Navigation prohibited 290001Z to 302359Z jan in area bound by 35-31.5N 001-15.4W, 35-34.4N 001-13.5W,…
Alboran Sea · HYDROLANT 202/08
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2008-01-31 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) · NAVAREA III 58/08 281430Z JAN 08.. Issued 2008-01-28 14:48Z. 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
- Alboran 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-01-29 00:01Z | 2008-01-30 23:59Z | — | 47 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
- 2008-01-28 14:48Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2008-01-31 00:59Z
- authority
- NAVAREA III 58/08 281430Z JAN 08.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA III · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Alboran Sea
- position
- 35.536, -1.206
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. NAVIGATION PROHIBITED 290001Z TO 302359Z JAN IN AREA BOUND BY 35-31.5N 001-15.4W, 35-34.4N 001-13.5W, 35-32.8N 001-09.4W, 35-30.0N 001-11.0W. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 310059Z JAN.
Reading this warning
- Navigation prohibited
- Ships may not enter or pass through the area, or a port is closed to traffic.
- 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 · restricted areas & port closures
8 within 180 nm since 2003 · 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.
- Nga chart 52040 (18TH ed)2010-06-10
- Nga chart 52040 (18TH ed)2008-03-27
- Nga chart 52040 (18TH ed)2007-07-20
- Navigation prohibited until further notice in area bound by 35-08.8N 002-25.3W, 35-12.0N 002-23.0W, 35-09.0N…2006-11-27
- Navigation prohibited until further notice in area bound by 35-17.2N 002-55.2W, 35-18.3N 002-53.6W, 35-08.9N…2006-07-03
- Navigation prohibited 07 apr in area bound by 35-05.3N 002-14.0W, 35-09.3N 002-14.0W, 35-11.3N 002-20.0W,…2005-04-05
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
2 restricted areas & port closures listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-01 23:51Z; source collection times vary.
Restricted
Navigation prohibited, exclusion and security zones, ports closed to traffic. All current restricted areas & port closures →
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.