Hazardous operations in progress until further notice in area bound by 32-47N 012-50E, 32-49N 012-57E,…
Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin · HYDROLANT 687/03
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2003-05-08 09:50Z
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 255/03 021230Z APR 03; NAVAREA III 253/03 021138Z APR 03; MARISICILIA 113/03 012200B APR 03. Issued 2003-04-02 13:00Z. 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.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Ilot d' arzew light 35-52.6N 000-17.3W unlitcancelled by this notice
- Capo zafferano light 38-06.6N 013-32.5E unlitcancelled by this notice
- Gunnery exercises 0600Z to 1600Z daily 13 and 14 may, alternate 15 and 16 may within six miles of 36-56N…later cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin →
- issued
- 2003-04-02 13:00Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA III 255/03 021230Z APR 03; NAVAREA III 253/03 021138Z APR 03; MARISICILIA 113/03 012200B APR 03
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA III · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
- position
- 32.900, 12.890
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE IN AREA BOUND BY 32-47N 012-50E, 32-49N 012-57E, 33-00N 012-57E, 33-00N 012-50E. 2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 661/03(52). 3. CANCEL HYDROLANT 681/03(53), AID RESTORED.
Reading this warning
- Hazardous operations
- NGA's heading for activities that make an area dangerous — most often rocket launches, space debris and weapons firings, and some open-ended danger areas.
- 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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · military exercises
51 within 180 nm since 2001 · 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.
- Hazardous operations in progress until 17 oct in area bound by 33-23N 011-25E, 33-23N 011-31E, 33-18N…2021-10-13
- Gunnery exercises 0700Z to 1700Z daily 21 thru 25 sep in area bound by 33-24N 013-09E, 33-24N 012-46E,…2020-09-18
- Gunnery exercises 0700Z to 1700Z daily 21 thru 25 sep in area within 15 miles of 33-38N 014-36E2020-09-18
- Gunnery exercises 0700Z to 1700Z daily 21 thru 25 sep in area bound by 32-43.0N 015-39.0E, 32-30.5N…2020-09-18
- Hazardous operations 1000Z to 1300Z daily 27 thru 31 aug in area bound by 32-53.0N 015-26.3E, 33-01.0N…2020-08-22
- Hazardous operations 1000Z to 1300Z daily 27 thru 31 aug in area bound by 33-24N 013-27E, 33-24N 013-51E,…2020-08-22
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
10 military exercises listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 05:48Z; source collection times vary.
Exercises
Gunnery, firing and naval exercise areas. All current military exercises →
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.