Restricted

Navigation prohibited until 292100Z oct in areas bound by: a. 44-54N 036-18E, 45-43N 036-18E, 45-43N…

Black Sea · HYDROLANT 3284/19

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2019-10-29 22:00Z

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 1224/19 262139Z OCT 19.. Issued 2019-10-27 00:09Z. 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: Black Sea. 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 Black Sea →

issued: 2019-10-27 00:09Z
status: Archived notice
self-cancels: 2019-10-29 22:00Z
authority: NAVAREA III 1224/19 262139Z OCT 19.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA III · named as the source of this relay
sea: Black Sea
position: 43.768, 36.536
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

KERCH STRAIT.
BLACK SEA.
DNC 10.
1. NAVIGATION PROHIBITED UNTIL 292100Z OCT IN
   AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 44-54N 036-18E, 45-43N 036-18E,
      45-43N 037-07E, 44-53N 037-08E.
   B. 42-20N 035-45E, 44-35N 035-45E,
      44-35N 037-15E, 42-20N 037-15E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 292200Z OCT 19.

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.
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.
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 · restricted areas & port closures

61 within 180 nm since 2005 · 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

Hazardous operations 1000Z to 1130Z daily 30 sep thru 02 oct in area bound by 41-10.77N 040-50.82E,…Exercises · 98.2 nm
Shooting exercise days 30 sep 26 to 02 oct 26 from 1000 to 1130 UTC in area delimited by: 41-10.77N…Other · 98.2 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

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

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 06:38Z; 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.