Underwater ordnance detonations 25 thru 31 may in areas bound by: a. 38-59.75N 009-09.05E, 39-06.75N…
Tyrrhenian Sea · HYDROLANT 1886/00
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2000-06-01 00:00Z
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) · MARSARDEGNA 077/00 241645Z MAY 00. Issued 2000-05-24 16:56Z. 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
- Tyrrhenian 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.
Current notices and reporting history in the Tyrrhenian Sea →
- issued
- 2000-05-24 16:56Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MARSARDEGNA 077/00 241645Z MAY 00
- issued by
- MARSARDEGNA
- sea
- Tyrrhenian Sea
- position
- 38.933, 9.064
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. UNDERWATER ORDNANCE DETONATIONS 25 THRU 31 MAY
IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 38-59.75N 009-09.05E, 39-06.75N 009-10.80E,
39-07.60N 009-05.75E, 39-00.55N 009-03.90E.
B. 38-54.00N 009-08.50E, 38-58.00N 009-08.50E,
38-58.00N 008-59.20E, 38-54.00N 008-59.20E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 01 JUN.
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.
- 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 · ordnance operations
56 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.
- Torpedo firing exercises 01 thru 04 apr within 2000 meters of 36-59.7N 010-16.2E2013-03-27
- Bombing exercises 031530Z to 032230Z jun in area bound by 40-00N 005-00E, 40-00N 007-00E, 37-30N 007-00E,…2010-06-01
- Unexploded ordnance within 300 meters of 39-52.43N 009-49.04E2006-11-24
- Unexploded ordnance in 39-31.47N 009-39.63E2006-11-16
- Underwater ordnance detonations in progress thru 30 aug vicinity 40-56.6N 008-21.3E2006-08-24
- Underwater ordnance detonations in progress thru 30 aug vicinity 39-08.5N 009-39.9E2006-08-24
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 15:55Z; 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.