Ordnance

Bombing exercises in progress until 222359Z mar in area bound by 32-59N 018-15E, 32-59N 018-24E, 32-44N…

Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin · HYDROLANT 460/11

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2011-03-23 00:59Z

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) · CTF 69 192243Z MAR 11 - CTF 69 192053Z MAR 11 - PVWA 20 MAR 11.. Issued 2011-03-20 08:33Z. 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
Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued
2011-03-20 08:33Z
status
Archived notice
self-cancels
2011-03-23 00:59Z
authority
CTF 69 192243Z MAR 11 - CTF 69 192053Z MAR 11 - PVWA 20 MAR 11.
issued by
CTF
sea
Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
position
32.791, 18.410
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA.
ORDNANCE.
1. BOMBING EXERCISES IN PROGRESS UNTIL 222359Z MAR
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   32-59N 018-15E, 32-59N 018-24E,
   32-44N 018-38E, 32-39N 018-39E,
   32-39N 018-15E.
2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 439/11 AND 455/11(35).
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 230059Z MAR.

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.
Date-time group (DTG)
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Area bound by
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Position (degrees and minutes)
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Cancellation reference
A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
HYDROLANT
The U.S. long-range warning series for Atlantic waters outside NAVAREA IV, including the eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and adjoining seas.
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 · ordnance operations

5 within 180 nm since 2011 · 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

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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

0 ordnance operations listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-03 11:15Z; source collection times vary.

Ordnance

Ordnance disposal, underwater detonations and unexploded ordnance. All current ordnance operations →

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