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Geological and geophysical operations in progress until 31 dec by M/V eko in area bound by 46-40.0N…

Sea of Azov · HYDROLANT 2234/10

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2010-11-24 20:25Z

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 386/10 221312Z NOV 10 - NAVAREA III 385/10 221311Z NOV 10.. Issued 2010-11-22 14:03Z. 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
2010-11-22 14:03Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA III 386/10 221312Z NOV 10 - NAVAREA III 385/10 221311Z NOV 10.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA III · named as the source of this relay
sea
Sea of Azov
position
46.832, 38.088
vessel
M/V EKO · 6 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

BLACK SEA.
KERCH STRAIT.
1. GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL OPERATIONS
   IN PROGRESS UNTIL 31 DEC BY M/V EKO
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   46-40.0N 038-06.0E, 46-40.0N 038-00.0E,
   46-55.3N 038-00.0E, 47-00.0N 038-13.6E.
2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 1987/10.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 01 JAN 11.

Reading this warning

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.
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.
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

21 within 180 nm since 2003 · 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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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 11:47Z; source collection times vary.

Other

Everything the classifier did not place elsewhere. All current other warnings →

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