Fishing gear abandoned in area bound by 50-57.90N 001-09.20E, 50-58.00N 001-12.60E, 50-57.40N 001-12.60E,…
English Channel · HYDROLANT 2970/22
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2022-11-26 10:06Z
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) · WZ 1155/22 190709Z NOV 22.. Issued 2022-11-19 07:16Z. 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
- English Channel. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Cancel HYDROLANT 2970/22 and this msg, gear recoveredlater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the English Channel →
- issued
- 2022-11-19 07:16Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- WZ 1155/22 190709Z NOV 22.
- issued by
- WZ
- sea
- English Channel
- position
- 50.961, 1.182
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
DOVER STRAIT. ENGLAND. DNC 20. FISHING GEAR ABANDONED IN AREA BOUND BY 50-57.90N 001-09.20E, 50-58.00N 001-12.60E, 50-57.40N 001-12.60E, 50-57.30N 001-09.40E.
Reading this warning
- 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.
- Fish aggregating device (FAD)
- Floating rafts, nets and lines used by fishing fleets — hazards to propellers when they are adrift or unlit.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · other warnings
285 within 180 nm since 1997 · 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.
- 600 meter long tow cable adrift in 51-08.3N 001-36.2E at 182344Z mar2022-03-19
- All navigational aids inoperative at platform 49/27-J 53-02.0N 002-13.1E2021-12-29
- All navigational aids inoperative at platforms: a. 49/27-J 53-02.0N 002-13.1E2021-12-28
- All navigational aids at platforms inoperative2021-12-26
- Fishing gear, marked by buoy, abandoned in 50-11.7N 000-30.7W2021-10-29
- 50 meter wire reported adrift in vicinity of trackline joining 50-41.7N 001-17.4E, 50-42.3N 001-17.9E2021-10-19
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
23 other warnings listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 02:56Z; source collection times vary.
Other
Everything the classifier did not place elsewhere. All current other warnings →
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.