Mines

Mining operations in progress until further notice in area within two miles of in 28-34.80S 015-52.00E

South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 7/24

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2024-01-02 15:50Z

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 VII 1/24 021057Z JAN 24.. Issued 2024-01-02 11:38Z. 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 parsed report position is -28.580, 15.867 with a 2.0 nm radius. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Related notices and cancellation links

Current notices and reporting history in the South Atlantic Ocean →

issued
2024-01-02 11:38Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA VII 1/24 021057Z JAN 24.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA VII · named as the source of this relay
sea
South Atlantic Ocean
position
-28.580, 15.867 · r 2.0 nm
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 IN AREA WITHIN TWO MILES OF
IN 28-34.80S 015-52.00E.

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.
Within a radius of
A circular area — every position within a stated distance of a point.
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.

All warning terms →

Collected reports in this area · mine warnings

4 within 180 nm since 2017 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

17
20
24

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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M
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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

Worldwide in the collected sources

8 mine warnings listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-03 09:31Z; 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.