Hazardous operations 260001Z aug to 062359Z sep in area bound by 64-00N 023-50W, 64-00N 031-00W, 66-20N…
North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 1845/02
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2002-09-07 00:59Z
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) · CTG 84.1 151410Z JUL 02; MARISICILIA 311/02 201404Z AUG 02; NAVAREA III 392/02 210827Z AUG; PTNM. Issued 2002-08-21 09:20Z. 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
- North Atlantic Ocean. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Molo di ponente light 37-16.4N 013-31.7E range temporarily reduced to two milescancelled by this notice
- Dangerous wreck in 34-27N 010-45Ecancelled by this notice
- Unexploded ordnance adrift vicinity 69-36.5N 014-41.9Wcancelled by this notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
Activity windows · 1 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-08-26 00:01Z | 2002-09-06 23:59Z | — | 287 h 58 |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2002-08-21 09:20Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2002-09-07 00:59Z
- authority
- CTG 84.1 151410Z JUL 02; MARISICILIA 311/02 201404Z AUG 02; NAVAREA III 392/02 210827Z AUG; PTNM
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA III · named as the source of this relay
- issued by
- CTG
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 65.752, -27.515
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 260001Z AUG TO 062359Z SEP IN AREA BOUND BY 64-00N 023-50W, 64-00N 031-00W, 66-20N 031-00W, 68-30N 024-40W, 66-00N 024-40W, 65-30N 025-30W. 2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 1509/02(53), AID RESTORED. 3. CANCEL HYDROLANT 1555/02(52) AND 1562/02(52). 4. CANCEL HYDROLANT 1844/02. 5. CANCEL THIS MSG 070059Z SEP.
Reading this warning
- Hazardous operations
- NGA's heading for activities that make an area dangerous — most often rocket launches, space debris and weapons firings, and some open-ended danger areas.
- 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.
- Cancellation reference
- A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
- HYDROLANT
- The U.S. long-range warning series for Atlantic waters outside NAVAREA IV, including the eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and adjoining seas.
- CANCEL THIS MSG
- The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
Collected reports in this area · military exercises
4 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.
- Gunnery exercises 221200Z to 221500Z sep within 20 miles of 65-10N 030-05W2011-09-20
- Hazardous operations 260001Z aug to 062359Z sep in area bound by 64-00N 023-50W, 64-00N 031-00W, 66-20N…2002-08-25
- Hazardous operations 260001Z aug to 062359Z sep in area bound by 64-00N 023-50W, 64-00N 031-00W, 66-20N…2002-08-21
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
9 military exercises listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 15:03Z; source collection times vary.
Exercises
Gunnery, firing and naval exercise areas. All current military exercises →
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.