Exercises

Hazardous operations 0530Z to sunset daily wednesdays thru fridays 01 jan thru 31 dec 10 and saturdays 01…

Aegean Sea · HYDROLANT 2531/09

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2011-01-01 00:01Z

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 449/09 301212Z DEC 09.. Issued 2009-12-30 14:07Z. 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: Aegean 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.

Current notices and reporting history in the Aegean Sea →

issued: 2009-12-30 14:07Z
status: Archived notice
authority: NAVAREA III 449/09 301212Z DEC 09.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA III · named as the source of this relay
sea: Aegean Sea
position: 35.949, 25.370
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 0530Z TO SUNSET DAILY WEDNESDAYS
   THRU FRIDAYS 01 JAN THRU 31 DEC 10 AND SATURDAYS
   01 JAN THRU 31 MAR 10 AND 01 NOV THRU 31 DEC 10:
   A. IN AREA BOUND BY
      35-36.0N 024-07.0E, 35-31.0N 024-11.0E,
      35-36.0N 026-41.0E, 36-16.0N 026-40.0E,
      36-18.0N 025-59.0E, 36-25.0N 026-12.0E,
      36-18.0N 024-07.0E.
   B. WITHIN 1000 METERS OF 35-32.0N 024-13.0E.
   C. WITHIN 1000 METERS OF 35-28.0N 024-11.7E.
2. CANCEL THIS 01 JAN 11.

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.
Within a radius of: A circular area — every position within a stated distance of a point.

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Collected reports in this area · military exercises

1028 within 180 nm since 1998 · 1 in the last 12 months · 1 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.

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

Missile operations 0530Z to sunset daily every wednesday thru saturday until 14 jun and 16 seb thru 31 dec…Missiles · 1.2 nm
Hazardous operations sunrise to sunset daily until 14 jun and 16 sep thru 31 dec in area bound by 38-16.00N…Exercises · 116.8 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

28 military exercises listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 12:25Z; source collection times vary.

Exercises

Gunnery, firing and naval exercise areas. All current military exercises →

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.