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Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin · HYDROLANT 1546/11

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Archived notice · 2011-10-31 23:26Z

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 III 395/11 231153Z SEP 11.. Issued 2011-09-23 12:40Z. 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
Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin. The parsed report position is 33.667, 19.667. 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
2011-09-23 12:40Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA III 395/11 231153Z SEP 11.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA III · named as the source of this relay
sea
Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
position
33.667, 19.667
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA.
LIBYA.
1. MARITIME EMBARGO:
   NATO IS COORDINATING A MARITIME EMBARGO OPERATION
   IN VICINITY OF LIBYA IN ACCORDANCE WITH
   UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS
   (UNSCR) 1970, 1973 AND 2009.
2. EMBARGO ENFORCEMENT:
   THE OPERATIONS ARE BEING CONDUCTED IN SUPPORT OF
   THE EMBARGO IN THE MARITIME SURVEILLANCE AREA (MSA)
   ENCLOSED BY THE FOLLOW POINTS, CLOCKWISE FROM POINT A:
   A. 34-00N 012-00E, B. 34-00N 022-00E,
   C. 33-00N 025-00E AND THEN DIRECTLY SOUTH TO
      LIMIT OF LIBYAN TERRITORIAL WATERS AND THEN
      FOLLOWING LIMIT OF LIBYAN TERRITORIAL WATERS
      WESTWARDS TO LIMIT OF LIBYAN TERRITORIAL WATERS
      AT 12-00E DIRECTLY SOUTH OF POINT A.
   THE MSA IS IDENTICAL TO THAT DEFINED IN
   THE CANCELED HYDROLANT 587/11.
3. REPORTING SYSTEM:
   ALL VESSELS PLANNING TO TRANSIT THROUGH THE MSA
   ARE REQUIRED TO SEND THE DATA SPECIFIED TO THE
   NATO SHIPPING CENTRE (UK) AND TO NATO HQ
   MC NAPLES, 12 HOURS BEFORE ENTERING THE MSA.
   DATA TO SEND:
   A. SHIP NAME.
   B. FLAG.
   C. IMO NUMBER.
   D. INMARSAT PHONE NUMBER.
   E. SHIP'S CURRENT POSITION AND TIME OF SENDING MESSAGE.
   F. CURRENT COURSE.
   G. CURRENT SPEED.
   H. CARGO.
   I. DESTINATION AND ESTIMATED DATE AND TIME OF ARRIVAL.
   J. LAST PORT CALLED AT, AND THE DATE AND TIME OF
      DEPARTURE FROM THAT PORT.
4. GENERAL GUIDANCE FOR MARINERS:
   NATO NAVAL UNITS WITHIN THE MSA WILL HAIL AND MAY
   BOARD VESSELS. WILLINGNESS TO COOPERATE AND QUICK
   RESPONSE TO HAILING WILL MINIMIZE DELAYS TO MERCHANT
   SHIPPING TRAFFIC. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION,
   A DEDICATED NATO NAVAL COOPERATION AND GUIDANCE FOR
   SHIPPING (NCAGS) TEAM CAN BE CONTACTED DIRECTLY
   0430Z TO 1630Z AT NATO HQ MC NAPLES. THE NCAGS TEAM'S
   ROLE IS TO ENHANCE COORDINATION BETWEEN NATO UNITS
   ENFORCING THE EMBARGO AND MARINERS TRANSITING THE MSA.
   ALSO, THE NATO HQ MC NAPLES MARITIME OPERATION CENTRE
   (MOC) CAN BE CONTACTED 24 HOURS A DAY. NATO HQ MC NAPLES
   RECOMMENDS THAT MERCHANT SHIPPING COMPANIES WITH VESSELS
   PLANNING TO CALL AT LIBYAN HARBORS CONTACT THE NCAGS
   TEAM AT NATO HQ MC NAPLES.
5. CONTACT DETAILS:
   NATO SHIPPING CENTRE (UK),
   PHONE: 44 192 395 6574, E-MAIL: INFO@SHIPPING.NATO.INT,
   WEBPAGE: HTTP:WWW.SHIPPING.NATO.INT/NATO HQ MC NAPLES,
   MOC TOLL FREE PHONE: 800 1101 2010,
   NCAGS: 39 081 721 6184, E-MAIL: MOCN3DOGCELL@MANP.NATO.INT.
6. CANCEL HYDROLANT 587/11.

Reading this warning

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.
HYDROLANT
The U.S. long-range warning series for Atlantic waters outside NAVAREA IV, including the eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and adjoining seas.
Inmarsat-C / SafetyNET
The satellite system that carries NAVAREA warnings to ships at sea, and the terminal number rescue centres give for reports.
Cancellation reference
A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.

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