Missile operations 170600Z to 171300Z aug in area bound by 44-25.43N 028-42.50E, 44-27.60N 028-50.00E,…
Black Sea · HYDROLANT 1782/23
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2023-08-17 14:00Z
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) · ROMANIA 102/23 110801Z AUG 23.. Issued 2023-08-12 01:55Z. 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
- Black Sea. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Activity windows · 1 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-17 06:00Z | 2023-08-17 13:00Z | — | 7 h |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2023-08-12 01:55Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2023-08-17 14:00Z
- authority
- ROMANIA 102/23 110801Z AUG 23.
- issued by
- ROMANIA
- sea
- Black Sea
- position
- 44.394, 28.766
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
BLACK SEA. ROMANIA. DNC 10. 1. MISSILE OPERATIONS 170600Z TO 171300Z AUG IN AREA BOUND BY 44-25.43N 028-42.50E, 44-27.60N 028-50.00E, 44-19.00N 028-47.00E, 44-22.08N 028-42.42E. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 171400Z AUG 23.
Reading this warning
- 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.
- Missile firing
- Missile tests or exercises, with the danger area and times during which missiles may be in flight or falling.
- Date-time group (DTG)
- A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · missile & rocket hazards
225 within 180 nm since 1999 · 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.
- Missile operations 140700Z to 141400Z mar in area bound by 44-24.00N 028-42.42E, 44-29.50N 028-55.58E,…2024-03-12
- Missile operations 0700Z to 1400Z daily 12 and 13 mar in area bound by 44-24.20N 029-31.93E, 44-29.55N…2024-03-07
- Missile operations 0600Z to 1300Z daily 14 thru 16 feb in area bound by 44-24.00N 028-42.42E, 44-29.50N…2024-02-09
- Missile operations 0500Z to 1400Z daily 06 thru 08 jun in area bound by 44-24.20N 029-31.93E, 44-29.55N…2023-06-01
- Missile operations 130600Z to 131200Z may, 0600Z to 1400Z daily 16 thru 18 may in area bound by 44-24.20N…2023-05-09
- Missile operations 0700Z to 1200Z daily 08 thru 10 feb in area bound by 44-24.20N 029-31.93E, 44-29.55N…2023-02-03
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
- Fog signal at constanta outer harbor light 44-08.61N 028-40.37E inoperativeNav aids · 15.5 nm
- Due to the presence of mines, all vessels approaching and departing romanian ports are encouraged to use the…Mines · 22 nm
- Mines reported in area within five miles of 45-07.10N 030-09.70EMines · 73.7 nm
- 1- neptun alpha production platform has been established at the central coordinate point: 44-02.85N 030-35.25EStructures · 81.1 nm
- Object adrift in vicinity 43-55.10N 030-37.65E at 250923Z sepDebris · 85.1 nm
- Underwater operations 05 jan 25 thru 31 dec 26 in area bound by 44-04.40N 030-34.13E, 44-02.40N 030-30.50E,…Surveys · 86.3 nm
- War risk area, in northwestern part of black sea to northern of line 45-12.2N 029-41.1E 45-11.5N 029-41.4E…War risk · 101 nm
- Mining operations in progress until further notice in areas bound by: a. 46-22.50N 030-45.10E, 46-20.20N…Mines · 110.7 nm
- Ukrainian coastal warning coordinator has declared the following coastal aproach instructions for entry or…Other · 110.8 nm
- The coordinator of coastal alerts of ukraine has declared the following coastal approach instructions for…War risk · 111.4 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
4 missile & rocket hazards listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 00:56Z; source collection times vary.
Missiles
Missile firings, rocket launches and space debris re-entry areas. All current missile & rocket hazards →
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.