Restricted

Navigation prohibited 160700Z until 172359Z feb within 500 meters of 37-11.35N 015-12.30E

Ionian Sea · HYDROLANT 319/06

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2006-02-18 00:59Z

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) · MARISICILIA 32/06 151313Z FEB 06.. Issued 2006-02-15 15:56Z. 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: Ionian Sea. The parsed report position is 37.189, 15.205 with a 0.3 nm radius. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the Ionian Sea →

issued: 2006-02-15 15:56Z
status: Archived notice
self-cancels: 2006-02-18 00:59Z
authority: MARISICILIA 32/06 151313Z FEB 06.
issued by: MARISICILIA
sea: Ionian Sea
position: 37.189, 15.205 · r 0.3 nm
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

CHART 53201 (6TH ED).
1. NAVIGATION PROHIBITED 160700Z UNTIL 172359Z FEB
   WITHIN 500 METERS OF 37-11.35N 015-12.30E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 180059Z FEB.

Reading this warning

Chart reference: The number of the nautical chart on which the reported position lies.
Navigation prohibited: Ships may not enter or pass through the area, or a port is closed to traffic.
Date-time group (DTG): A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.
Within a radius of: A circular area — every position within a stated distance of a point.
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 · restricted areas & port closures

7 within 180 nm since 2004 · 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.

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

Submarine cable and rov works days 280000 UTC sep 26 to 071000 UTC oct 26 at points: 36-12.78N 015-52.58E…Cable ops · 64.7 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

2 restricted areas & port closures listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 09:32Z; source collection times vary.

Restricted

Navigation prohibited, exclusion and security zones, ports closed to traffic. All current restricted areas & port closures →

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.