Ordnance

Unexploded ordnance within 500 meters of: a. 45-25-15N 036-40-35E b. 45-25-28N 036-41-11E c. 45-25-55N…

Sea of Azov · HYDROLANT 2076/16

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2016-12-22 12:30Z

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 480/16 152058Z AUG 16.. Issued 2016-08-15 21:15Z. 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 parsed report position is 45.428, 36.714. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued
2016-08-15 21:15Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA III 480/16 152058Z AUG 16.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA III · named as the source of this relay
sea
Sea of Azov
position
45.428, 36.714
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

KERCH STRAIT.
SEA OF AZOV.
ORDNANCE.
DNC 10.
CHART 55205.
1. UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE WITHIN 500 METERS OF:
   A. 45-25-15N 036-40-35E
   B. 45-25-28N 036-41-11E
   C. 45-25-55N 036-44-48E
   D. 45-26-06N 036-44-54E
2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 1926/16.

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.
DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
A reference to one of the regions of NGA's Digital Nautical Chart, used to tell the reader which charts a warning affects.
Chart reference
The number of the nautical chart on which the reported position lies.
Within a radius of
A circular area — every position within a stated distance of a point.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · ordnance operations

50 within 180 nm since 2002 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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

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 2026-10-02 09:22Z; 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.