Ordnance

Ordnance clearing operations 14 thru 18 dec by M/V nautilus and M/V calmar in area bound by 45-18.46N…

Sea of Azov · HYDROLANT 3077/15

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2015-12-19 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 704/15 111209Z DEC 15.. Issued 2015-12-11 14:19Z. 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.

Current notices and reporting history in the Sea of Azov →

issued
2015-12-11 14:19Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA III 704/15 111209Z DEC 15.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA III · named as the source of this relay
sea
Sea of Azov
position
45.308, 36.507
vessels
M/V CALMAR · 2 messagesM/V NAUTILUS · 12 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

KERCH STRAIT.
ORDNANCE.
DNC 10.
1. ORDNANCE CLEARING OPERATIONS 14 THRU 18 DEC BY
   M/V NAUTILUS AND M/V CALMAR IN AREA BOUND BY
   45-18.46N 036-30.30E, 45-18.54N 036-30.56E,
   45-18.49N 036-30.60E, 45-18.44N 036-30.49E,
   45-18.42N 036-30.43E, 45-18.39N 036-30.36E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 19 DEC 15.

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.
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.
CANCEL THIS MSG
The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.

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Collected reports in this area · ordnance operations

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

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19

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

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 09:28Z; 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.