Restricted

Navigation prohibited in area bound by 45-24.43N 036-36.66E, 45-24.63N 036-36.51E, 45-26.10N 036-46.77E,…

Sea of Azov · HYDROLANT 3210/15

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2016-04-02 00:45Z

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 736/15 292257Z DEC 15.. Issued 2015-12-29 23:37Z. 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
2015-12-29 23:37Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA III 736/15 292257Z DEC 15.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA III · named as the source of this relay
sea
Sea of Azov
position
45.421, 36.693
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

KERCH STRAIT.
DNC 10.
CHART 55190.
NAVIGATION PROHIBITED IN AREA BOUND BY
45-24.43N 036-36.66E, 45-24.63N 036-36.51E,
45-26.10N 036-46.77E, 45-25.85N 036-46.53E.

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.
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.
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.

All warning terms →

Collected reports in this area · restricted areas & port closures

57 within 180 nm since 2005 · 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

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

Record snapshot 2026-10-03 09:24Z; 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.