Exercises

Hazardous operations

Eastern Mediterranean Sea · HYDROLANT 979/12

issued
2012-05-09 16:35Z
status
cancelled 2012-05-15 01:30Z (archive)
self-cancels
2012-05-15 01:30Z
authority
NAVAREA III 185/12 091222Z MAY 12.
sea
Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
position
34.125, 34.431
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA.
HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 100030Z TO 100330Z,
   100530Z TO 100830Z, 120900Z TO 121300Z,
   130130Z TO 130430Z, 140930Z TO 141230Z,
   142130Z TO 142359 AND 150001Z TO 150030Z MAY
   IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 34-25N 034-00E, 34-31N 034-10E,
      34-25N 034-20E, 34-00N 034-08E,
      34-10N 034-00E.
   B. 34-23N 034-24E, 34-15N 034-36E,
      34-00N 034-33E, 34-00N 034-14E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 150130Z MAY.

Activity windows · 6 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2012-05-10 00:30Z2012-05-10 03:30Z3 h
2012-05-10 05:30Z2012-05-10 08:30Z3 h
2012-05-12 09:00Z2012-05-12 13:00Z4 h
2012-05-13 01:30Z2012-05-13 04:30Z3 h
2012-05-14 09:30Z2012-05-14 12:30Z3 h
2012-05-15 00:01Z2012-05-15 00:30Z29 min

Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.

This area · military exercises

1078 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

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month of issue, all years in the archive

Nearby now · within 120 nm

Nothing else in force within 120 nm.

Worldwide now

35 military exercises in force · see all

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.