Missile operations 0400Z to 1700Z daily 20 thru 23 sep in area bound by 69-47N 032-41E, 70-51N 034-18E,…
Barentsz Sea · HYDROARC 238/18
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2018-09-21 07:42Z
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 132/18 170530Z SEP 18.. Issued 2018-09-17 05:49Z. 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
- Cancel HYDROARC 167/18, 238/18 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 238/18 · this notice2018-09-17 · Archived notice
- HYDROARC 248/182018-09-25 · Archived notice
- HYDROARC 251/182018-09-28 · Archived notice
- HYDROARC 267/182018-10-11 · Archived notice
Activity windows · 4 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-20 04:00Z | 2018-09-20 17:00Z | — | 13 h |
| 2018-09-21 04:00Z | 2018-09-21 17:00Z | — | 13 h |
| 2018-09-22 04:00Z | 2018-09-22 17:00Z | — | 13 h |
| 2018-09-23 04:00Z | 2018-09-23 17:00Z | — | 13 h |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2018-09-17 05:49Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2018-09-23 18:00Z
- authority
- NAVAREA XX 132/18 170530Z SEP 18.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XX · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Barentsz Sea
- position
- 69.914, 35.094
- 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 0400Z TO 1700Z DAILY 20 THRU 23 SEP IN AREA BOUND BY 69-47N 032-41E, 70-51N 034-18E, 70-09N 036-10E, 70-19N 037-02E, 69-25N 037-48E, 69-26N 036-18E, 69-20N 034-25E, 69-20N 033-58E, 69-35N 032-57E. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 231800Z SEP 18.
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.
- 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
460 within 180 nm since 2010 · 9 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 040600Z to 041400Z and 050400Z to 051130Z oct in area bound by 69-58.00N 032-42.00E,…2026-09-29
- Missile operations 051200Z to 051500Z and 0400Z to 1500Z daily 06 and 07 oct in area bound by 70-07.00N…2026-09-29
- Missile operations 0400Z to 1500Z daily 25 and 26 sep in area bound by 70-18.00N 036-10.00E, 69-53.00N…2026-09-20
- Missile operations 2100Z to 1800Z daily 21 thru 24 sep in area bound by 72-52.25N 034-14.50E, 72-27.17N…2026-09-16
- Missile operations 0200Z to 1500Z daily 11 thru 13 sep in area bound by 69-53.00N 032-57.00E, 70-07.00N…2026-09-09
- Missile and gunnery operations 0500Z to 1900Z daily 05 thru 10 sep in areas bound by: a. 69-43.00N…2026-09-02
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
4 missile & rocket hazards listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-01 23:32Z; 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.