Unexploded ordnance vicinity 49-29.4N 000-15.4W
English Channel · HYDROLANT 311/01
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2001-01-31 11:55Z
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 190/01 261217Z JAN 01. Issued 2001-01-26 19:12Z. 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
- English Channel. The parsed report position is 49.490, -0.257. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
Current notices and reporting history in the English Channel →
- issued
- 2001-01-26 19:12Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- WZ 190/01 261217Z JAN 01
- issued by
- WZ
- sea
- English Channel
- position
- 49.490, -0.257
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE VICINITY 49-29.4N 000-15.4W.
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.
- 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 · ordnance operations
89 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.
- Unexploded ordnance in 50-31.33N 000-46.17W2019-01-14
- Unexploded ordnance in area bound by 52-05N 001-37E, 52-05N 001-45E, 51-58N 001-30E, 52-00N 001-30E2018-10-31
- Unexploded ordnance in area bound by 52-05N 001-37E, 52-05N 001-45E, 51-58N 001-30E, 52-00N 001-30E2018-09-19
- Unexploded ordnance marked by buoys in 51-44.27N 001-01.24E2018-08-30
- Unexploded ordnance in area bound by 52-05N 001-37E, 52-05N 001-45E, 51-58N 001-30E, 52-00N 001-30E2018-08-07
- Unexploded ordnance in 52-07.4N 001-50.4E2018-07-04
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 2026-10-04 02:10Z; 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.