Navigation prohibited in area within two miles of 35-55.37N 011-33.70E due to production in oil field
Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin · HYDROLANT 2136/21
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2021-08-20 12:28Z
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 645/21 191303Z AUG 21.. Issued 2021-08-19 13:12Z. 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
- Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin. The parsed report position is 35.923, 11.562 with a 2.0 nm radius. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice in vicinity 35-55.37N 011-33.70Elater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin →
- issued
- 2021-08-19 13:12Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA III 645/21 191303Z AUG 21.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA III · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
- position
- 35.923, 11.562 · r 2.0 nm
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA. TUNISIA. DNC 08. NAVIGATION PROHIBITED IN AREA WITHIN TWO MILES OF 35-55.37N 011-33.70E DUE TO PRODUCTION IN OIL FIELD.
Reading this warning
- 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.
- Navigation prohibited
- Ships may not enter or pass through the area, or a port is closed to traffic.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · restricted areas & port closures
6 within 180 nm since 2004 · 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.
- Tunisia-east Coast2013-11-26
- Tunisia-northeast Coast2013-04-18
- Navigation prohibited 2000Z to 0300Z commencing daily 10 thru 15, 17 thru 20 jun in area bound by 34-53.26N…2007-06-08
- Navigation prohibited until further notice within three miles of 36-16.9N 011-39.6E2006-06-06
- Navigation prohibited until further notice in 35-47.2N 014-24.5E to non-commercial vessels and other vessels…2004-06-09
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 19:17Z; 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.