Hazardous operations a. 1545Z to 2248Z daily 15 thru 18 feb in area bound by 05-22N 052-52W, 05-35N 052-46W,…
North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 251/11
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2011-02-17 01:57Z
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) · MARINE GUYANE ARIANE V200 272126Z JAN 11.. Issued 2011-02-11 00:20Z. 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 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
- Hazardous operations 2014Z to 0003Z commencing daily 15 thru 18 feb in area bound by 41-53N 012-42W, 38-06N…cancelled by this notice
- Cancel HYDROLANT 251/11 and this msg, operations completedlater cancellation notice
These messages are connected by recorded cancellation references. The links establish relationships between notices; they do not by themselves confirm a single object, a continuous track, or recovery.
- HYDROLANT 247/112011-02-10 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 251/11 · this notice2011-02-11 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
Activity windows · 8 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-02-15 15:45Z | 2011-02-15 22:48Z | — | 7 h 03 |
| 2011-02-15 20:14Z | 2011-02-16 00:03Z | — | 3 h 49 |
| 2011-02-16 15:45Z | 2011-02-16 22:48Z | — | 7 h 03 |
| 2011-02-16 20:14Z | 2011-02-17 00:03Z | — | 3 h 49 |
| 2011-02-17 15:45Z | 2011-02-17 22:48Z | — | 7 h 03 |
| 2011-02-17 20:14Z | 2011-02-18 00:03Z | — | 3 h 49 |
| 2011-02-18 15:45Z | 2011-02-18 22:48Z | — | 7 h 03 |
| 2011-02-18 20:14Z | 2011-02-19 00:03Z | — | 3 h 49 |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2011-02-11 00:20Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2011-02-19 01:03Z
- authority
- MARINE GUYANE ARIANE V200 272126Z JAN 11.
- issued by
- COMAR GUYANE
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 40.126, -17.092
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
NORTH ATLANTIC.
ROCKETS.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS
A. 1545Z TO 2248Z DAILY 15 THRU 18 FEB
IN AREA BOUND BY
05-22N 052-52W, 05-35N 052-46W,
05-27N 052-28W, 05-18N 052-19W,
05-03N 052-30W.
B. 2014Z TO 0003Z COMMENCING DAILY 15 THRU 18 FEB
IN AREA BOUND BY
41-53N 012-42W, 38-06N 019-32W,
39-12N 020-38W, 43-03N 013-45W.
2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 247/11.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 190103Z FEB.
Reading this warning
- Hazardous operations
- NGA's heading for activities that make an area dangerous — most often rocket launches, space debris and weapons firings, and some open-ended danger areas.
- 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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · missile & rocket hazards
8 within 180 nm since 2011 · 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.
- Hazardous operations, space debris 092216Z to 100016Z and 182216Z to 190016Z jan in area bound by 40-59.40N…2023-01-04
- Hazardous operations 2109Z to 0159Z commencing daily 29 jul thru 02 aug in area bound by 42-36N 014-48W,…2014-07-24
- Hazardous operations 1848Z to 0356Z commencing daily 24 jul thru 08 aug in area bound by 42-36N 014-48W,…2014-07-20
- Hazardous operations 1800Z to 0001Z commencing daily 17 thru 21 jul in area bound by 39-00N 022-00W, 43-00N…2013-07-12
- Hazardous operations 1636Z to 2348Z daily 05 thru 15 jun in area bound by 37-14N 020-45W, 38-25N 021-58W,…2013-05-31
- Hazardous operations 2230Z to 0629Z commencing daily 22 mar thru 23 apr in area bound by 43-05N 013-44W,…2012-03-16
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 2026-09-24 17:30Z; 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.