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Pipelaying operations in progress until 31 may 17 in area bound by 45-11-40N 036-24-26E, 45-12-51N…

Sea of Azov · HYDROLANT 1914/16

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2017-06-01 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 341/16 011202Z MAY 16.. Issued 2016-07-29 10:05Z. 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.

Current notices and reporting history in the Sea of Azov →

issued
2016-07-29 10:05Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA III 341/16 011202Z MAY 16.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA III · named as the source of this relay
sea
Sea of Azov
position
45.198, 36.509
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

KERCH STRAIT.
DNC 10.
1. PIPELAYING OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL
   31 MAY 17 IN AREA BOUND BY
   45-11-40N 036-24-26E, 45-12-51N 036-29-26E,
   45-12-47N 036-36-21E, 45-12-41N 036-36-14E,
   45-12-34N 036-36-12E, 45-12-04N 036-36-03E,
   45-12-02N 036-36-07E, 45-11-34N 036-36-11E,
   45-11-01N 036-34-23E, 45-11-33N 036-29-36E,
   45-10-37N 036-25-50E, 45-10-27N 036-24-24E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 01 JUN 17.

Reading this warning

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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 · other warnings

28 within 180 nm since 2001 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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 08:38Z; source collection times vary.

Other

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