Restricted

Navigation prohibited in area within 500 meters of 55-53.96N 005-22.61W unless authorized by belfast coast…

Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland · HYDROLANT 1202/18

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2018-04-22 20:46Z

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 475/18 141300Z APR 18.. Issued 2018-04-14 13:37Z. 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
Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland. The parsed report position is 55.899, -5.377 with a 0.3 nm radius. 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

Current notices and reporting history in the Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland →

issued
2018-04-14 13:37Z
status
Archived notice
authority
WZ 475/18 141300Z APR 18.
issued by
WZ
sea
Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland
position
55.899, -5.377 · r 0.3 nm
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

NORTH CHANNEL.
SCOTLAND.
DNC 20.
CHART 35119.
1. NAVIGATION PROHIBITED IN AREA WITHIN
   500 METERS OF 55-53.96N 005-22.61W
   UNLESS AUTHORIZED BY BELFAST COAST GUARD.
2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 1172/18.

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.
Chart reference
The number of the nautical chart on which the reported position lies.
Navigation prohibited
Ships may not enter or pass through the area, or a port is closed to traffic.
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.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · restricted areas & port closures

14 within 180 nm since 2004 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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18

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.

Month of issue in the collected archive

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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

2 restricted areas & port closures listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 19:13Z; source collection times vary.

Restricted

Navigation prohibited, exclusion and security zones, ports closed to traffic. All current restricted areas & port closures →

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.