Hazardous operations 1900Z to 0200Z daily 03 thru 12 may in areas bound by: a. 69-55.0N 013-53.0E, 69-16.0N…
Norwegian Sea · HYDROARC 70/21
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2021-05-08 06:37Z
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 XIX 48/21 020636Z MAY 21.. Issued 2021-05-02 06:57Z. 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
- Norwegian 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 70/21 and this msglater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Norwegian Sea →
Activity windows · 14 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-03 19:00Z | 2021-05-04 02:00Z | — | 7 h |
| 2021-05-04 11:00Z | 2021-05-04 14:00Z | — | 3 h |
| 2021-05-04 19:00Z | 2021-05-05 02:00Z | — | 7 h |
| 2021-05-05 11:00Z | 2021-05-05 14:00Z | — | 3 h |
| 2021-05-05 19:00Z | 2021-05-06 02:00Z | — | 7 h |
| 2021-05-06 11:00Z | 2021-05-06 14:00Z | — | 3 h |
| 2021-05-06 19:00Z | 2021-05-07 02:00Z | — | 7 h |
| 2021-05-07 11:00Z | 2021-05-07 14:00Z | — | 3 h |
| … 6 more | |||
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2021-05-02 06:57Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2021-05-13 03:00Z
- authority
- NAVAREA XIX 48/21 020636Z MAY 21.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XIX · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Norwegian Sea
- position
- 70.625, 11.046
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
NORWEGIAN SEA.
NORWAY.
DNC 21, DNC 22.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 1900Z TO 0200Z DAILY
03 THRU 12 MAY IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 69-55.0N 013-53.0E, 69-16.0N 015-02.0E,
69-38.0N 016-48.0E, 70-16.0N 015-45.0E.
B. 69-30.6N 015-06.8E, 69-18.8N 016-42.9E,
69-33.0N 017-11.4E, 69-48.1N 016-36.1E,
70-00.1N 015-40.5E.
C. 69-30.7N 016-03.6E, 69-22.9N 016-18.4E,
69-22.9N 016-41.1E, 69-31.3N 016-54.6E,
69-44.3N 016-54.6E, 69-44.3N 016-03.6E.
2. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 1900Z TO 0200Z DAILY:
A. 04 THRU 06 MAY IN AREA BOUND BY
68-49.0N 015-46.0E, 68-53.0N 015-39.0E,
69-00.0N 015-44.0E, 69-03.0N 015-55.0E,
69-12.0N 016-12.0E, 69-19.0N 016-12.0E,
69-25.0N 016-04.0E, 69-38.0N 016-17.0E,
69-30.0N 016-48.0E, 69-14.0N 016-58.0E,
68-58.0N 016-11.0E, 68-54.0N 016-13.0E,
68-50.0N 016-04.0E.
B. 06 THRU 08 MAY IN AREA BOUND BY
69-31.5N 012-53.3E, 69-05.5N 014-15.0E,
69-38.0N 016-48.0E, 70-10.6N 015-53.5E,
70-37.0N 015-48.3E, 70-19.7N 013-28.6E.
C. 07 THRU 09 MAY IN AREA BOUND BY
69-00.0N 012-18.0E, 70-17.0N 016-13.5E,
72-19.5N 013-54.5E, 72-06.0N 005-51.5E,
69-17.0N 006-37.0E.
3. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 1100Z TO 1400Z DAILY
04 THRU 07 MAY IN AREA BOUND BY
69-17.8N 016-33.0E, 69-16.0N 016-53.9E,
69-09.9N 016-41.7E, 69-11.8N 016-34.8E,
69-15.1N 016-31.2E.
4. CANCEL THIS MSG 130300Z MAY 21.
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 · military exercises
52 within 180 nm since 2000 · 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 1600Z to 0200Z daily 13 and 14 sep in area bound by 69-04.00N 015-40.00E, 69-09.00N…2023-09-12
- Hazardous operations 0800Z to 1800Z daily 30 aug thru 08 sep in areas bound by: a. 69-31.50N 016-45.00E,…2023-08-29
- Hazardous operations 1800Z to 0200Z daily 17 thru 26 apr in areas bound by: a. 69-00.00N 012-18.00E,…2023-04-15
- Hazardous operations 1500Z to 2000Z daily 27 jun thru 01 jul in area bound by 69-07.00N 015-37.00E,…2022-06-24
- Norway DNC 21, DNC 222022-05-07
- Hazardous operations 140001Z mar to 012359Z apr in area bound by 72-30N 011-12E, 71-00N 028-53E, 63-21N…2022-03-09
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
9 military exercises listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 22:52Z; source collection times vary.
Exercises
Gunnery, firing and naval exercise areas. All current military exercises →
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.