Missile operations 0001Z to 1000Z daily 28 apr thru 21 may in areas bound by: a. 45-30N 006-39W, 44-35N…
North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 1124/21
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2021-04-25 00:05Z
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 II 164/21 221526Z APR 21.. Issued 2021-04-23 09:40Z. 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 Atlantic Ocean. 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
- Missile operations 0001Z to 1000Z daily 28 apr thru 21 may in areas bound by: a. 45-30.00N 006-39.00W,…later 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 1124/21 · this notice2021-04-23 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 1140/212021-04-25 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 337/212021-04-25 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
Activity windows · 24 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-28 00:01Z | 2021-04-28 10:00Z | — | 9 h 59 |
| 2021-04-29 00:01Z | 2021-04-29 10:00Z | — | 9 h 59 |
| 2021-04-30 00:01Z | 2021-04-30 10:00Z | — | 9 h 59 |
| 2021-05-01 00:01Z | 2021-05-01 10:00Z | — | 9 h 59 |
| 2021-05-02 00:01Z | 2021-05-02 10:00Z | — | 9 h 59 |
| 2021-05-03 00:01Z | 2021-05-03 10:00Z | — | 9 h 59 |
| 2021-05-04 00:01Z | 2021-05-04 10:00Z | — | 9 h 59 |
| 2021-05-05 00:01Z | 2021-05-05 10:00Z | — | 9 h 59 |
| … 16 more | |||
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2021-04-23 09:40Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2021-05-21 11:00Z
- authority
- NAVAREA II 164/21 221526Z APR 21.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA II · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 46.517, -17.343
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
EASTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
BAY OF BISCAY.
FRANCE.
DNC 08.
1. MISSILE OPERATIONS 0001Z TO 1000Z DAILY
28 APR THRU 21 MAY IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 45-30N 006-39W, 44-35N 001-28W,
44-26N 001-16W, 44-18N 001-17W,
44-14N 001-36W, 45-08N 006-45W.
B. 47-33N 019-01W, 47-21N 015-35W,
45-29N 015-33W, 45-41N 019-12W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 211100Z 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.
- Missile firing
- Missile tests or exercises, with the danger area and times during which missiles may be in flight or falling.
- 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 · 1 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.
- Missile firing from 00H00 to 11H00 UTC daily from 04 to 21 oct 20262026-09-30
- Missile operations 0001Z to 1200Z and 1800Z to 2359Z daily 16 nov thru 01 dec in areas bound by: a.…2023-11-16
- Missile operations 0001Z to 1200Z and 1800Z to 2359Z daily 06 nov thru 01 dec in areas bound by: a.…2023-11-16
- Missile operations 0200Z to 1200Z daily 06 nov thru 01 dec in areas bound by: a. 44-26.33N 001-15.67W,…2023-10-31
- Hazardous operations, space debris 2229Z to 0150Z daily 01 thru 31 dec in area bound by 45-27N 016-48W,…2021-11-26
- Rockets2016-05-19
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
6 missile & rocket hazards listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 19:52Z; 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.