Mines

Possible mine adrift in 56-15.18N 001-49.98W at 080722Z jun

North Sea · Scotland-east Coast · Ordnance · HYDROLANT 1402/16

issued: 2016-06-08 09:35Z
status: cancelled 2016-06-11 09:35Z (archive)
self-cancels: 2016-06-11 09:35Z
authority: WZ 706/16 080830Z JUN 16.
position: 56.253, -1.833
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

NORTH SEA.
SCOTLAND-EAST COAST.
ORDNANCE.
DNC 20.
1. POSSIBLE MINE ADRIFT IN
   56-15.18N 001-49.98W AT 080722Z JUN.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 110935Z JUN 16.

This area · mine warnings

8 within 180 nm since 1998 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

Possible mine adrift in 56-35.9N 001-56.5W at 101010Z jun2016-06-10
Possible mine adrift in 56-07.3N 001-54.4W at 220545Z may2003-05-22
Possible mine adrift vicinity 56-14.4N 005-49.0W at 311119Z jan2003-01-31
Mine adrift vicinity 55-51.0N 005-43.6W at 141049Z mar2001-03-14
Unexploded mine reported in 57-42.8N 003-46.8W1999-05-12
Possible mine reported adrift in 55-00.2N 005-18.4W at 221500Z apr1999-04-22

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Possible mine adrift in 56-35.9N 001-56.5W at 101010Z juncancelled by · 2016-06-10

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Mf dsc and r/t services off air at: a. bawdsey 51-59.60N 001-24.50EOther · 99.1 nm

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Mines

Drifting or reported sea mines. Mostly the Black Sea since 2022. All current mine warnings →

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