Explosive dumping areas established as follows: a. area a between 24-24N 24-34N and 060-14E 060-28E
Gulf of Oman · HYDROPAC 1084/04
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2005-12-13 03:19Z
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 IX 158/04 280858Z JUN 04.. Issued 2004-06-29 10:00Z. 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
- Gulf of Oman. 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
- Cancel HYDROPAC 1084/04 and this msglater cancellation notice
- issued
- 2004-06-29 10:00Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA IX 158/04 280858Z JUN 04.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IX · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Gulf of Oman
- position
- 24.961, 58.572
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
EXPLOSIVE DUMPING AREAS ESTABLISHED AS FOLLOWS: A. AREA A BETWEEN 24-24N 24-34N AND 060-14E 060-28E. B. AREA B BOUND BY 25-00N 058-30E, 25-00N 058-40E, 24-53N 058-33E.
Reading this warning
- 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 · ordnance operations
6 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.
- Underwater ordnance detonations 020200Z to 020500Z feb within 180 miles of 22-57N 060-51E2003-01-31
- Underwater ordnance detonations 250001Z to 292359Z jan within five miles of: a. 25-06N 058-00E2003-01-23
- Underwater ordnance detonations in progress until 272359Z nov within five miles of: a. 25-06N 058-00E2002-11-26
- Underwater ordnance detonations 251800Z to 262359Z nov within five miles of: a. 25-06N 058-00E2002-11-22
- Underwater ordnance detonations 020500Z to 021100Z aug in area bound by 24-38N 059-13E, 24-55N 059-23E,…2001-07-30
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
- Lattice beacon 25-38.19N 057-45.86E inoperativeNav aids · 59.7 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
0 ordnance operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 04:33Z; source collection times vary.
Ordnance
Ordnance disposal, underwater detonations and unexploded ordnance. All current ordnance operations →
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.