Possible unexploded ordnance vicinity 62-40N 028-31W
North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 2302/99
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 1999-12-16 14:42Z
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) · CTG EIGHT FOUR PT ONE 281745Z OCT 99; MARIDIPART LA SPEZIA 634/99. Issued 1999-10-28 20:02Z. 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
- North Atlantic Ocean. The parsed report position is 62.667, -28.517. 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
- Isola del tino light 44-01.6N 009-51.0E unlitcancelled by this notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 1999-10-28 20:02Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- CTG EIGHT FOUR PT ONE 281745Z OCT 99; MARIDIPART LA SPEZIA 634/99
- issued by
- CTG EIGHT FOUR PT ONE
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 62.667, -28.517
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. POSSIBLE UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE VICINITY 62-40N 028-31W. 2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 2286/99(53), AID RESTORED.
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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · ordnance operations
106 within 180 nm since 1999 · 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.
- Underwater ordnance detonations 100001Z to 102359Z nov within 120 miles of 64-30N 033-09W2003-11-05
- Underwater ordnance detonations 100001Z to 102359Z nov within 120 miles of 64-30N 033-09W2003-11-05
- Underwater ordnance detonations 070001Z to 072359Z nov within 120 miles of 62-50N 032-00W2003-11-03
- Underwater ordnance detonations 240001Z to 252359Z jul within 130 miles of 62-50N 031-49W2003-07-19
- Underwater ordnance detonations 180001Z to 182359Z dec in area bound by 62-46N 036-18W, 64-30N 033-10W,…2002-12-15
- Underwater ordnance detonations 180001Z to 182359Z dec in area bound by 62-46N 036-18W, 64-30N 033-10W,…2002-12-15
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
0 ordnance operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 19:16Z; 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.