Rockets
Greenland Sea · HYDROARC 36/14
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2014-04-30 10:18Z
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) · MARINE GUYANE VEGA VV03 111302Z APR 14.. Issued 2014-04-24 09:51Z. 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
- Rocketslater 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 34/142014-04-23 · Archived notice
- HYDROARC 36/14 · this notice2014-04-24 · Archived notice
- HYDROARC 37/142014-04-24 · Archived notice
- HYDROARC 42/142014-04-30 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Greenland Sea →
Activity windows · 31 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-04-29 01:12Z | 2014-04-29 03:29Z | — | 2 h 17 |
| 2014-04-30 01:12Z | 2014-04-30 03:29Z | — | 2 h 17 |
| 2014-05-01 01:12Z | 2014-05-01 03:29Z | — | 2 h 17 |
| 2014-05-02 01:12Z | 2014-05-02 03:29Z | — | 2 h 17 |
| 2014-05-03 01:12Z | 2014-05-03 03:29Z | — | 2 h 17 |
| 2014-05-04 01:12Z | 2014-05-04 03:29Z | — | 2 h 17 |
| 2014-05-05 01:12Z | 2014-05-05 03:29Z | — | 2 h 17 |
| 2014-05-06 01:12Z | 2014-05-06 03:29Z | — | 2 h 17 |
| … 23 more | |||
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2014-04-24 09:51Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2014-05-29 04:29Z
- authority
- MARINE GUYANE VEGA VV03 111302Z APR 14.
- issued by
- COMAR GUYANE
- sea
- Greenland Sea
- position
- 79.594, 2.698
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
ARCTIC. EAST SIBERIAN SEA. CHUKCHI SEA. BEAUFORT SEA. ROCKETS. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 0112Z TO 0329Z DAILY 29 APR THRU 29 MAY IN AREA BOUND BY 77-39N 163-38E, 77-12N 165-47E, 81-10N 138-40W, 81-48N 138-02W. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 290429Z MAY 14.
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
23 within 180 nm since 2010 · 1 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 0128Z to 0244Z daily 15 sep thru 15 oct in area bound by 77-06.00N…2026-09-10
- Hazardous operations, space debris 0144Z to 0300Z daily 05 oct thru 04 nov in area bound by 81-32.00N…2023-09-30
- Hazardous operations, space debris 0155Z to 0312Z daily 21 dec thru 20 jan 23 in area bound by 79-42.00N…2022-12-20
- Hazardous operations, space debris 0155Z to 0312Z daily 29 nov thru 25 dec in area bound by 79-42.00N…2022-11-28
- Hazardous operations, space debris 0155Z to 0312Z daily 25 nov thru 25 dec in area bound by 79-42.00N…2022-11-20
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 0155Z to 0312Z daily 25 nov thru 25 dec in area bound by 79-42.00N…2022-11-19
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.