Possible unexploded ordnance: a. within five miles of 45-15.0N 013-00.0E
Adriatic Sea · HYDROLANT 1076/99
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 1999-08-27 09:10Z
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) · 1. A-ANCONA 023/99 211314B MAY 99 B-ANCONA 025/99 212050B MAY 99 C-ANCONA 028/99 212053B MAY 99 D-ANCONA 029/99 212054 2. CAOC FAX 25 MAY 99 & PHONCON BETWEEN. Issued 1999-05-26 14:21Z. 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
- Adriatic 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
- Unexploded ordnance reported within five miles of 44-30N 013-30Ecancelled by this notice
- Unexploded ordnance reported within five miles of 43-58.3N 014-15.0Ecancelled by this notice
- Unexploded ordnance reported in the following areas: a. within five miles of 45-15.0N 013-00.0Ecancelled by this notice
- issued
- 1999-05-26 14:21Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- 1. A-ANCONA 023/99 211314B MAY 99 B-ANCONA 025/99 212050B MAY 99 C-ANCONA 028/99 212053B MAY 99 D-ANCONA 029/99 212054 2. CAOC FAX 25 MAY 99 & PHONCON BETWEEN
- issued by
- A-ANCONA
- sea
- Adriatic Sea
- position
- 45.255, 13.000
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. POSSIBLE UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE:
A. WITHIN FIVE MILES OF 45-15.0N 013-00.0E.
B. WITHIN FIVE MILES OF 42-44.2N 015-23.3E.
C. WITHIN ONE MILE OF 44-48.0N 013-25.0E.
D. IN AREA BOUND BY 44-05.0N 013-40.0E, 44-20.0N 013-20.0E,
44-24.0N 013-28.0E, 44-09.0N 013-48.0E.
2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 1000/99, 1001/99, 1042/99.
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.
- Within a radius of
- A circular area — every position within a stated distance of a point.
- 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.
- Area bound by
- Introduces a list of positions that are the corners of an area — the polygon the warning applies to.
- Cancellation reference
- A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
- HYDROLANT
- The U.S. long-range warning series for Atlantic waters outside NAVAREA IV, including the eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and adjoining seas.
Collected reports in this area · ordnance operations
60 within 180 nm since 1999 · 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 on wreck within 500 meters of 44-03-38N 009-45-06E2002-02-17
- Underwater ordnance detonations 0700Z to 1700Z daily 04 thru 07 feb within one mile of 43-59-00N 009-55-30E2002-02-01
- Unexploded ordnance within 500 meters of 44-03-12N 009-45-54E2002-01-26
- Underwater ordnance detonations 0700Z to 1700Z daily 24 and 25 jan in area bound by 44-03.0N 009-56.9E,…2002-01-22
- Underwater ordnance detonations 0700Z to 1700Z daily 14 thru 16 jan within one mile of 43-59-00N 009-55-30E2002-01-10
- Underwater ordnance detonations 0700Z to 1700Z daily 09 and 10 jan within one mile of 43-59-00N 009-55-30E2002-01-07
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 2026-10-03 19:52Z; 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.