Ordnance clearing operations in progress until further notice in area bound by 72-12.0N 073-13.6E, 72-31.6N…
Kara Sea · HYDROARC 142/11
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2011-09-05 11:02Z
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) · RUSSIA COASTAL WARNING WEST 52/11 261130Z AUG 11.. Issued 2011-08-26 17:06Z. 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
- Kara Sea. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Cancel HYDROARC 142/11 and this msglater cancellation notice
- issued
- 2011-08-26 17:06Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- RUSSIA COASTAL WARNING WEST 52/11 261130Z AUG 11.
- issued by
- RUSSIA COASTAL WARNING WEST
- sea
- Kara Sea
- position
- 72.363, 73.695
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
KARA SEA. OBSKAYA GUBA. ORDNANCE. ORDNANCE CLEARING OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE IN AREA BOUND BY 72-12.0N 073-13.6E, 72-31.6N 074-05.4E, 72-31.8N 074-10.2E, 72-12.0N 073-18.0E.
Reading this warning
- Unexploded ordnance
- Bombs, shells, mines or torpedoes found on the seabed or washed up, and the operations to remove or destroy them.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · ordnance operations
3 within 180 nm since 2011 · 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
0 ordnance operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 02:31Z; source collection times vary.
Ordnance
Ordnance disposal, underwater detonations and unexploded ordnance. All current ordnance operations →
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.