable laying vessels a wide berth and avoid anchoring or trawling in the vicinity of the cable.
		
	21.	 For further information regarding submarine cables, see The Mariner's Handbook (NP100).
		
	22.	 Charts will be updated when works are complete.

	         (WGS84 DATUM)