Mine adrift marked by light, f w, vicinity 52-38.20N 002-08.79E at 281745Z mar
North Sea · HYDROLANT 1002/01
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2001-03-29 21:18Z
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) · WZ 737/01 282048Z MAR 01. Issued 2001-03-28 21:54Z. 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
- North Sea. The parsed report position is 52.637, 2.147. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Mine adrift marked by light, f w, vicinity 52-36N 002-17E at 291720Z marlater 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.
- HYDROLANT 1002/01 · this notice2001-03-28 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 1014/012001-03-29 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 1028/012001-03-31 · Archived notice
- issued
- 2001-03-28 21:54Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- WZ 737/01 282048Z MAR 01
- issued by
- WZ
- sea
- North Sea
- position
- 52.637, 2.147
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
MINE ADRIFT MARKED BY LIGHT, F W, VICINITY 52-38.20N 002-08.79E AT 281745Z MAR.
Reading this warning
- Mines and mine danger areas
- Sea mines reported adrift or found, and areas where mines are known or suspected to remain.
- Adrift
- Loose and moving with wind and current — a vessel, container, buoy, log or anything else no longer secured.
- 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.
- 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 · mine warnings
6 within 180 nm since 1998 · 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.
- Mine adrift, possibly marked by red flag, vicinity 52-36N 002-17E at 291720Z mar2001-03-31
- Mine adrift marked by light, f w, vicinity 52-36N 002-17E at 291720Z mar2001-03-29
- Possible mine adrift vicinity 52-06.0N 002-27.1E at 162033Z jul2000-07-16
- Mine reported in 50-06.8N 001-23.8E1999-05-26
- Unexploded mine reported in 54-31.2N 001-53.8E1998-03-11
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 mine warnings listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 19:50Z; source collection times vary.
Mines
Drifting or reported sea mines. Mostly the Black Sea since 2022. All current mine warnings →
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.