Mining operations in progress until further notice by M/V ya toivo in area bound by 26-38.14S 015-00.60E,…
South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 394/20
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2020-02-17 16:22Z
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 VII 33/20 041936Z FEB 20.. Issued 2020-02-04 21:06Z. 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
- South Atlantic Ocean. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Cancel HYDROLANT 394/20 and this msglater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the South Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2020-02-04 21:06Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA VII 33/20 041936Z FEB 20.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA VII · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- South Atlantic Ocean
- position
- -26.651, 15.037
- vessel
- M/V YA TOIVO · 37 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
EASTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC. NAMIBIA. DNC 01. MINING OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY M/V YA TOIVO IN AREA BOUND BY 26-38.14S 015-00.60E, 26-38.14S 015-03.80E, 26-40.00S 015-03.80E, 26-40.00S 015-00.60E. TWO MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
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.
- Until further notice
- The operation or danger has no scheduled end; the warning stays in force until a later message cancels it.
- 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.
- Wide berth requested
- Keep well clear — or, when a distance is given ("TWO MILE BERTH REQUESTED"), at least that far away.
Collected reports in this area · mine warnings
4 within 180 nm since 2017 · 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.
- Mining operations in progress until further notice in area within two miles of in 28-34.80S 015-52.00E2024-01-02
- Mining operations in progress until further notice by M/V ya toivo in area bound by 28-52.6S 016-14.1E,…2020-08-29
- Mining operations in progress until further notice by M/V ya toivo in area bound by 26-48.94S 015-07.51E,…2017-07-29
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
8 mine warnings listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-01 22:38Z; source collection times vary.
Mines
Drifting or reported sea mines. Mostly the Black Sea since 2022. All current mine warnings →
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.