Hazardous operations 150001Z to 302359Z apr in areas bound by: a. 33-41.00N 008-03.00W, 33-41.00N…
North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 767/24
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2024-05-01 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) · NAVAREA II 101/24 112134Z APR 24.. Issued 2024-04-11 23:12Z. 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 Atlantic Ocean. 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
- Gunnery exercises 150001Z to 302359Z apr in areas within 20 miles of: a. 33-41.00N 008-03.00Wcancelled by this notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
Activity windows · 1 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-15 00:01Z | 2024-04-30 23:59Z | — | 383 h 58 |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2024-04-11 23:12Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2024-05-01 00:59Z
- authority
- NAVAREA II 101/24 112134Z APR 24.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA II · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 33.865, -8.213
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
EASTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
MOROCCO.
DNC 01, DNC 08.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 150001Z TO 302359Z APR
IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 33-41.00N 008-03.00W, 33-41.00N 008-26.91W,
33-48.57N 008-25.20W, 33-55.20N 008-19.83W,
33-59.48N 008-12.24W, 34-00.97N 008-03.00W.
B. 29-53.00N 010-15.00W, 29-53.00N 010-37.91W,
30-00.48N 010-36.31W, 30-07.34N 010-31.06W,
30-11.50N 010-23.86W, 30-13.00N 010-15.00W.
C. 26-50.00N 014-00.00W, 26-50.00N 014-22.36W,
26-57.65N 014-20.62W, 27-04.27N 014-15.70W,
27-08.60N 014-08.43W, 27-10.00N 014-00.00W.
D. 23-35.00N 017-00.00W, 23-35.00N 017-21.74W,
23-42.69N 017-20.11W, 23-49.03N 017-15.57W,
23-53.44N 017-08.42W, 23-55.00N 017-00.00W.
2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 755/24.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 010059Z MAY 24.
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.
- 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.
- Date-time group (DTG)
- A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.
- 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.
- CANCEL THIS MSG
- The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
Collected reports in this area · military exercises
65 within 180 nm since 2001 · 5 in the last 12 months · 1 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.
- Special operations2026-09-29
- Hazardous operations 170001Z to 172359Z sep in area bound by 33-41.00N 008-03.00W, 33-41.00N 008-26.00W,…2026-09-16
- Special operations2026-09-16
- Special operations2026-09-15
- Special operations2026-09-15
- Hazardous operations in progress until 31 dec in area bound by 33-41.00N 008-03.00W, 33-41.00N 008-26.91W,…2024-08-23
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
- Special operationsExercises · 13.6 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
31 military exercises listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-29 19:30Z; 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.