Tunisia-northeast Coast
Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin · HYDROLANT 975/13
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2013-06-01 11:10Z
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 182/13 181204Z APR 13.. Issued 2013-04-18 14:36Z. 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 - Western 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.
Current notices and reporting history in the Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin →
- issued
- 2013-04-18 14:36Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA III 182/13 181204Z APR 13.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA III · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin
- position
- 37.118, 10.280
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
TUNISIA-NORTHEAST COAST. CHART 52184 NAVIGATION PROHIBITED IN AREA BOUND BY 37-07.3N 010-16.8E, 37-07.0N 010-17.3E, 37-07.0N 010-16.8E, 37-07.0N 010-16.3E.
Reading this warning
- Chart reference
- The number of the nautical chart on which the reported position lies.
- Navigation prohibited
- Ships may not enter or pass through the area, or a port is closed to traffic.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · restricted areas & port closures
6 within 180 nm since 2006 · 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.
- Navigation prohibited in area within two miles of 35-55.37N 011-33.70E due to production in oil field2021-08-19
- Navigation prohibited 23 thru 27 jan within 500 meters of 39-10.28N 009-05.24E2007-01-22
- Navigation prohibited until further notice within three miles of 36-16.9N 011-39.6E2006-06-06
- Navigation prohibited until further notice in area bound by 39-10.40N 008-15.60E, 39-11.88N 008-14.20E,…2006-04-10
- Navigation prohibited until further notice in area bound by 39-11-00N 008-15-00E, 39-11-20N 008-18-50E,…2006-03-28
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
2 restricted areas & port closures listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-28 05:53Z; source collection times vary.
Restricted
Navigation prohibited, exclusion and security zones, ports closed to traffic. All current restricted areas & port closures →
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.