Ordnance

Explosive dumping area established within 11 miles of 41-55-57N 017-25-13E

Adriatic Sea · HYDROLANT 1264/99

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 1999-11-05 10:15Z

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) · CAOC FAX 17 JUN 99. Issued 1999-06-18 14:36Z. 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 parsed report position is 41.932, 17.420 with a 11.0 nm radius. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued
1999-06-18 14:36Z
status
Archived notice
authority
CAOC FAX 17 JUN 99
issued by
CAOC FAX
sea
Adriatic Sea
position
41.932, 17.420 · r 11.0 nm
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. EXPLOSIVE DUMPING AREA ESTABLISHED WITHIN 11 MILES OF
   41-55-57N 017-25-13E.
2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 1059/99.

Reading this warning

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 · ordnance operations

21 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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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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 19:16Z; 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.