Navigation prohibited until 29 feb in areas bound by: a. 45-14.70N 036-29.50E, 45-17.25N 036-29.50E,…
Sea of Azov · HYDROLANT 423/16
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2016-03-01 00:01Z
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 59/16 310003Z JAN 16.. Issued 2016-02-19 11:29Z. 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.
- issued
- 2016-02-19 11:29Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA III 59/16 310003Z JAN 16.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA III · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Sea of Azov
- position
- 45.224, 36.547
- 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 55205.
1. NAVIGATION PROHIBITED UNTIL 29 FEB
IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 45-14.70N 036-29.50E, 45-17.25N 036-29.50E,
45-12.20N 036-36.20E, 45-10.70N 036-37.00E,
45-10.70N 036-34.60E.
B. 45-18.20N 036-32.60E, 45-18.90N 036-34.70E,
45-13.20N 036-42.00E, 45-13.00N 036-39.30E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 01 MAR 16.
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.
- CANCEL THIS MSG
- The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
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
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.
- Navigation prohibited until 292100Z oct in areas bound by: a. 44-54N 036-18E, 45-43N 036-18E, 45-43N…2019-10-27
- Mine, navigation prohibited in area within one mile of 45-06.14N 036-36.30E2019-06-26
- Navigation prohibited 130500Z may to 100600Z jun in area bound by 44-39.48N 037-47.28E, 44-39.42N…2019-05-10
- Navigation prohibited 130900Z mar until further notice in area bound by 44-23.2N 033-46.6E, 44-23.2N…2018-03-12
- Navigation prohibited 110300Z to 140300Z oct in area bound by 45-20.4N 036-28.3E, 45-20.0N 036-30.9E,…2017-10-10
- Navigation prohibited 110600Z to 140600Z oct in area bound by 45-20.4N 036-28.3E, 45-20.0N 036-30.9E,…2017-10-10
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
2 restricted areas & port closures listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 02:11Z; 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.