Unexploded ordnance in: a. 45-11.397N 036-24.540E
Sea of Azov · HYDROLANT 1021/16
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2016-09-20 15:45Z
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 III 249/16 281747Z APR 16.. Issued 2016-04-28 22:05Z. 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
- Sea of Azov. The parsed report position is 45.198, 36.506. 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
- Cancel HYDROLANT 929/16, 1021/16 and this msglater cancellation notice
- issued
- 2016-04-28 22:05Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA III 249/16 281747Z APR 16.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA III · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Sea of Azov
- position
- 45.198, 36.506
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
KERCH STRAIT. ORDNANCE. DNC 10. CHART 55205. UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE IN: A. 45-11.397N 036-24.540E. B. 45-11.978N 036-28.635E. C. 45-12.268N 036-29.795E. D. 45-12.330N 036-30.088E. E. 45-11.788N 036-34.438E. F. 45-11.465N 036-34.690E. NAVIGATION PROHIBITED WITHIN 500 METERS.
Reading this warning
- Unexploded ordnance
- Bombs, shells, mines or torpedoes found on the seabed or washed up, and the operations to remove or destroy them.
- 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.
- Chart reference
- The number of the nautical chart on which the reported position lies.
- 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.
- Navigation prohibited
- Ships may not enter or pass through the area, or a port is closed to traffic.
Collected reports in this area · ordnance operations
50 within 180 nm since 2002 · 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.
- Unexploded ordnance in 44-29.44N 033-36.15E2019-05-02
- Unexploded ordnance in 44-42.84N 037-50.50E2019-04-30
- Unexploded ordnance in area within two miles of 44-38.5N 033-28.5E2018-10-31
- Unexploded ordnance in 45-19.3N 036-33.8E2018-08-23
- Unexploded ordnance in area: a. within 800 meters of 44-05.20N 038-52.40E2017-12-13
- Unexploded ordnance, navigation prohibited 022100Z to 122100Z oct in area bound by 44-23.2N 033-46.6E,…2017-10-06
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
0 ordnance operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 04:52Z; source collection times vary.
Ordnance
Ordnance disposal, underwater detonations and unexploded ordnance. All current ordnance operations →
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.