Ordnance

Mine clearing operations in progress until 10 jul by M/V TAIFUN-1 towing equipment in area bound by…

Sea of Azov · HYDROLANT 1550/15

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2015-07-11 00:01Z

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 357/15 232332Z JUN 15.. Issued 2015-06-24 11:20Z. 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: Sea of Azov. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued: 2015-06-24 11:20Z
status: Archived notice
authority: NAVAREA III 357/15 232332Z JUN 15.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA III · named as the source of this relay
sea: Sea of Azov
position: 45.421, 36.693
vessel: M/V TAIFUN-1
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

KERCH STRAIT.
ORDNANCE.
DNC 10.
1. MINE CLEARING OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL
   10 JUL BY M/V TAIFUN-1 TOWING EQUIPMENT
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   45-24.43N 036-36.65E, 45-24.63N 036-36.52E,
   45-26.10N 036-46.77E, 45-25.85N 036-46.53E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 11 JUL 15.

Reading this warning

Unexploded ordnance: Bombs, shells, mines or torpedoes found on the seabed or washed up, and the operations to remove or destroy them.
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.
Mines and mine danger areas: Sea mines reported adrift or found, and areas where mines are known or suspected to remain.
Tow / towing: A vessel towing another vessel, a barge or a structure — slow, hard to manoeuvre, and with a long line between.
Area bound by: Introduces a list of positions that are the corners of an area — the polygon the warning applies to.
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.
CANCEL THIS MSG: The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.

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Collected reports in this area · ordnance operations

50 within 180 nm since 2002 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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

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

0 ordnance operations listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-03 10:09Z; 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.