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Hazardous operations: a. 211100Z to 211800Z, 220600Z to 221200Z and 260600Z to 261800Z oct in area bound by…

Black Sea · Romania · HYDROLANT 2597/21

issued: 2021-10-21 09:13Z
status: cancelled 2021-10-27 13:00Z (archive)
self-cancels: 2021-10-27 13:00Z
cancels: HYDROLANT 2555/21
authority: NAVAREA III 765/21 210001Z OCT 21.
sea: Black Sea
position: 44.319, 29.163
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

BLACK SEA.
ROMANIA.
DNC 10.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS:
   A. 211100Z TO 211800Z, 220600Z TO 221200Z AND
      260600Z TO 261800Z OCT IN AREA BOUND BY
      44-25.26N 028-42.30E, 44-24.50N 028-47.38E,
      44-29.30N 028-55.35E, 44-25.05N 029-01.12E,
      44-19.42N 029-00.49E, 44-14.34N 028-57.56E,
      44-13.06N 028-56.20E, 44-22.05N 028-42.25E.
   B. 211100Z TO 211800Z OCT AND 0600Z TO 1200Z
      DAILY 26 AND 27 OCT IN AREA BOUND BY
      44-24.00N 028-42.25E, 44-24.50N 028-47.38E,
      44-29.30N 028-55.35E, 44-29.33N 029-31.07E,
      44-24.12N 029-31.56E, 44-09.01N 029-26.44E,
      44-04.27N 029-22.19E, 44-13.33N 028-51.30E,
      44-22.05N 028-42.25E.
2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 2555/21.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 271300Z OCT 21.

Activity windows · 3 in this warning

opens (UTC)	closes (UTC)	local	length
2021-10-21 11:00Z	2021-10-21 18:00Z	—	7 h
2021-10-22 06:00Z	2021-10-22 12:00Z	—	6 h
2021-10-26 06:00Z	2021-10-26 18:00Z	—	12 h

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Timeline

Hazardous operations: a. 0600Z to 1200Z daily 19, 20 and 22, and 0600Z to 1800Z daily 21 and 26 oct in area…cancels · 2021-10-17
Hazardous operations: a. 0600Z to 1200Z daily 19, 20 and 22, and 0600Z to 1800Z daily 21 and 26 oct in area…replaced · 2021-10-17

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