Hazardous operations 0200Z to 1200Z daily 24 thru 28 sep in area bound by 66-04N 038-44E, 68-10N 039-50E,…
White Sea · HYDROARC 183/12
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2012-09-28 05:37Z
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) · NAVAREA XX 85/12 201729Z SEP 12.. Issued 2012-09-20 19:10Z. 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
- White 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 183/12 and this msglater cancellation notice
These reports were linked by category and sea, with positions within 30 nautical miles and issue dates within 30 days of another report's recorded in-force span. Links can extend through other members, so the full group can cover a larger area or period. Proximity does not confirm that they describe one incident.
- HYDROARC 118/122012-08-10 · Archived notice
- HYDROARC 132/122012-08-20 · Archived notice
- HYDROARC 141/122012-08-26 · Archived notice
- HYDROARC 155/122012-09-04 · Archived notice
- HYDROARC 159/122012-09-06 · Archived notice
- HYDROARC 175/122012-09-14 · Archived notice
Activity windows · 5 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-09-24 02:00Z | 2012-09-24 12:00Z | — | 10 h |
| 2012-09-25 02:00Z | 2012-09-25 12:00Z | — | 10 h |
| 2012-09-26 02:00Z | 2012-09-26 12:00Z | — | 10 h |
| 2012-09-27 02:00Z | 2012-09-27 12:00Z | — | 10 h |
| 2012-09-28 02:00Z | 2012-09-28 12:00Z | — | 10 h |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2012-09-20 19:10Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2012-09-28 13:00Z
- authority
- NAVAREA XX 85/12 201729Z SEP 12.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XX · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- White Sea
- position
- 68.232, 43.218
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
ARCTIC. BARENTS SEA. WHITE SEA. ROCKETS. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 0200Z TO 1200Z DAILY 24 THRU 28 SEP IN AREA BOUND BY 66-04N 038-44E, 68-10N 039-50E, 69-39N 040-20E, 69-57N 041-12E, 70-52N 043-52E, 69-32N 049-10E, 68-44N 048-44E, 67-50N 046-40E, 67-04N 044-17E, 66-24N 042-42E, 65-03N 040-10E, 64-33N 039-41E, 64-47N 038-35E, 65-50N 039-20E. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 281300Z SEP 12.
Reading this warning
- Hazardous operations
- NGA's heading for activities that make an area dangerous — most often rocket launches, space debris and weapons firings, and some open-ended danger areas.
- 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.
- CANCEL THIS MSG
- The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
- Date-time group (DTG)
- A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.
Collected reports in this area · missile & rocket hazards
289 within 180 nm since 2010 · 3 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.
- Missile operations 0100Z to 1400Z daily 04 and 05 sep in areas bound by: a. 69-22.00N 037-56.00E, 68-58.00N…2026-08-31
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 0001Z to 1800Z daily until 23 aug in area bound by 69-17.00N…2026-08-19
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 232100Z to 240001Z, 0001Z to 1800Z and 2100Z to 0001Z daily 24 thru…2026-08-18
- Missile operations 012100Z to 032100Z may in area bound by 70-04.00N 037-04.00E, 70-04.00N 035-18.00E,…2024-04-26
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 1500Z to 0100Z daily 17 thru 20 and 22 thru 27 apr in area bound by…2024-04-12
- Missile operations 202100Z to 222100Z and 242100Z to 262100Z mar in area bound by 69-44.00N 037-06.00E,…2024-03-15
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
8 missile & rocket hazards listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 23:33Z; source collection times vary.
Missiles
Missile firings, rocket launches and space debris re-entry areas. All current missile & rocket hazards →
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.