Missiles

Hazardous operations 1000Z to 2100Z daily 27 thru 29 aug in area bound by 05-53.67S 035-11.00W, 05-40.38S…

South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 2008/14

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2014-08-29 22:00Z

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) · NAVAREA V E 926/14 220047Z AUG 14.. Issued 2014-08-22 03:50Z. 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
South 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

These reports were linked by category and sea, with positions within 30 nautical miles and issue dates within 30 days of another report's recorded in-force span. Links can extend through other members, so the full group can cover a larger area or period. Proximity does not confirm that they describe one incident.

  1. HYDROLANT 2008/14 · this notice2014-08-22 · Archived notice
  2. HYDROLANT 2009/142014-08-22 · Archived notice
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Activity windows · 3 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2014-08-27 10:00Z2014-08-27 21:00Z—11 h
2014-08-28 10:00Z2014-08-28 21:00Z—11 h
2014-08-29 10:00Z2014-08-29 21:00Z—11 h

Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.

issued
2014-08-22 03:50Z
status
Archived notice
self-cancels
2014-08-29 22:00Z
authority
NAVAREA V E 926/14 220047Z AUG 14.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA V · named as the source of this relay
issued by
NAVAREA V E
sea
South Atlantic Ocean
position
-5.881, -35.041
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

BRAZIL-NORTHEAST COAST.
ROCKETS.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 1000Z TO 2100Z DAILY
   27 THRU 29 AUG IN AREA BOUND BY
   05-53.67S 035-11.00W, 05-40.38S 035-03.58W,
   05-43.73S 034-59.43W, 05-56.23S 034-55.08W,
   06-04.00S 034-56.20W, 05-56.62S 035-10.89W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 292200Z AUG 14.

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.
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.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · missile & rocket hazards

43 within 180 nm since 1999 · 3 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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26

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.

Month of issue in the collected archive

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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

Worldwide in the collected sources

7 missile & rocket hazards listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-03 17:49Z; 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.