Missile operations 272100Z to 312100Z aug in area bound by 68-30.00N 045-36.00E, 68-30.00N 051-48.00E,…
Barentsz Sea · HYDROARC 184/23
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2023-08-31 22:00Z
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 123/23 231926Z AUG 23.. Issued 2023-08-24 04:23Z. 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
- Barentsz 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
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 184/23 · this notice2023-08-24 · Archived notice
- HYDROARC 224/232023-09-18 · Archived notice
Activity windows · 1 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-27 21:00Z | 2023-08-31 21:00Z | — | 96 h |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2023-08-24 04:23Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2023-08-31 22:00Z
- authority
- NAVAREA XX 123/23 231926Z AUG 23.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XX · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Barentsz Sea
- position
- 67.799, 47.904
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
BARENTS SEA. RUSSIA. DNC 22. 1. MISSILE OPERATIONS 272100Z TO 312100Z AUG IN AREA BOUND BY 68-30.00N 045-36.00E, 68-30.00N 051-48.00E, 66-55.00N 047-42.00E, 66-49.00N 045-59.00E, 67-18.00N 044-53.00E, 67-50.00N 046-39.00E. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 312200Z AUG 23.
Reading this warning
- DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
- A reference to one of the regions of NGA's Digital Nautical Chart, used to tell the reader which charts a warning affects.
- Missile firing
- Missile tests or exercises, with the danger area and times during which missiles may be in flight or falling.
- 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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · missile & rocket hazards
141 within 180 nm since 2010 · 5 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 0200Z to 1400Z daily 12 and 13 sep in area bound by 67-19.00N 045-00.00E, 67-48.70N…2026-09-08
- Missile operations 0200Z to 1700Z daily 08 thru 11 sep in area bound by 67-19.00N 045-00.00E, 67-48.70N…2026-09-04
- 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
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 29 feb thru 04 mar in area bound by 69-17.00N 051-14.00E, 69-01.00N…2024-02-28
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 2026-10-03 00:15Z; 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.