Unexploded mine reported in 54-31.2N 001-53.8E
North Sea · HYDROLANT 435/98
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2000-11-03 10:40Z
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). Issued 1998-03-11 00:51Z. 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
- North Sea. The parsed report position is 54.520, 1.897. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
- issued
- 1998-03-11 00:51Z
- status
- Archived notice
- sea
- North Sea
- position
- 54.520, 1.897
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
UNEXPLODED MINE REPORTED IN 54-31.2N 001-53.8E.
Reading this warning
- Unexploded ordnance
- Bombs, shells, mines or torpedoes found on the seabed or washed up, and the operations to remove or destroy them.
- Mines and mine danger areas
- Sea mines reported adrift or found, and areas where mines are known or suspected to remain.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · mine warnings
7 within 180 nm since 1998 · 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.
- Possible mine adrift in 56-15.18N 001-49.98W at 080722Z jun2016-06-08
- Possible mine adrift in 56-07.3N 001-54.4W at 220545Z may2003-05-22
- Mine adrift, possibly marked by red flag, vicinity 52-36N 002-17E at 291720Z mar2001-03-31
- Mine adrift marked by light, f w, vicinity 52-36N 002-17E at 291720Z mar2001-03-29
- Mine adrift marked by light, f w, vicinity 52-38.20N 002-08.79E at 281745Z mar2001-03-28
- Possible mine adrift vicinity 52-06.0N 002-27.1E at 162033Z jul2000-07-16
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 2026-10-03 19:51Z; 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.