Exercises

Hazardous operations

Eastern Mediterranean Sea · HYDROLANT 255/13

issued: 2013-01-28 12:41Z
status: cancelled 2013-01-30 18:00Z (archive)
self-cancels: 2013-01-30 18:00Z
cancels: HYDROLANT 240/13
authority: NAVAREA III 41/13 281205Z JAN 13 - SHGA 28 JAN 13.
sea: Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
position: 34.112, 34.426
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA.
HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 290930Z TO 291200Z,
   300730Z TO 301030Z AND 301500Z TO 301700Z JAN
   IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 34-25.0N 034-00.0E, 34-29.3N 034-07.0E,
      34-23.0N 034-19.0E, 34-00.0N 034-08.0E,
      34-10.0N 034-00.0E.
   B. 34-20.3N 034-23.0E, 34-13.4N 034-35.4E,
      34-00.0N 034-33.0E, 34-00.0N 034-14.0E.
2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 240/13(24).
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 301800Z JAN 13.

Activity windows · 3 in this warning

opens (UTC)	closes (UTC)	local	length
2013-01-29 09:30Z	2013-01-29 12:00Z	—	2 h 30
2013-01-30 07:30Z	2013-01-30 10:30Z	—	3 h
2013-01-30 15:00Z	2013-01-30 17:00Z	—	2 h

Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.

This area · military exercises

1078 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

Season · when military exercises happen here

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Timeline

6.5 meter S/V, red and black hull, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in 13-42N 037-40W at 261725Z jancancels · 2013-01-26
6.5 meter S/V, red and black hull, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in 13-42N 037-40W at 261725Z janreplaced · 2013-01-26

Nearby now · within 120 nm

Nothing else in force within 120 nm.

Worldwide now

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