Mines

Possible mine adrift in 56-35.9N 001-56.5W at 101010Z jun

North Sea · Scotland-east Coast · Ordnance · HYDROLANT 1437/16

issued: 2016-06-10 20:39Z
status: cancelled 2016-06-13 20:39Z (archive)
self-cancels: 2016-06-13 20:39Z
cancels: HYDROLANT 1402/16
authority: WZ 728/16 101955Z JUN 16.
position: 56.598, -1.942
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
   56-35.9N 001-56.5W AT 101010Z JUN.
2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 1402/16.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 132039Z JUN 16.

This area · mine warnings

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

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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 56-15.18N 001-49.98W at 080722Z juncancels · 2016-06-08
Possible mine adrift in 56-15.18N 001-49.98W at 080722Z junreplaced · 2016-06-08

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