Missile operations 080500Z to 081700Z aug in area bound by 69-31.8N 013-41.5E, 69-51.8N 012-51.0E, 70-17.6N…
Norwegian Sea · HYDROLANT 2406/17
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2017-08-08 18:00Z
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 XIX 84/17 040630Z AUG 17.. Issued 2017-08-04 03:12Z. 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
- Norwegian 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
These reports were linked by category and sea, with positions within 30 nautical miles and issue dates within 30 days of another report's recorded in-force span. Links can extend through other members, so the full group can cover a larger area or period. Proximity does not confirm that they describe one incident.
- HYDROARC 186/172017-08-04 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 2406/17 · this notice2017-08-04 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Norwegian Sea →
Activity windows · 1 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-08 05:00Z | 2017-08-08 17:00Z | — | 12 h |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2017-08-04 03:12Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2017-08-08 18:00Z
- authority
- NAVAREA XIX 84/17 040630Z AUG 17.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XIX · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Norwegian Sea
- position
- 69.913, 13.998
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
NORWEGIAN SEA. NORWAY. DNC 22. 1. MISSILE OPERATIONS 080500Z TO 081700Z AUG IN AREA BOUND BY 69-31.8N 013-41.5E, 69-51.8N 012-51.0E, 70-17.6N 014-18.0E, 69-58.1N 015-09.0E. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 081800Z AUG 17.
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.
- Missile firing
- Missile tests or exercises, with the danger area and times during which missiles may be in flight or falling.
- 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.
- 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.
- CANCEL THIS MSG
- The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
Collected reports in this area · missile & rocket hazards
66 within 180 nm since 2010 · 3 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.
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 0700Z to 1500Z daily 21 thru 25 sep in area bound by 69-06.78N…2026-09-20
- 0700 - 1500 UTC daily from 21 to 25 sept 262026-09-19
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 1800Z to 0300Z daily 14 thru 19 sep in area bound by 69-53.08N…2026-09-13
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 1600Z to 0200Z daily 06 thru 08 may in area bound by 69-04.00N…2024-05-03
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 291245Z to 291500Z feb, alternate 010745Z to 011500Z mar in area…2024-02-27
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 0815Z to 1330Z daily 13 thru 26 nov in area bound by 69-17.50N…2023-11-11
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
4 missile & rocket hazards listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-01 15:15Z; source collection times vary.
Missiles
Missile firings, rocket launches and space debris re-entry areas. All current missile & rocket hazards →
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.