United nations interim force in lebanon (unifl) maritime task force (mtf) is monitoring the merchant traffic…
Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin · HYDROLANT 1670/08
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2010-01-12 12:40Z
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) · MARITIME TASK FORCE UNIFIL 07 AUG 08.. Issued 2008-10-08 17:28Z. 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 33.989, 35.289. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
Current notices and reporting history in the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin →
- issued
- 2008-10-08 17:28Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MARITIME TASK FORCE UNIFIL 07 AUG 08.
- issued by
- MARITIME TASK FORCE UNIFIL
- sea
- Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
- position
- 33.989, 35.289
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. UNITED NATIONS INTERIM FORCE IN LEBANON (UNIFL) MARITIME
TASK FORCE (MTF) IS MONITORING THE MERCHANT TRAFFIC SAILING
TOWARDS LEBANESE PORTS OR TRANSITING INSIDE THE LEBANESE
TERRITORIAL WATERS. THE UNIFL-MTF IS ACTING IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION
(UNSCR) 1701.
2. SHIPS APPROACHING THE LEBANESE TERRITORIAL WATERS ARE TO BE
READY TO ANSWER UNITED NATION WARSHIPS HAILING AND TO BE
CONTROLLED IN APPLICATION OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED
UNSCR 1701.
3. SHIPS PLANNING TO ENTER LEBANESE TERRITORIAL WATERS ARE TO
MAKE SURE THAT THEIR AGENTS IN LEBANON INFORM THE
APPROPRIATE LEBANESE AUTHORITIES ABOUT THEIR INTENDED
ARRIVAL.
4. SINCE 12 SEP 06 FOUR ENTRY AND TRANSITING CORRIDORS
HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE LEBANESE TERRITORIAL
WATERS:
A. CORRIDOR TO TRIPOLI PORT: ENTRY POINT 34-30N 035-31E,
COURSE 090 TOWARDS TRIPOLI BREAKWATER.
B. CORRIDOR TO BEIRUT PORT: ENTRY POINT 33-54N 035-13E,
COURSE 090 TOWARDS BEIRUT BREAKWATER.
C. CORRIDOR TO SAIDA PORT: ENTRY POINT 33-34N 035-08E,
COURSE 090 TOWARDS SAIDA BREAKWATER.
D. COASTAL CORRIDOR: ALONG THE COASTLINE, THREE MILES FROM
THE SHORELINE, TO BE USED BY MERCHANT TRAFFIC BETWEEN
LEBANESE PORTS.
5. MERCHANT VESSELS USING THESE CORRIDORS ARE TO ADHERE TO THE
FOLLOWING RULES:
A. ANY MERCHANT VESSEL DESTINED TO ONE OF THE THREE ABOVE
MENTIONED PORTS SHALL SAIL TO THEIR DESTINATION USING
THE INDICATED CORRIDOR UNTIL A DISTANCE OF THREE MILES
FROM THE SHORE. FROM THIS POINT, THEY SHALL HEAD TO
THE PORT ENTRANCE.
B. ANY MERCHANT VESSEL DEPARTING A LEBANESE PORT AND
DESTINED TO ANY OTHER LEBANESE PORT SHALL SAIL ALONG
THE LEBANESE COAST USING THE COASTAL CORRIDOR UNTIL
THE PORT OF DESTINATION ENTRANCE.
C. WHEN DEPARTING FROM ANY LEBANESE PORT AND LEAVING THE
LEBANESE TERRITORIAL WATERS, ALL SHIPS SHALL ASSUME COURSE 270,
AS SAFE NAVIGATION PERMITS.
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.
Collected reports in this area · other warnings
38 within 180 nm since 2001 · 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.
- Hazardous operation 0300Z to 1100Z daily 23 and 30 jul in area bound by 34-15N 034-34E, 34-10N 034-41E,…2020-07-20
- Hazardous operation 300600Z to 301200Z oct in area bound by 34-37N 033-13E, 34-37N 033-17E, 34-34N 033-17E,…2019-10-28
- Hazardous operation 181700Z to 181900Z sep in area bound by 34-15.0N 034-34.0E, 34-10.0N 034-41.3E, 34-53.0N…2019-09-17
- Seven meter wooden platform adrift in vicinity 35-43.75N 034-54.50E at 241130Z sep2018-09-24
- Pipelaying operations in progress until 30 sep along trackline between 35-48.4N 032-55.0E and 35-24.2N…2015-08-02
- Pipelaying operations in progress until 31 jul 15 along trackline between 35-48.37N 032-55.05E and 35-24.23N…2014-11-12
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
21 other warnings listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 14:22Z; source collection times vary.
Other
Everything the classifier did not place elsewhere. All current other warnings →
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.