Ordnance

Unexploded ordnance in area bound by 44-37.9N 033-30.7E, 44-37.5N 033-30.5E, 44-37.7N 033-30.0E, 44-38.4N…

Black Sea · HYDROLANT 27/17

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2018-09-07 10:37Z

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 15/17 031202Z JAN 17.. Issued 2017-01-03 12:12Z. 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
Black 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.

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issued
2017-01-03 12:12Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA III 15/17 031202Z JAN 17.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA III · named as the source of this relay
sea
Black Sea
position
44.631, 33.508
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

BLACK SEA.
UKRAINE.
ORDNANCE.
DNC 10.
CHART 55140.
1. UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE IN AREA BOUND BY
   44-37.9N 033-30.7E, 44-37.5N 033-30.5E,
   44-37.7N 033-30.0E, 44-38.4N 033-30.9E.
2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 2299/16.

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.
DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
A reference to one of the regions of NGA's Digital Nautical Chart, used to tell the reader which charts a warning affects.
Chart reference
The number of the nautical chart on which the reported position lies.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · ordnance operations

46 within 180 nm since 2002 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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

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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

Worldwide in the collected sources

0 ordnance operations listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 23:01Z; 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.