Spills

The international maritime organization (imo) has adopted a new two-way route for the bonifacio strait for…

Tyrrhenian Sea · HYDROLANT 2250/98

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 1999-05-28 09:20Z

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). Issued 1998-11-25 17:00Z. 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: Tyrrhenian Sea. The parsed report position is 41.390, 9.160. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the Tyrrhenian Sea →

issued: 1998-11-25 17:00Z
status: Archived notice
sea: Tyrrhenian Sea
position: 41.390, 9.160
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO) HAS ADOPTED A
   NEW TWO-WAY ROUTE FOR THE BONIFACIO STRAIT FOR VESSELS OF
   OVER 20 METERS IN LENGTH, AND A MANDATORY SHIP REPORTING
   SYSTEM FOR VESSELS OF 300 GROSS TONS AND OVER, EFFECTIVE
   010001Z DEC. THE REPORTING SYSTEM IS EFFECTIVE WITHIN A 20
   MILE RADIUS OF BONIFACIO (41-23.4N 009-09.6E). AN INFORMATION
   REPORT SHOULD BE PASSED TO BONIFACIO TRAFFIC ON VHF CHANNELS
   10 OR 16 PRIOR TO ENTERING THE SHIP REPORTING AREA IN THE
   FOLLOWING FORMAT:
   A. NAME-CALL SIGN-NATIONALITY-MMSI NUMBER.
   C. TIME AND POSITION.
   E. COURSE.
   F. SPEED.
   O. DRAFT.
   P. CARGO.
   Q. DEFECTS OR DAMAGE.
   R. POLLUTION INCIDENT OR LOSS OF CARGO.
2. CORRECTIONS FOR THE AFFECTED CHARTS ARE FORTHCOMING. LOCAL
   AUTHORITIES MAY BE CONSULTED FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

Reading this warning

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.
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.
VHF / channel 16: Very high frequency marine radio; channel 16 is the international distress, safety and calling channel.
Oil spill / pollution: Oil or chemicals in the water, and the response vessels working to contain them.

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Collected reports in this area · spills & pollution incidents

2 within 180 nm since 1991 · 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.

On april 11, 1991, the tanker haven caught fire while anchored 7 miles off of genoa, italy1991-04-11

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

8 spills & pollution incidents listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-03 21:12Z; source collection times vary.

Spills

Oil and chemical spills, groundings and vessel casualties with a pollution threat: NOAA IncidentNews responses since 1957, and spill-response areas broadcast as navigational warnings. All current spills & pollution incidents →

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.