Mine clearing operations in progress until 31 dec in areas: a. bound by 45-20.1N 037-21.5E, 45-20.4N…
Sea of Azov · HYDROLANT 2666/13
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2014-01-01 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 509/13 250833Z OCT 13.. Issued 2013-10-25 09:56Z. 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
- Sea of Azov. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
- issued
- 2013-10-25 09:56Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA III 509/13 250833Z OCT 13.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA III · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Sea of Azov
- position
- 45.339, 37.357
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
SEA OF AZOV.
ORDNANCE.
1. MINE CLEARING OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 31 DEC
IN AREAS:
A. BOUND BY
45-20.1N 037-21.5E, 45-20.4N 037-21.1E,
45-20.5N 037-21.3E, 45-20.6N 037-21.4E,
45-20.5N 037-21.5E, 45-20.4N 037-21.5E,
45-20.2N 037-21.8E.
B. BETWEEN
45-20.4N 45-20.6N AND 037-21.7E 037-21.4E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 01 JAN 14.
Reading this warning
- Unexploded ordnance
- Bombs, shells, mines or torpedoes found on the seabed or washed up, and the operations to remove or destroy them.
- Mines and mine danger areas
- Sea mines reported adrift or found, and areas where mines are known or suspected to remain.
- 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 · ordnance operations
48 within 180 nm since 2002 · 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.
- Unexploded ordnance in 44-29.44N 033-36.15E2019-05-02
- Unexploded ordnance in 44-42.84N 037-50.50E2019-04-30
- Unexploded ordnance in area within two miles of 44-38.5N 033-28.5E2018-10-31
- Unexploded ordnance in 45-19.3N 036-33.8E2018-08-23
- Unexploded ordnance in area: a. within 800 meters of 44-05.20N 038-52.40E2017-12-13
- Unexploded ordnance, navigation prohibited 022100Z to 122100Z oct in area bound by 44-23.2N 033-46.6E,…2017-10-06
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
0 ordnance operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 11:01Z; source collection times vary.
Ordnance
Ordnance disposal, underwater detonations and unexploded ordnance. All current ordnance operations →
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.