Unexploded ordnance in area bound by 44-37.9N 033-30.7E, 44-37.5N 033-30.5E, 44-37.7N 033-30.0E, 44-38.4N…
Black Sea · HYDROLANT 2299/16
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2017-01-03 12:12Z
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 549/16 051738Z SEP 16.. Issued 2016-09-05 18:13Z. 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
- Black 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.
Related notices and cancellation links
- issued
- 2016-09-05 18:13Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA III 549/16 051738Z SEP 16.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA III · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Black Sea
- position
- 44.631, 33.508
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
BLACK SEA. UKRAINE. ORDNANCE. DNC 10. CHART 55140. UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE IN AREA BOUND BY 44-37.9N 033-30.7E, 44-37.5N 033-30.5E, 44-37.7N 033-30.0E, 44-38.4N 033-30.9E.
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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · ordnance operations
46 within 180 nm since 2002 · 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.
- Unexploded ordnance in 44-29.44N 033-36.15E2019-05-02
- Unexploded ordnance in area within two miles of 44-38.5N 033-28.5E2018-10-31
- Unexploded ordnance in 45-19.3N 036-33.8E2018-08-23
- Unexploded ordnance, navigation prohibited 022100Z to 122100Z oct in area bound by 44-23.2N 033-46.6E,…2017-10-06
- Unexploded ordnance in 45-19.3N 036-33.8E2017-08-11
- Unexploded ordnance in area bound by 44-37.9N 033-30.7E, 44-37.5N 033-30.5E, 44-37.7N 033-30.0E, 44-38.4N…2017-01-03
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
- Due to mine danger navigation prohibited untill further notice in area bounded by: a 46-04.0N 033-12.8E…Mines · 92.2 nm
- Mining operations in progress until further notice in areas bound by: a. 46-04.0N 033-12.8E, 46-03.1N…Mines · 92.2 nm
- Hazardous operations in progress until further notice in area bound by 45-05N 033-33E, 45-59N 033-51E,…Exercises · 107.9 nm
- War risk area, in northwestern part of black sea to northern of line 45-12.2N 029-41.1E 45-11.5N 029-41.4E…War risk · 118 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
0 ordnance operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-01 23:34Z; 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.