Hazardous operations 1358Z to 1515Z daily 05 dec thru 05 jan 17 in area bound by 81-36N 159-07W, 81-09N…
Greenland Sea · HYDROARC 333/16
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2016-12-01 04:09Z
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 XXI 56/16 290630Z NOV 16.. Issued 2016-11-30 03:13Z. 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
- Greenland 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
- Hazardous operations 1358Z to 1515Z daily 05 dec thru 05 jan 17 in area bound by 81-36N 159-07W, 81-09N…later 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 333/16 · this notice2016-11-30 · Archived notice
- HYDROARC 334/162016-12-01 · Archived notice
- HYDROARC 335/162016-12-05 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Greenland Sea →
Activity windows · 32 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-05 13:58Z | 2016-12-05 15:15Z | — | 1 h 17 |
| 2016-12-06 13:58Z | 2016-12-06 15:15Z | — | 1 h 17 |
| 2016-12-07 13:58Z | 2016-12-07 15:15Z | — | 1 h 17 |
| 2016-12-08 13:58Z | 2016-12-08 15:15Z | — | 1 h 17 |
| 2016-12-09 13:58Z | 2016-12-09 15:15Z | — | 1 h 17 |
| 2016-12-10 13:58Z | 2016-12-10 15:15Z | — | 1 h 17 |
| 2016-12-11 13:58Z | 2016-12-11 15:15Z | — | 1 h 17 |
| 2016-12-12 13:58Z | 2016-12-12 15:15Z | — | 1 h 17 |
| … 24 more | |||
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2016-11-30 03:13Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2017-01-05 16:15Z
- authority
- NAVAREA XXI 56/16 290630Z NOV 16.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XXI · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Greenland Sea
- position
- 78.683, -14.251
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
ARCTIC OCEAN. EAST SIBERIAN SEA. CHUKCHI SEA. ROCKETS. DNC 27. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 1358Z TO 1515Z DAILY 05 DEC THRU 05 JAN 17 IN AREA BOUND BY 81-36N 159-07W, 81-09N 158-29W, 75-20N 158-49E, 75-37N 157-20E. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 051615Z JAN 17.
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.
- 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
7 within 180 nm since 2012 · 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.
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 0200Z to 0317Z daily 17 nov thru 17 dec in area bound by 78-27N…2020-11-12
- Hazardous operations, space debris 0200Z to 0317Z daily 17 nov thru 17 dec in area bound by 78-27N 165-42E,…2020-11-12
- Hazardous operations, space debris 0202Z to 0319Z daily 06 thru 16 jul in area bound by 78-17N 166-12E,…2019-07-02
- Hazardous operations, space debris 0151Z to 0307Z daily 08 nov thru 08 dec in area bound by 81-43N 155-12W,…2017-11-03
- Hazardous operations 1358Z to 1515Z daily 05 dec thru 05 jan 17 in area bound by 81-36N 159-07W, 81-09N…2016-12-01
- Hazardous operations 1600Z to 1730Z daily 17 thru 21 sep within 75.6 miles of 81-06N 005-46W2012-09-16
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
7 missile & rocket hazards listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 16:19Z; 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.